Where is Wick (Arun)?

Wick (Arun) is a town in West Sussex, England, in the Arun local authority.

How deprived is Wick (Arun)?

The Arun local authority, which includes Wick (Arun), is around the average in England on the IoD2019.

Wick (Arun)

Wick is a village in West Sussex, England. It has around 13 restaurants and cafés, 1 pharmacy, 11 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Littlehampton, 1.8 km away. There were around 146 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Wick (Arun) 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

42/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 210th of 294 English council areas — better than 29% of them.

Low crime61

Home affordability20

Affordable rents20

Good schools51

Life expectancy41

Low deprivation47

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

19°COvercast

Today: 20° / 15° · 22% rain
Tomorrow: 18° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:18

12h 43m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

219 reported · July 2026▲ 22% YoY

Violence & sexual offences84
Anti-social behaviour60
Public order26
Vehicle crime12

3 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Wick with Toddington · Sussex

Local policing priorities

Anti-social behaviour (ASB)
Anti-social driving, in particular speeding vehicles

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

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

299 food businesses within 2 miles

248 rated 4–5 ★ (213 top)
6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Littlehampton (1.8 km)
11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Littlehampton (1.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£321,927 average▲ 3.1% YoY

Across Arun · to 2026-06

Detached£554,358

Semi-detached£352,866

Terraced£275,756

Flat£167,592

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 (1.7 km)
Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (5.6 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

19 charging locations within ~8 km

6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 120 kW
Nearest: BizSpace Littlehampton (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports centres1
Swimming pools6
Sports pitches11
Playgrounds24

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)

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%)

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
23 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

Alison Griffiths

Conservative

Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

Recent votes:

NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
NoClosure motion
AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NoDraft 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

Schools6
Pharmacies1
Supermarkets1
Parks & greens28
Restaurants & cafés14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,340 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

36% low-carbon electricity

Imports 45% · Wind 23% · Gas 19% · Solar 5%

130 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South East 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 Bognor Regis and Littlehampton:

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership412 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office410 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership376 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Do not ban social media for under 16s330 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases285 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Wick (Arun)?: Wick (Arun) is a town in West Sussex, England, in the Arun local authority.
How deprived is Wick (Arun)?: The Arun local authority, which includes Wick (Arun), is around the average in England on the IoD2019.