North Bersted
Arun 012 · 6 sub-areas · 10,070 residents
Arun 012 is a quiet residential area within the Arun district of the South East, home to around 10,070 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £1,130 a month — roughly in line with the UK median for a 2-bed — and the area skews heavily towards owner-occupation, with nearly three in four households owning their home outright or with a mortgage.
North Bersted is a settled residential pocket of Arun. The bigger gravitational centre is London, around 132 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Overview
What's it like to live in North Bersted?
3 parks and 5 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,217 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
North Bersted in Arun
Living in North Bersted
Arun 012 has the feel of a settled, largely owner-occupied community — the sort of place where people put down roots rather than pass through. Around 73% of households own their home, which is well above the national norm, and the population is spread fairly evenly across all age groups, from under-18s to retirees, giving it a genuinely mixed-age character rather than the young-professional skew you'd find closer to a city centre.
On cost, the neighbourhood sits close to the national 2-bed average. You'll pay roughly £1,130 a month for a two-bedroom home, around £840 for a one-bed, and about £1,380 for a three-bed. Rents rose around 3.6% over the past year — moderate by South East standards. Council tax (Band D) comes to about £2,487 a year, and the median home price sits at around £283,000, which puts a deposit within reach in under five years on a typical local salary.
The commuter picture is honest: this isn't a suburb that feeds directly into London. The rail journey to London by public transport takes just over two hours. Around 68% of residents drive to work, and only about 4% use public transport — so a car is close to essential here. Working from home is relatively common, with nearly one in five residents doing so, which partly explains how the area functions without strong public-transport links.
The deprivation picture is broadly middle England: an IMD decile of around 6, meaning slightly less deprived than the national median. The degree-qualified share, at just under a quarter of residents, is below the South East average — this is a working and middle-income community rather than a graduate hub. Greenspace is accessible, with the nearest open space under 500 metres away on average. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on specific pockets within Arun 012.
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Frequently asked
- Is Arun 012 a nice place to live?
- It's a settled, largely owner-occupied area with good greenspace access and excellent broadband — well suited to families and older residents. The trade-off is limited public transport and a school quality profile below the national average. If you own a car and work from home or locally, it functions well.
- What is the rent in Arun 012?
- A one-bedroom home runs around £840 a month, a two-bedroom about £1,130, and a three-bedroom roughly £1,380. These are estimates scaled from district-level ONS data using local sale prices. Rents rose around 3.6% over the past year.
- Is Arun 012 safe?
- The recorded crime rate is around 103 per 1,000 residents annually, above the UK average of roughly 80. The area sits in the middle of the national deprivation rankings — not among the most deprived areas. It's worth checking crime data at street level, as the rate can be influenced by commercial zones within the broader boundary.
- What's the commute from Arun 012 to the nearest major city?
- The public-transport journey to London takes just over two hours — long enough that most residents don't commute there daily. Around 68% of residents drive to work, and only about 4% use public transport, so a car is close to essential. Nearly one in five residents works from home.
- Who lives in Arun 012?
- Mainly owner-occupiers — nearly three in four households own their home. The age spread is unusually even, with each age group from children to retirees making up roughly a fifth of the population. It's a working and middle-income community, with about 23% of residents degree-qualified.
- What schools are near Arun 012?
- There are 45 schools within 2km, but only around 36% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national average of about 89%. The nearest Outstanding school is just over 3km away. If Ofsted ratings matter to you, check individual catchment boundaries carefully before choosing a specific street.
- What are house prices like in Arun 012?
- The median sale price is around £283,000. On a typical local salary of roughly £29,800 a year, it takes under five years to save a deposit — slightly more achievable than many South East areas, though still a significant commitment.