River Lane River, Chichester
46 addresses across 6 postcodes (GU28), about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 7201753.
- Sales: 1 recorded sales since 1995; in 2012 the median was £400,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 22 homes have an energy certificate (D: 4, E: 12, F: 5, G: 1).
- 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 D; Band D in Chichester costs £2,470 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 83% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Pulborough, about 10.3 km (6.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Petworth Park, is about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 42 to 87 m above sea level.
- Noise: 12 of its 46 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Petworth Surgery, about 3.3 km (2.1 miles) away.
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 66% of households owned their home and 44% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | £400,000 | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2012 | RIVER COTTAGE GU28 9AY | Detached | £400,000 |
Energy performance certificates
22 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 128 m². Most common: House, detached (11); House, semi-detached (3); Bungalow, semi-detached (2). Built: before 1900 (14); 1967-1975 (5); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (13); rented (private) (6).
Each home's certificates and sales (13 addresses)
- 2 Highbank Cottages, River
- 2 Malthouse Cottages, Tillington
- Brew House, River
- Flat 1 River Nurseries, River
- Flat 2 River Nurseries, River
- Hill Cottage, River
- Keepers Lodge, River
- Keepers Mead, River
- Old Estate Office, Tillington
- River Bungalow, River Lane, River
- River Lodge, River
- Ropemakers, River
- Willow Lodge, River
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 D (22% of about 910 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 16.
- 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
- PITSHILL, grade II*
- Shell House south of Pitshill House, grade II*
- BARN TO STANDLANDS TO THE WEST OF THE HOUSE, grade II
- DENE COTTAGE, grade II
- HEYTOTTS, grade II
- LITTLE RIVER FARMHOUSE, grade II
- LOWER LODGE, grade II
- MALTHOUSE COTTAGES, grade II
- OLD JANES, grade II
- ORCHARD HOUSE, grade II
- OUTBUILDING AT HEYTOTTS TO THE NORTH WEST OF THE HOUSE, grade II
- PITSHILL STUD, grade II
- STANDLANDS, grade II
- TANNERS, grade II
- UPPER LODGE, grade II
- WOOLGERS, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 23 September 2026 to 29 September 2026: SOUTHERN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (major works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 46 addresses are between 42 m and 87 m above sea level (66 m on average); the ground rises about 45 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GU28 9AR | 83% | 83% | 83% | 17% |
| GU28 9AS | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| GU28 9AT | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| GU28 9AU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| GU28 9AX | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| GU28 9AY | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Pulborough 320,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) |
| Haslemere 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Amberley 89,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.3 km (8.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Midhurst | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Pound Street | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 36.9 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Petworth Surgery | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Petworth Pharmacy | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Donovans Dental Practice | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Hospital | Midhurst Community Hospital | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Police station | Petworth Police Station | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Petworth Park 285 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 700 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,490 m² | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pitshill and the Manor of Dean, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 200 m north-east. 24 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pitshill and the Manor of Dean | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 200 m north-east |
| Shell House south of Pitshill House | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m north-east |
| Pitshill | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m (0.2 miles) north-east |
| The Manor of Dean | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Petworth House | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Dene Dip | Wood | 180 m east |
| Keepers Wood | Wood | 430 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| River Common | Wood | 920 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Lower Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Hoe Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
| Lime Bottom | Valley | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 34 | 46 |
12 of the street's 46 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
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 (sussex).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 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 | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
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
- GU28 9AY: 12 addresses of 17 in the postcode
- GU28 9AX: 10 addresses
- GU28 9AR: 9 addresses
- GU28 9AT: 8 addresses
- GU28 9AS: 5 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- GU28 9AU: 2 addresses
All the streets in GU28 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.