College Lane & Oaklands

Chichester · South East · population 12,663 · 7 LSOAs

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

43Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,933 of 6,856 in England
  • #854 of 1,119 in South East
  • #14 of 14 in Chichester
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents12,300
Median age (est.)37
Density3,696per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above36%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 18%25–44 26%45–64 22%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 30%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 30%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 12%Other: 18%
One person 36%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 12%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Elementary13%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 45% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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

College Lane & Oaklands is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,933 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 14 in Chichester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (76) and lowest on Education (30). Typical homes here sold for about £375,000 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 159 sales), 12% below the wider Chichester median of £425,000. Typical household take-home income is around £38,226 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 135 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 38 · #4,241
Employment 39 · #4,180
Education 30 · #4,817
Health 39 · #4,166
Crime 43 · #3,899
Housing & access 60 · #2,747
Living environment 76 · #1,664

House prices ?

£375,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=159
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£375,0001590.0%+11.1%
Detached£560,00029-12.1%+41.8%
Semi-detached£445,00033+11.3%+23.6%
Terraced£375,00045+3.4%-4.6%
Flat£231,00052+14.4%+3.1%
This area£375,000
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)£38,226±£5,435 · #3,957 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,393
Price-to-income ?9.8×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 ?

40Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

135 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,707 offences
Chichester62
South East71
England83

Rank #5,725 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences584
Theft575
Burglary50
Vehicle crime35
Criminal damage & arson152
Public order & weapons209
Drugs44
Robbery30
Other28

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 456 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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