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Where is Houghton?

Houghton is located in the county of West Sussex, South East England, three miles north of the town of Arundel, ten miles north-west of the major town of Worthing, and 47 miles south of London. Houghton was historically in the county of Sussex. Houghton falls within the district council of Arun, under the county council of West Sussex. It is in the BN18 postcode district. The post town for Houghton is Arundel.

Houghton on a map

Map showing extent of Houghton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Houghton
Map showing location of Houghton within the UK
Location of Houghton within the UK

Which county is Houghton in?

Houghton is in the ceremonial county of West Sussex, the historic county of Sussex, and the administrative county of West Sussex.

Ceremonial CountyWest Sussex
Historic CountySussex
Administrative CountyWest Sussex

Where is Houghton in West Sussex?

Houghton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Sussex, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Sussex.

Map showing location of Houghton within West Sussex
Location of Houghton within West Sussex

What is the postcode for Houghton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Houghton is BN18 9LW.

Where is Houghton in BN18?

Houghton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BN18 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BN18 postcode district.

Map showing location of Houghton within BN18
Location of Houghton within BN18

What is the post town for Houghton?

The post town for Houghton is Arundel. Houghton is in the BN18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Arundel.

What is the latitude and longitude of Houghton?

The centre of Houghton is located at position 50.89439° latitude and -0.55322° longitude.

Latitude50.89439°
Longitude-0.55322°

What is the easting and northing of Houghton?

The centre of Houghton is located at the grid reference easting 501847 and northing 111543 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting501847
Northing111543

What are the nearest towns to Houghton?

Position of Houghton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Houghton to the centre of the town.

north
3m
Houghton is 3 miles north of Arundel
north
6m
Houghton is 6 miles north of Littlehampton
south
7m
Houghton is 7 miles south of Petworth
north-east
9m
Houghton is 9 miles north-east of Bognor Regis
north-west
10m
Houghton is 10 miles north-west of Worthing
west
10m
Houghton is 10 miles west of Steyning
south-east
10m
Houghton is 10 miles south-east of Midhurst
west
13m
Houghton is 13 miles west of Shoreham-by-Sea
west
14m
Houghton is 14 miles west of Southwick
south-east
15m
Houghton is 15 miles south-east of Haslemere

What are the nearest cities to Houghton?

Position of Houghton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Houghton to the centre of the city.

north-east
11m
Houghton is 11 miles north-east of Chichester
west
19m
Houghton is 19 miles west of Brighton and Hove
east
24m
Houghton is 24 miles east of Portsmouth
east
35m
Houghton is 35 miles east of Winchester
east
37m
Houghton is 37 miles east of Southampton
south-west
46m
Houghton is 46 miles south-west of City of Westminster
south
46m
Houghton is 46 miles south of London
south-west
47m
Houghton is 47 miles south-west of City of London
east
56m
Houghton is 56 miles east of Salisbury
south
60m
Houghton is 60 miles south of St Albans