# GU31 5QB: area report for a postcode in Chichester

GU31 5QB is a postcode in Chichester.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Chichester. Open the map at GU31 5QB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester) › [GU31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu31) › [GU31 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu31-5)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 50% on July. Chichester 003A: 35 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.8835,50.9694,GU315QB
- **Petersfield, 5.8 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.8835,50.9694,GU315QB
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.8835,50.9694,GU315QB
- **No property in GU31 5QB listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.8835,50.9694,GU315QB
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Chichester 003A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.8835,50.9694,GU315QB
- **£432,078 average price**: For the whole of Chichester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.8835,50.9694,GU315QB
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.8835,50.9694,GU315QB
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.8835,50.9694,GU315QB
- **No gigabit broadband at GU31 5QB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.8835,50.9694,GU315QB
- **Moderate road and rail noise at GU31 5QB**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.8835,50.9694,GU315QB
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.8835,50.9694,GU315QB
- **6.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.8835,50.9694,GU315QB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Harting CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harting-cofe-primary-school-e126017) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £685,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £355,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| August 2023 | £285,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £276,925 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £297,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2026 | £480,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| April 2023 | £530,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| August 2024 | £365,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £432,078** (July 2026). Chichester’s average house price was £432,078 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,264** (2025). Full-time workers living in Chichester earned a median of £35,264 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 75th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 12.3×** (2025). A home in Chichester costs 12.3 times local full-time pay. 18th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 15.6** (2025). Chichester has a deprivation score of 15.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 106th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Chichester 003A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.5** (2025). Chichester 003A has a deprivation score of 18.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,892nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £596,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Chichester 003A was £596,000 in 2025. Joint 2,740th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,053** (2021). Chichester 003A had 2,053 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,500th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 38.8%** (January 2026). In Chichester 003A, 38.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## GU31 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £499,950** (2025). The median price paid for a home in GU31 was £499,950 in 2025. 287th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 11,559** (2021). GU31 had 11,559 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 814th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 8%** (2022). About 8% of people in GU31 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 67.9%** (January 2026). In GU31, 67.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester)
- Centre: 50.9694, -0.8835

Council: [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Arundel and South Downs](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/arundel-and-south-downs): Andrew Griffith (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.8835,50.9694,GU315QB

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