Typical 3-bedroom house£419kmost £349k–£547k
Houses per m²£4,575flats £3,320
Sold last year3532,404 in five years
Prices in Arun+1.0%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in BN16 sold for £419,310 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £348,625 and £546,751, for about 94 m² of space. That is 10% more than the same home across Littlehampton (£381,000).
353 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £142k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BN16 3 (£4,242) and the most in BN16 2 (£5,267).
Across Arun, prices are up 1% on a year ago and up 5.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,395 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,912 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £84,000 for that mortgage: what £85,000 buys.
Questions about BN16
Is BN16 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 10% more than across Littlehampton; prices in Arun are up 1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (65% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (65.9% against 43.8%); 353 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in BN16?
A typical 3-bedroom house in BN16 sold for £419,310 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £348,625 and £546,751.
Is BN16 expensive for Littlehampton?
A 3-bedroom house in BN16 costs 10% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Littlehampton (£381,000).
How many homes sell in BN16 each year?
353 homes sold in the last year and 2,404 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near BN16?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School, where 65% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near BN16?
For a 3-bedroom house, BN17 (£331k, 3 km), PO22 (£368k, 11 km), PO21 (£355k, 15 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.