GU28 9NP Chichester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Petworth. Region: South East.
Streets
- Hampers Green, Hampers Green: 65 addresses
- Old Pond Mews, Hampers Green: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Hampers Green, Hampers Green: 1 address
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 C (37% of about 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 69 addresses are between 33 m and 42 m above sea level (37 m on average).
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 | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Billingshurst 447,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Amberley 89,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Petworth House entrance Petworth Park | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Midhurst | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pound Street | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 34.3 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Petworth Surgery | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Petworth Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Donovans Dental Practice | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Midhurst Community Hospital | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Police station | Petworth Police Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hampers Common 1.7 ha | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Petworth Park 285 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 180 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.4 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 287 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Petworth House, a registered park or garden (Grade I), 820 m (0.5 miles) west. 33 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Petworth House | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 820 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Somerset Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Somerset Hospital | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) south |
| The Servants' wing | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Petworth House | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Pitshill and the Manor of Dean | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Pond | Lake or reservoir | 640 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Guntersbridge Rough | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Upper Pond | Lake or reservoir | 840 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Oak Copse | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Oldham Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Pug's Bottom | Valley | 3.1 km (2 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 29 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 37 | 69 |
32 of the postcode's 69 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Chichester: see them on the Chichester page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Hampers Green.