BN16 4QL
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Property report — BN16 4QL
Open-data due diligence for BN16 4QL and the area around it.
BN16 4QL in brief: 47 recorded sales (£132,000–£570,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BN16 4QL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BN16 4 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£446,811
Population
9,199
Crimes recorded
40
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
82%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BN16 4, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (31 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 | £360,000 | 35 AVOCET DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2025-03-21 | £425,000 | 24 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-12-20 | £515,000 | 44 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-11-15 | £475,000 | 28 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-11-15 | £330,000 | 36 AVOCET DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-11-08 | £419,900 | 30 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-11-08 | £490,000 | 14 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-10-29 | £330,000 | 29 AVOCET DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-10-25 | £400,000 | 22 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-10-25 | £490,000 | 26 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-10-04 | £330,000 | 38 AVOCET DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-09-18 | £410,000 | 37 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-07-12 | £330,000 | 31 AVOCET DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-06-28 | £425,000 | 50 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-06-28 | £500,000 | 45 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-06-28 | £400,000 | 34 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-06-27 | £330,000 | 35 AVOCET DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-06-27 | £500,000 | 42 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-05-31 | £455,000 | 40 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-05-28 | £450,000 | 48 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-04-30 | £454,366 | 43 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-04-30 | £570,000 | 8 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-04-10 | £500,000 | 46 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-03-24 | £396,000 | 52 AVOCET DRIVE | Other |
| 2023-12-22 | £355,000 | 33 AVOCET DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-12-21 | £506,500 | 6 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-12-21 | £526,315 | 39 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-12-08 | £323,000 | 25 AVOCET DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-12-08 | £525,000 | 47 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-10-25 | £480,000 | 41 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-09-27 | £355,000 | 27 AVOCET DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-09-15 | £470,000 | 18 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-08-04 | £350,000 | 21 AVOCET DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-07-27 | £455,000 | 5 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-06-30 | £540,000 | 12 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-06-30 | £540,000 | 1 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-06-28 | £355,000 | 17 AVOCET DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-06-20 | £540,000 | 15 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-05-05 | £560,000 | 2 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-04-28 | £350,000 | 23 AVOCET DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-04-24 | £475,000 | 16 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-04-21 | £445,000 | 20 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-04-13 | £540,000 | 4 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-03-24 | £350,000 | 19 AVOCET DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-03-10 | £560,000 | 3 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-02-28 | £445,000 | 10 AVOCET DRIVE | Detached |
| 2022-12-06 | £132,000 | 7 AVOCET DRIVE | Other |
47 recorded sales on BN16 4QL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Margaret's CofE Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The Angmering School | 1.0 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School | 1.5 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| East Preston Infant School | 1.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| East Preston Junior School | 1.7 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: WILLOW GREEN SURGERY (1.6 mi) · COPPICE SURGERY (1.8 mi) · BARN SURGERY (2.1 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ZACHARY MERTON HOSPITAL (2.2 mi) · GORING HALL HOSPITAL (2.7 mi) · LITTLEHAMPTON HOSPITAL (3.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: LONGBACK COTTAGES (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · WEAVER COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · PEAR TREE COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · ASDA PHARMACY (1.5 mi) · KAMSONS PHARMACY (1.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Angmering (1.4 mi) · Goring-by-Sea (2.4 mi) · Arundel (3.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Sainsbury's (1.4 mi) · Aldi (1.6 mi) · Asda (1.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 47
- One-person households
- 24%
- Households with children
- 29%
- Households
- 3,772
Owned 79% · Social rent 8% · Private rent 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BN16 4.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BN16 4 (May 24–Apr 26, average 36/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BN16 4QL in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictBN16 | SectorBN16 4 | PostcodeBN16 4QL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £471,682 | £446,811 | £435,385 |
| Population | 34,710 | 9,199 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 160 | 40 | — |
| Schools | 8 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 72% | 82% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 96% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BN16 4); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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