PO18 postcode area · Chichester

The PO18 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Arun, Chichester. Area Scores range from 42 to 80 across them. Every full PO18 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the PO18 district's neighbourhoods is Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney (81 out of 100, #1,328 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest College Lane & Oaklands (43). 3 of the 10 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £330,000 in Central Chichester to £685,000 in Milland & South Harting — a 2.1× gap within the PO18 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Arun and Chichester — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£43,165a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime72per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied65%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the PO18 district

£467,500median home sold over the past year · +9.7% over 5 years · -8.3% over the year · 166 sales
Detached£800,000
Semi-detached£390,000
Terraced£352,000
Flat£235,000
Chichester£425,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Southbourne, Bosham & ThorneyChichester 1,32881 £450,000
Stockbridge & FishbourneChichester 1,36280 £460,000
Midhurst & CockingChichester 2,10369 £447,000
Dean, Lavant & SummersdaleChichester 2,32266 £508,250
Westergate, Eastergate & WalbertonArun 2,64461 £380,000
Central ChichesterChichester 2,69261 £330,000
Westbourne & FuntingtonChichester 3,09755 £401,250
Milland & South HartingChichester 3,21353 £685,000
Tangmere, Mundham & HunstonChichester 3,77545 £342,500
College Lane & OaklandsChichester 3,93343 £375,000

People living in PO18 Census 2021

Residents92,103
Median age (est.)46
Density200per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above38%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 11%25–44 22%45–64 26%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 16%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 31%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PO18.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.