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With 6,337 residents, it is a town in West Sussex, South East.
Yapton’s weakest is cost of living — a typical home costs £360,000 and rent runs £1,231 a month. Its overall D− puts it #38 of 40 in West Sussex. That leaves it better than 3% of UK towns. It also trails on safety: police record 31.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 19.4 home and vehicle crimes. Among UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 17%.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Yapton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Yapton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 28 buildings inside Yapton’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →28 listed buildings in Yapton, 2 of them Grade I.
Old canal bridge, on footpath 157: Photo: Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Shoulder of Mutton Inn: Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Vicarage: Photo: Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19, Burndell Road: Photo: Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Yapton.
Owners make up nearly three quarters of households, higher than both West Sussex’s towns (68%) and England’s towns (61%). The median sale, £360,000, comes from 415 standard sales inside Yapton’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. The social rented sector houses 13% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £475,000 | 161 |
| Semi-detached | £347,497 | 132 |
| Terraced | £280,000 | 107 |
| Flat or maisonette | £205,000 | 15 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Key Stage 2 results at the 9 primary schools within 3 km: 54% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town has one school, shown below. Attainment 8 at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km averages 43.6, and 43% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yapton CE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 304 | C− |
Police figures for Yapton’s built-up area: 472 crimes and 216 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. There were 25.7 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above West Sussex’s towns (11.5) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Yapton has more crime per resident than 83% of them. Violence and sexual offences made up 44% of the total.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The nearest A&E to Yapton is St Richard's Hospital, 7.6 miles away. 19% of residents have a disability, above both West Sussex’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%). One GP practice serves the town; nearly three quarters of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Yapton | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.1% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
6% of homes date from before 1919. Yapton’s listed buildings include The Parish Church of St Mary, Grade I. The national list protects one ancient monument in the town.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 14% of commuters got to work without a car. Of the commuters living in Yapton, 9% work in the town itself. There are 0.9 jobs in Yapton for each resident in work. Also worth knowing: 32% of commuters travelled under 5 km, lower than both West Sussex’s towns (44%) and England’s towns (45%).
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
22% of residents are 65 or over, close to West Sussex’s towns (23%) and above England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.9% of the population. Half the people of Yapton are older than 43.5.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Yapton | West Sussex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 9.8% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Sussex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Yapton. Best known first.
CastleArundel Castle4.4 km outside town, to the northeast
CathedralArundel Cathedral4.2 km outside town, to the northeast
Theme parkHarbour Park2.5 km outside town, to the east
MuseumArundel Museum & Heritage Centre4.3 km outside town, to the northeast
FortLittlehampton Redoubt2.5 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumLittlehampton Museum2.5 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Town in West Sussex, England
Yapton is a built-up area of 6,337 people, in the Arun council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yapton | 6,337 | — | D− | D− | C− | C |
| Walberton | 1,236 | 2.2 | — | D− | B+ | B |
| Wick | 13,231 | 2.3 | D− | D | C− | C− |
| Barnham | 10,139 | 2.7 | C− | D− | C | B− |
| Arundel | 3,035 | 2.8 | B | D− | C | A− |
| Littlehampton | 19,060 | 2.9 | D− | D | D | C− |
| Bognor Regis | 68,443 | 4 | D | D | C− | C |
| Rustington | 33,885 | 4.9 | C+ | D− | B+ | B |
Walberton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results trail 63% of towns in England, and primary results trail 84% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by West Sussex council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £360,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £205,000, terraced houses £280,000, semi-detached houses £347,497 and detached houses £475,000.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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