GU29 0HA Chichester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Midhurst. Region: South East.
Streets
- A286, Midhurst: 3 addresses
- Mill Lane, Chichester: 2 addresses
- A286, Midhurst: 1 address
- A286, Midhurst: 1 address
- Unnamed street near A286, Cocking Causeway: 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 G (31% of about 490 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- COCKING PARK, grade II
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 8 addresses are between 44 m and 60 m above sea level (49 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Liphook 609,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.4 km (7.7 miles) |
| Liss 308,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.3 km (8.2 miles) | |
| Haslemere 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 14 km (8.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Heyshott Turning Cocking Causeway | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Midhurst | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Post Office Car Park | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Mead Way | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 42.5 km (26 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 44.6 km (28 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Riverbank Medical Centre | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Midhurst Pharmacy | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Midhurst Community Hospital | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | Petworth Police Station | 10.4 km (6.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,370 m² | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | Unnamed 130 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,070 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bex Copse | Wood | 350 m south-east |
| Cowpasture Hanger | Wood | 370 m south-west |
| Hovel Hanger | Wood | 540 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Changewood Gully | Valley | 840 m (0.5 miles) south |
| New Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| St Annes Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 8 |
3 of the postcode's 8 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 8% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 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) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on A286.