GU28 0BB Chichester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Petworth. Region: South East.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Chichester in 2026-27: Band D £2,470 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,646 | £1,921 | £2,195 | £2,470 | £3,018 | £3,567 | £4,116 | £4,939 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (22% of about 910 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Petworth. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 21.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- EGREMONT ROW NOS 351-356 LECONFIELD ESTATE (EGREMONT ROW), grade II
- GATEWAY TO THE COURTYARD OF STONE HOUSE COTTAGE AND THE MANSE, grade II
- GROVE COTTAGE GROVE HOUSE, grade II
- HILL COTTAGE, grade II
- HOLLY TREE COTTAGE, grade II
- LEITH COTTAGE, grade II
- NOS 328 A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L AND M LECONFIELD ESTATE (PERCY ROW) PERCY ROW, grade II
- NOS 329 AND 329A LECONFIELD ESTATE, grade II
- NOS 336 A, B, C, D, E, F, G AND H LECONFIELD ESTATE, grade II
- NOS 337-340 LECONFIELD ESTATE, grade II
- NOS 347 LECONFIELD ESTATE, grade II
- PETWORTH COTTAGE MUSEUM AND RICKETTS COTTAGE, grade II
- QUOINSTONES, grade II
- REGENT HOUSE, grade II
- STONE HOUSE, grade II
- STONE HOUSE COTTGAE, grade II
- STONEY CROFT, grade II
- THE FLATS (FORMER POLICE STATION), grade II
- THE MANSE, grade II
- WHITE HART PLACE COTTAGE, grade II
- WINDMILL HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Petworth Garage sites: up to 19 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 64 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Pulborough 320,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.0 km |
| Amberley 89,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km | |
| Billingshurst 447,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Sheepdown Drive Petworth | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Midhurst | 9.2 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Pound Street | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 34.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Petworth Surgery | 170 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Petworth Pharmacy | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Donovans Dental Practice | 150 m |
| Hospital | Midhurst Community Hospital | 9.1 km |
| Police station | Petworth Police Station | 30 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Rosemary Gardens 2,000 m² | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Petworth Park 285 ha | 500 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.4 ha | 540 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,830 m² | 110 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 286 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Daintrey House, a listed building (Grade II*), 200 m north-west. 199 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 13 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Daintrey House | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m north-west |
| The Leads, Denne Court , Stringer's Hall and Stringer's Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m north-west |
| Avenings | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north-west |
| The Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m north-west |
| Petworth House | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.6 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Withey Copse | Wood | 160 m north-east |
| Bushy Leith Copse | Wood | 900 m south-east |
| Upper Pond | Lake or reservoir | 910 m north-west |
| Oldham Hill | Hill | 2.4 km north-east |
| Rookery Island | Island | 4.3 km south |
| Pug's Bottom | Valley | 4.4 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 15 |
3 of the postcode's 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.