PO20 postcode area · Chichester

The PO20 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Arun, Chichester. Area Scores range from 44 to 80 across them. Every full PO20 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the PO20 district, Stockbridge & Fishbourne is the strongest performer at 80 out of 100 (#1,362 of 6,856 nationally); Tangmere, Mundham & Hunston is the weakest at 45. 1 of the 7 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 £570,000 in Wittering & Birdham — a 1.7× gap within the PO20 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£39,631a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime67per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)49
Owner-occupied71%

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 PO20 district

£379,995median home sold over the past year · +3.8% over 5 years · +1.1% over the year · 515 sales
Detached£520,000
Semi-detached£342,955
Terraced£307,500
Flat£195,000
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
Stockbridge & FishbourneChichester 1,36280 £460,000
Wittering & BirdhamChichester 2,54863 £570,000
Westergate, Eastergate & WalbertonArun 2,64461 £380,000
Central ChichesterChichester 2,69261 £330,000
Nyetimber & PaghamArun 2,90558 £344,998
SelseyChichester 3,68646 £350,000
Tangmere, Mundham & HunstonChichester 3,77545 £342,500

People living in PO20 Census 2021

Residents72,771
Median age (est.)49
Density504per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above32%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 27%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 12%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 8%Other: 21%
One person 32%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 8%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 39% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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 PO20.

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.