Arundel, West Sussex
Castle town

ArundelWhat is Arundel, West Sussex like to live in?

Photo: Oscar Taylor · CC BY-SA 2.0

The short answer: what Arundel is like to live in

Storybook setting with a tight community feel — but it's small, the commute is long, and you will run out of town in ten minutes.

Key stats

Commute to Victoria
91 min peak · 95 min off-peak
Train changes
Direct
Drive to station
5 min

Schools

  • Lyminster Primary School
    2.4 miles away
    Good
  • St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton
    2.7 miles away
    Good
  • The Littlehampton Academy
    2.9 miles away
    Good

Property market

Median sale band by property type, based on Land Registry transactions in a 3-mile radius.

Detached
£500k–£600k
18 recent sales
Semi-detached
£300k–£400k
3 recent sales
Terraced
£300k–£400k
1 recent sales
Flat
under £300k
3 recent sales
Recent example sales
  • Detached · BN18 0AP£775,000
  • Flat/Maisonette · BN18 9DT£243,000
  • Terraced · BN18 9BD£385,000

Well-known pubs nearby

  • The Eagle0.1 mi
  • The Swan0.1 mi
  • The Red Lion0.1 mi
  • The King's Arms0.2 mi
  • Saint Mary's Gate Inn0.2 mi

Green space nearby

  • Ford Roundabout0.3 mi
  • Causeway Roundabout0.5 mi
  • Swanbourne Lake0.5 mi

Lifestyle at a glance

29
Restaurants
5/10
Arts & culture
2
Health clubs
1
Nurseries
2
Water sports
3
Sports & recreation

Counts and scores only — named venues for restaurants and arts/culture aren't tracked yet, unlike pubs and green space above. Water sports and sports & recreation counts come from Sport England's Active Places Power data (CC BY 4.0).

Healthcare nearby

GP practices within 5 miles
2
Nearest: AVISFORD MEDICAL GROUP (3.4 miles)
Pharmacies within 5 miles
8
Dental practices within 5 miles
5
Hospitals within 10 miles
2

Source: NHS Digital Organisation Data Service (ODS). Hospital counts are individual hospital sites, not NHS Trusts — one Trust often runs several sites.

Neighbourhoods

  • Town centre and Castle
  • Ford Road and River Banks

Practicalities

Crime
Very low
Index 9 · well below average
Average broadband
133 Mbps

Is Arundel a good place to live?

Arundel is a castle town in West Sussex. Peak trains to Victoria take about 91 minutes. Recorded crime is very low. Whether it is a good place to live depends on what you need it to do — the figures above are the ones worth checking first.

What is it like living in Arundel?

Storybook setting with a tight community feel — but it's small, the commute is long, and you will run out of town in ten minutes.

This gives you a genuine sense of what Arundel offers — but Locaura's whole purpose is matching you with the place that actually fits your life, not just presenting one option in isolation. Tell us what matters to you, and we'll show you exactly how Arundel compares to everywhere else we cover.

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