PO20 7JU Chichester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: The Witterings. Region: South East.
Streets
- Almodington Lane, Almodington: 10 addresses
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 D (30% of about 1,050 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
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.
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.
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.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the postcode.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 10 addresses are between 5 m and 6 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 83%, 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 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Fishbourne (Sussex) 68,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Bosham 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km (5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Fishbourne - Salthill Road | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | West Itchenor Ferry Landing | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Stocks Lane | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 42 km (26 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 61.9 km (38 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Witterings Medical Centre Good Mar 2019 | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Selsey Dental Practice | 5.1 km (3.1 miles) |
| Hospital | St Richards Hospital Requires improvement Jul 2026 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Manorfield Residential Home Good Aug 2026 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Sussex Police - Selsey Manhood Police Station | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food East Wittering, Bracklesham Lane Cashzone | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,160 m² | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 240 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.4 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Keynor Copse | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Bracklesham Bay | Bay | 3 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
| Bird Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) east |
| Ferry Pool Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) east |
| Florence Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2 miles) north-east |
| Longmore Point | Wetland | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 | 10 | 10 |
None of the postcode's 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Road safety
3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported around the postcode in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. 1 involved a child under 16. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2024 09:45 | Slight | 1 person: 1 child | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 18 Jun 2024 17:00 | Slight | 1 person | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 3 Sep 2023 12:15 | Slight | 1 person | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
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.
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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Almodington Lane.