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Westbourne

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West Chichester. About 3,397 people in 61 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Westbourne live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,464
1,505th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
66.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Westbourne compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

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Population21 wards, Chichester · 2021
Population: every ward in Chichester21 areas from 2,929 to 10,899. The middle area is 6,373. Westbourne is 3,464.
3,4645th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, Chichester · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Chichester21 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.0%. Westbourne is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Chichester · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Chichester21 areas from 8.0% to 98.3%. The middle area is 69.6%. Westbourne is 66.9%.
66.9%10th lowest
Claimant rate21 wards, Chichester · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Chichester21 areas from 1.3% to 5.1%. The middle area is 3.3%. Westbourne is 4.1%.
4.1%joint 6th highest

Is Westbourne safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Westbourne at a rate of 56.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 80.3 per 1,000 people across Chichester.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 16 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Westbourne.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (56), anti-social behaviour (40) and criminal damage and arson (39).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Chichester

These figures are published for the whole of Chichester, not for each ward, so they describe all of Chichester and not Westbourne alone. See Chichester

Average house price
£432,078
Down 1.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,264
75th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
12.3×
18th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.6
106th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Westbourne in brief

Westbourne had 3,464 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Westbourne live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Westbourne, 66.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Westbourne, 4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.