Yapton
Yapton is a town in West Sussex, England, with a population of around 5,459. It has around 1 GP surgery or clinic, around 2 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and around 6 restaurants and cafés, with 11 bus stops and Ford railway station 1.9 km away. There were around 48 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Yapton 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°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 21° / 19° · 49% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 14° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:21
12h 46m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
74 reported · July 2026▲ 28% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour27
- Violence & sexual offences23
- Shoplifting10
- Criminal damage & arson5
Neighbourhood team: Yapton · 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
73 food businesses within 2 miles
- 60 rated 4–5 ★ (53 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Barnham (2.2 km)
- 23 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Barnham (2.2 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 (5.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Asda (11 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
17 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: Barnham Railway Station (2.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches15
- Playgrounds7
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
- In a conservation area (Yapton Main Road and Church Lane)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 30 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
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens20
- Restaurants & cafés5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,340 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
13 jobs advertised
e.g. Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Night Team Leader at Warmere Court, Night Nurse at Warmere Court
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
29% low-carbon electricity
Gas 47% · Imports 24% · Solar 12% · Wind 8%
203 gCO₂/kWh · high 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 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
Notable places nearby
Yapton · 0.2 kmYapton is a village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England, three miles (4.8 km) north east of Bognor Regis at the intersection of the B2132 and B2233 roads.
- Yapton Free Church · 0.2 km
Yapton Free Church is an Evangelical church in the village of Yapton in West Sussex, England. The "pretty flint building" dates from 1861, when it was built for a group of Congregational worshippers who had been activ…
John Baker's Mill, Barnham · 1.2 kmJohn Baker's Mill is a grade II listed tower mill at Barnham, Sussex, England, which was under restoration and is now to be converted to residential use.
- Bilsham Chapel · 1.3 km
Bilsham Chapel is a deconsecrated former chapel in the hamlet of Bilsham in West Sussex, England. Founded in the 13th century as a chapel of ease to the parish church of Yapton, the nearest village, the small flint bu…
Middleton (electoral division) · 1.4 kmMiddleton is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.
- Barnham, West Sussex · 2.1 km
Barnham is a village, Anglican parish and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Barnham and Eastergate, in the Arun district of West Sussex, England, centred about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Bognor Regis. On…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Yapton?
- Yapton is a town in West Sussex, England, in the Arun local authority.
- What is the population of Yapton?
- Yapton has an approximate settlement population of 5,459.
- How deprived is Yapton?
- The Arun local authority, which includes Yapton, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.