Housing in PO21 1NW
What the homes in PO21 1NW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bognor Regis Central
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,195 (2024)
PO21 1NWBognor Regis
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (63.5%). Flats make up 76%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
51.8% of households in the PO21 1NW area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 34.1% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 39.7% own outright and 12.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned51.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership2%1%
- Private rented34.1%20.5%
- Social rented12.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 57.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (36.8%). 8.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Arun
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Arun (August 2026, +3.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PO21 1NW (Bognor Regis Central) (about 1,195 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.