Central Chichester

Chichester · South East · population 9,193 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

61Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,692 of 6,856 in England
  • #643 of 1,119 in South East
  • #8 of 14 in Chichester
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,908
Median age (est.)43
Density3,767per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above39%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 11%15–24 15%25–44 26%45–64 23%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 17%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 31%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 17%Social rent 16%Private rent 31%

Households

One person: 44%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 14%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 44%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 14%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure9%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 17%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Central Chichester is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,692 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 14 in Chichester. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (88) but weak on Crime (33). Typical homes here sold for about £330,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+8%) (from 131 sales), 22% below the wider Chichester median of £425,000. Typical household take-home income is around £40,270 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 195 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 54 · #3,151
Employment 58 · #2,850
Education 58 · #2,911
Health 48 · #3,570
Crime 33 · #4,591
Housing & access 88 · #821
Living environment 45 · #3,789

House prices ?

£330,000median (12m) · +3.1% yr · n=131
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£330,000131+3.1%+7.8%
Detached£644,50017+36.4%+34.3%
Semi-detached£390,00020+16.4%+13.0%
Terraced£339,50044-5.0%+4.8%
Flat£242,50050+18.3%+34.7%
This area£330,000
Chichester£425,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£40,270±£5,698 · #3,337 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,041
Price-to-income ?8.2×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

67Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

195 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,791 offences
Chichester62
South East71
England83

Rank #6,164 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences591
Theft534
Burglary57
Vehicle crime42
Criminal damage & arson177
Public order & weapons269
Drugs63
Robbery35
Other23

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 578 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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