Selham Road South Ambersham, Chichester
19 addresses across 3 postcodes (GU29), about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 7200465.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (E: 2, F: 2).
- 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 92% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Haslemere, about 12.4 km (7.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, John Cowdray Arboretum, is about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 18 to 34 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Riverbank Medical Centre, about 2.8 km (1.7 miles) away.
- People: About 740 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 68% of households owned their home and 46% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2016 | TODHAM STABLES GU29 0BU | Other | £150,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 119 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); House, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (3); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (4).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band G (29% of about 1,590 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, South Ambersham. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- 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
- 126 AND 127, LITTLE TODHAM, SELHAM ROAD, grade II
- BARN AT LITTLE TODMAN STABLES, grade II
- BECK HOUSE, grade II
- LITTLE TODHAM'S FARMHOUSE, 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, 0 addresses are 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GU29 0BU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| GU29 0BX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| GU29 0AU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 19 addresses are between 18 m and 34 m above sea level (25 m on average); the ground rises about 16 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GU29 0AU | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| GU29 0BU | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| GU29 0BX | 92% | 92% | 92% | 8% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Haslemere 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.4 km (7.7 miles) |
| Liphook 609,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.4 km (7.7 miles) | |
| Pulborough 320,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.4 km (8.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Old House South Ambersham | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Midhurst | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Post Office Car Park | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 41 km (25 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Riverbank Medical Centre | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Colosseum Dental (Church Hill) | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Midhurst Community Hospital | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | Petworth Police Station | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | John Cowdray Arboretum 6.4 ha | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 5,740 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,950 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow on Heyshott Common, 170m west of Upper Polecats Copse, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west. 14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow on Heyshott Common, 170m west of Upper Polecats Copse | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Cowdray House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Bowl barrow on Heyshott Common, 250m west of Foundry Cottages | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Bowl barrow in Walkers Copse, Heyshott Common | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ambersham Moor | Wood | 330 m south-east |
| Ambersham Green | Wood | 520 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| The Moor | Wood | 700 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Benbow Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Lime Bottom | Valley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| St Annes Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 19 |
2 of the street's 19 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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all 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
- GU29 0BU: 16 addresses of 19 in the postcode
- GU29 0BX: 2 addresses of 33 in the postcode
- GU29 0AU: 1 address of 8 in the postcode
All the streets in GU29 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.