Westbourne & Funtington

Chichester · South East · population 7,697 · 5 LSOAs

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

55Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,097 of 6,856 in England
  • #723 of 1,119 in South East
  • #9 of 14 in Chichester
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,682
Median age (est.)50
Density93per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above40%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 19%45–64 30%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 12%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 9%Other: 20%
One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 9%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 0%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 0%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 40% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Westbourne & Funtington sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,097 of 6,856 in England, and #9 of 14 in Chichester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (69) and lowest on Housing & access (17). Typical homes here sold for about £401,250 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 98 sales), 6% below the wider Chichester median of £425,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,766 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 49 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 55 · #3,062
Employment 65 · #2,390
Education 53 · #3,227
Health 69 · #2,151
Crime 67 · #2,260
Housing & access 17 · #5,688
Living environment 36 · #4,365

House prices ?

£401,250median (12m) · -6.7% yr · n=98
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£401,25098-6.7%+7.4%
Detached£740,00033+11.9%+38.3%
Semi-detached£376,25034-3.2%+17.8%
Terraced£360,00023+10.8%+15.8%
Flat£186,7508+20.5%+13.9%
This area£401,250
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)£43,766±£6,196 · #2,377 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,547
Price-to-income ?9.2×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 ?

43Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

49 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 380 offences
Chichester62
South East71
England83

Rank #2,066 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences142
Theft62
Burglary33
Vehicle crime35
Criminal damage & arson69
Public order & weapons27
Drugs4
Robbery1
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 93 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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