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Shripney

Shripney is a village in West Sussex, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has around 2 restaurants or cafés, 6 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Bognor Regis, 2.6 km away. There were around 94 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly shoplifting. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Shripney area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Arun area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 164,889 residents at roughly 746 people per km².

Council
Arun
County
West Sussex
Constituency
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
Police force
Sussex
41/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 211th of 294 English council areas — better than 28% of them.

Low crime61
Home affordability20
Affordable rents20
Good schools51
Life expectancy38
Low deprivation46
Employment36
Low council tax36

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

11°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 8° · 47% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:32

9h 33m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

35US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 6.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 4.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

99 reported · August 2026▲ 24% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour30
  • Shoplifting22
  • Violence & sexual offences14
  • Vehicle crime12

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Bersted · Sussex

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social behaviour (ASB)
  • Drug Related Harm

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

275 reported road collisions (2025)

78 killed or seriously injured · 330 casualties · 16.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

333 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 283 rated 4–5 ★ (253 top)
  • 13 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Bognor Regis (2.5 km)
  • 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Bognor Regis (2.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£320,505 average▼ 1.2% YoY

Across Arun · to 2026-08

Detached£549,293
Semi-detached£350,575
Terraced£275,785
Flat£167,944

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,231 average monthly rent▲ 3.1% YoY

  • 1 bed £849
  • 2 bed £1,140
  • 3 bed £1,395

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

Affordability

10.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.9 times median annual pay (10.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Property sales

2,618 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 158.9p · BP (9.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Esso (8.5 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

17 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 60 kW
  • Nearest: McDonald's Bognor Regis (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools3
  • Sports pitches6
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

164,889 residents in Arun · 746/km²

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 56%
  • 65+: 28%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,147
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK7,172
  • Net moves+2,975

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 137 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,487 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (27% of 79,740)

A £1,658
B £1,935
C £2,211
D £2,487
E £3,040
F £3,593
G £4,145
H £4,974

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

46 schools · 18,474 pupils

35 primary · 6 secondary · 5 other

Ofsted: 16 of 18 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

43 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Ormiston Six Villages AcademyGood
  • The Angmering SchoolGood
  • The Littlehampton AcademyGood
  • Felpham Community College
  • St Philip Howard Catholic School
  • The Regis School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Arun

Care & health services

991 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes342
  • GP practices107
  • Dentists220
  • Homecare agencies210
  • Hospitals & hospices37

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · West Sussex

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 17 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

158 applications decided

86.1% granted · 136 granted, 22 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Jess Brown-Fuller

Liberal Democrat

Chichester

Recent votes:

  • NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat / Labour / Green / Independent coalition

  • Lab 8
  • Con 19
  • LD 14
  • Grn 5
  • Ref 2
  • Oth 6

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Supermarkets6
  • Parks & greens6
  • Restaurants & cafés12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,470 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

1 jobs advertised · £40,560 avg

e.g. Class 1 Night Driver

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£706 median full-time weekly pay

3.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,424 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

44% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 85,840 certificates

9.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

35% low-carbon electricity

Gas 64% · Wind 21% · Biomass 8% · Nuclear 6%

260 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 83.9 yrs women · 79.2 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (West Sussex): 64.5 women · 63.1 men

70% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile8.1
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

7 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in PO22

  • Bersted Green Surgery
  • Flansham Park Health Centre
  • Bognor Hospital Minor Injuries Unit

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Chichester:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • The Brooks Local Nature Reserve · 0.7 km

    The Brooks Local Nature Reserve is a 19.1-hectare (47-acre) Local Nature Reserve on the northern outskirts of Bognor Regis in West Sussex. It is owned and managed by Arun District Council.

  • Bersted (electoral division) · 0.8 km

    Bersted is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.

  • LEC Airfield · 1.2 km

    LEC Airfield, also known as Bognor Regis Airfield, is an active airfield in Bognor Regis, United Kingdom. It is operated by the Bognor Regis Gliding Club.

  • Bognor Regis East (electoral division) · 1.7 km

    Bognor Regis East is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.

  • South Bersted · 1.8 km

    South Bersted is a village and parish in the Arun district of West Sussex, England. It forms part of the built up area of Bognor Regis and lies on the A259 and A29 roads one mile (1.6 km) north of the town centre.

  • Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital · 1.9 km

    Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital is a health facility in Shripney Road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England. It is managed by Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Shripney?
Shripney is a town in West Sussex, England, in the Arun local authority.
How deprived is Shripney?
The Arun local authority, which includes Shripney, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.