School Lane Nutbourne, Chichester
15 addresses across 2 postcodes (PO18), about 200 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 7200736.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £1,140,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 3, E: 1).
- Flood: 6 addresses on its postcodes are 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 D; Band D in Chichester costs £2,470 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 42% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Southbourne, about 840 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 200 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 3 to 5 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Southbourne Surgery, about 360 m away.
- People: About 380 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 6 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £1,140,000 | £1,140,000 | £1,140,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £760,000 | £760,000 | £760,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £575,000 | £575,000 | £575,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £483,500 | £483,500 | £483,500 |
| 2002 | 2 | £365,000 | £295,000 | £435,000 |
| 1999 | 2 | £187,500 | £130,000 | £245,000 |
| 1998 | 3 | £159,500 | £90,000 | £230,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr 2024 | SMALLBROOK PO18 8RZ | Detached | £1,140,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2023 | KIMLAS PO18 8RZ | Detached | £760,000 | |
| 20 Oct 2021 | OLD SCHOOL HOUSE PO18 8RZ | Detached | £575,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2009 | PUCKS COTTAGE PO18 8RZ | Detached | £483,500 | |
| 10 May 2002 | OLD SCHOOL HOUSE PO18 8RZ | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 1 May 2002 | SMALLBROOK PO18 8RZ | Detached | £435,000 | |
| 27 Aug 1999 | PUCKS COTTAGE PO18 8RZ | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 6 Aug 1999 | SWALLOWS PO18 8RZ | Detached | £130,000 | |
| 10 Jun 1998 | OLD SCHOOL HOUSE PO18 8RZ | Detached | £159,500 | |
| 16 Jan 1998 | SMALLBROOK PO18 8RZ | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 8 Jan 1998 | OLD SCHOOL HOUSE PO18 8RZ | Detached | £90,000 | |
| 18 Jun 1997 | PUCKS COTTAGE PO18 8RZ | Detached | £165,000 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 108 m². Most common: House, detached (4); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 1950-1966 (2); 1930-1949 (1); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 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 D (26% of about 990 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 12 October 2026 to 30 October 2026: SOUTHERN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 9 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 43 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 7 low and 0 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PO18 8RZ | zone 3 | 1 / 2 / 7 | unlikely |
| PO18 8RL | zone 2 | 0 / 3 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 15 addresses are between 3 m and 5 m above sea level (4 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO18 8RL | 100% | 42% | 42% | 0% |
| PO18 8RZ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Southbourne 229,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Nutbourne 67,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Emsworth 362,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Farm Lane Nutbourne | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Southbourne Post Office | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Bosham Hoe Ferry Landing | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 34.3 km (21 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 60.4 km (38 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Southbourne Surgery | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Southbourne Pharmacy | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Dental Practice Southbourne | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Emsworth Hospital | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | Havant Police Station | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Baker Barracks Sports Bar | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 720 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 2.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Chidham Point | Headland | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Churcher's Copse | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Prinsted Point | Wetland | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Ractonpark Dell | Valley | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Longcopse Hill | Hill | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 15 |
4 of the street's 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southbourne Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Southbourne Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bourne Community College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Chidham Parochial Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mamawu PO18 8RY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Rontec Nutbourne Service Station PO18 8RX | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jan 2026 |
| Travellers Joy PO10 8JH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 31 Jan 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near School Lane (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 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 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band D, bungalow, detached (lodged 30 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Linwood Close · Farm Lane · Orchard Mews · Priors Orchard · Nutbourne Park · Windsor Close · Brook Close · Phoebe Mews · Harcourt Crescent · Patricia Way · Gladstone Walk
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.