Locksash Lane Chichester
27 addresses across 5 postcodes (PO18), about 3 km (1.9 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 7201009.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 5, E: 7).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band G; Band D in Chichester costs £2,470 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Rowlands Castle, about 5.5 km (3.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 46 to 123 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 27 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Rowlands Castle Surgery, about 5.6 km (3.5 miles) away.
- People: About 450 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 64% of households owned their home and 49% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 115 m². Most common: House, detached (4); Bungalow, detached (2); House, end-terrace (2). Built: 1996-2002 (4); 1900-1929 (3); 1950-1966 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (9); owner-occupied (2).
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 street: most are in band G (26% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, West Marden. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- 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
- BARN ADJOINING THE STABLES OF THE FORMER WATERGATE HOUSE ON EAST, grade II
- LOCKSASH, grade II
- THE STABLES OF THE FORMER WATERGATE HOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 18 January 2027 to 5 February 2027: WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, give and take, on the verge (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 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.
Groundwater flooding is possible in 3 of these postcodes: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PO18 9EQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | possible |
| PO18 9DZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PO18 9EH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PO18 9EN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | possible |
| PO18 9EU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | possible |
Height above sea level
The street's 27 addresses are between 46 m and 123 m above sea level (79 m on average); the ground rises about 77 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO18 9DZ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PO18 9EH | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| PO18 9EN | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PO18 9EQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PO18 9EU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rowlands Castle 133,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Southbourne 229,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Nutbourne 67,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Southbourne Post Office | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Bosham Hoe Ferry Landing | 11.3 km (7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 2 Nore Down Way | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 33.2 km (21 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 55.7 km (35 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Rowlands Castle Surgery | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Rowlands Castle Pharmacy | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Dental Practice Southbourne | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Emsworth Hospital | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Police station | Havant Police Station | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,090 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Oval barrow 700m SSE of Locksash Farm, a scheduled monument, 380 m south-east. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Oval barrow 700m SSE of Locksash Farm | Scheduled monument | 380 m south-east |
| Two round barrows in Grevitts Copse | Scheduled monument | 420 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Romano-British villa and traces of medieval occupation at Pitlands Farm, Up Marden | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Malthouse Copse | Wood | 200 m west |
| Dolly's Hanger | Wood | 360 m east |
| Grevitts Copse | Wood | 700 m (0.4 miles) east |
| South Downs | Hills | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Bridger's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
| Padswood Bottom | Valley | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 27 |
5 of the street's 27 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (hampshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- PO18 9EQ: 17 addresses of 23 in the postcode
- PO18 9DZ: 5 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- PO18 9EH: 3 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- PO18 9EN: 1 address of 18 in the postcode
- PO18 9EU: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
All the streets in PO18 and across Chichester.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.