School Lane Compton, Chichester
16 addresses across 4 postcodes (PO18), about 20 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 7201004.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £635,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 1, E: 4, F: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas 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 92% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Rowlands Castle, about 5.8 km (3.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 75 to 78 m above sea level.
- Noise: 12 of its 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Rowlands Castle Surgery, about 5.9 km (3.7 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.
- Crime: 4 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often criminal damage and arson.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £635,000 | £635,000 | £635,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £550,000 | £550,000 | £550,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £1,400,000 | £1,400,000 | £1,400,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £675,000 | £675,000 | £675,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £497,000 | £497,000 | £497,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £495,000 | £495,000 | £495,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £395,000 | £395,000 | £395,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £149,250 | £149,250 | £149,250 |
| 1998 | 2 | £142,250 | £139,500 | £145,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £40,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2025 | 1 PO18 9EZ | Terraced | £635,000 | |
| 5 Apr 2024 | 1, OLD SCHOOL HOUSE PO18 9EZ | Semi-detached | £550,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2022 | LAVENDER COTTAGE PO18 9EZ | Detached | £1,400,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2021 | MALORY, 5 PO18 9EZ | Semi-detached | £675,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2011 | 6 PO18 9EZ | Semi-detached | £497,000 | |
| 30 May 2008 | 6 PO18 9EZ | Semi-detached | £495,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2006 | 3, OLD SCHOOL HOUSE PO18 9EZ | Terraced | £245,000 | |
| 15 Sep 2004 | MALORY, 5 PO18 9EZ | Semi-detached | £395,000 | New build. |
| 29 Mar 2000 | 3 PO18 9EZ | Terraced | £149,250 | |
| 18 May 1998 | 3, OLD SCHOOL HOUSE PO18 9EZ | Terraced | £139,500 | |
| 18 Feb 1998 | PEPPER POT COTTAGE PO18 9EZ | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 18 Aug 1995 | 2 PO18 9EZ | Terraced | £40,000 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 105 m². Most common: House, detached (3); Bungalow, semi-detached (1); House, end-terrace (1). Built: before 1900 (4); 1950-1966 (2); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
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, Compton. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
- COMPTON VILLAGE STORES THE SQUARE, grade II
- THE COACH AND HORSES PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 1 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 9HA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PO18 9HD | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 2 | possible |
| PO18 9EY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PO18 9EZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between 75 m and 78 m above sea level (77 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO18 9EY | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PO18 9EZ | 100% | 92% | 92% | 0% |
| PO18 9HA | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PO18 9HD | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rowlands Castle 133,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Southbourne 229,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Emsworth 362,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Coach and Horses Compton | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Southbourne Post Office | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Bosham Hoe Ferry Landing | 13 km (8.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 2 Nore Down Way | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 32.4 km (20 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 55.6 km (35 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Rowlands Castle Surgery | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Rowlands Castle Pharmacy | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Lodge Dental Surgery | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Petersfield Community Hospital | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) |
| Police station | Havant Police Station | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,090 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 280 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Parish Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 160 m east. 19 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m east |
| Bevis's Thumb long barrow, 370m west of Fernbeds Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Two round barrows in Grevitts Copse | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Uppark | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| East Hanger | Wood | 380 m east |
| Telegraph Hill | Hill | 680 m (0.4 miles) east |
| West Hanger | Wood | 690 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Gold Mine Plantation | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Bridger's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Lawn Bottom | Valley | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 16 |
12 of the street's 16 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 | 160 m | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darcy's Tea Room PO18 9HA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 20 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jul 2026 |
| Village Montessori Nursery School PO18 9EZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 90 m | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2024 |
| Compton And Up Marden CE School PO18 9EZ | School/college/university | 90 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near School Lane (4).
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 9HA: 11 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- PO18 9HD: 3 addresses of 35 in the postcode
- PO18 9EY: 1 address of 4 in the postcode
- PO18 9EZ: 1 address of 20 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Church Lane · School Lane · B2146
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.