PO18 0QH Chichester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Goodwood. Region: South East.
Streets
House prices and rents in Chichester
A typical home in Chichester cost £428,364 in August 2026, 2.7% less than a year before. That is 5% more than five years earlier and 14% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £679,148 |
| Semi-detached | £422,502 |
| Terraced | £343,374 |
| Flat or maisonette | £216,221 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £335,901 |
Private renters in Chichester paid £1,340 a month on average in September 2026, 3.5% more than a year before. That is 32% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £953 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,229 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,517 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,130 |
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 (20% of about 1,130 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Halnaker (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- HALNAKER PARK COTTAGE, grade II
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the postcode, operating or planned.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this postcode.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the postcode.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the postcode.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Gas and electricity use
The postcode does not have the 5 or more domestic meters needed for figures to be published.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the postcode.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 47 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 | Chichester 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| Barnham 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) | |
| Fishbourne (Sussex) 68,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km (5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Crossroads Halnaker | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Chichester | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Bosham Hoe Ferry Landing | 12.6 km (7.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 46.1 km (29 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 48.1 km (30 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Tangmere Medical Centre Good Dec 2019 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Kamsons Pharmacy | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Tangmere Dental Centre | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | St Richards Hospital Requires improvement Jul 2026 | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Care homes | Dovecote View Chichester Good Aug 2026 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Police station | Chichester Police | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Tangmere - Baders Arms, Tangmere Cashzone | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the postcode's centre.
Ofsted also registers 388 childminders and 67 home childcarers (nannies) in West Sussex. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 430 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,860 m² | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Ruins of the Old Halnaker House, a listed building (Grade I), 180 m east. 16 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Ruins of the Old Halnaker House | Listed building, Grade I | 180 m east |
| Halnaker House: a fortified medieval manor house and part of its landscaped grounds | Scheduled monument | 190 m north-east |
| Devil's Ditch, section extending 1730yds (1580m) from Stane Street to NW end of Redvin's Copse | Scheduled monument | 440 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Devil's Ditch, section 725yds (660m) long W of Ounces Barn | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Goodwood House | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rook Wood | Wood | 560 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Redvin's Copse | Wood | 600 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Hazel Wood | Wood | 700 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Stone Dell | Valley | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Halnaker Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Limmer Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 4 | 4 |
None of the postcode's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported around the postcode in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the postcode. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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 Park Lane.