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 (IoD2019). 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
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 210th of 294 English council areas — better than 29% of them.
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
20°CCloudy
- Today: 21° / 19° · 49% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 14° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:21
12h 46m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
9US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
293 reported road collisions (2024)
99 killed or seriously injured · 406 casualties · 17.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
333 food businesses within 2 miles
- 270 rated 4–5 ★ (241 top)
- 13 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
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
£321,927 average▲ 3.1% YoY
Across Arun · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,227 average monthly rent▲ 3.1% YoY
- 1 bed £847
- 2 bed £1,137
- 3 bed £1,391
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 158.9p · BP (9.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Asda (2.2 km)
11 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)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 149 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,487 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (27% of 79,740)
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%)
43inspected 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
988 CQC-registered services
- Care homes343
- GP practices106
- Dentists219
- 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
178 applications decided
88.2% granted · 157 granted, 21 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Jess Brown-Fuller
Liberal Democrat
Chichester
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
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
6,340 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
8 jobs advertised · £34,909 avg
e.g. Online Maths Tutoring Job in Shripney – Flexible Schedule, Cook - KFC Bognor Regis - Shripney Road Retail Park, Team Leader - KFC Bognor Regis - Shripney Road Retail Park
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
41% low-carbon electricity
Gas 35% · Solar 26% · Imports 25% · Wind 8%
157 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.9 yrs women · 79.2 yrs 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Chichester:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership438 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership410 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office385 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers348 local signatures · 13,788 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s328 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
The Brooks Local Nature Reserve · 0.7 kmThe 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 kmBersted 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 kmBognor 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 IoD2019.