# GU31 Postcode district covering Petersfield, Sheet and Causeway, in East Hampshire and Chichester. GU31 is a postcode district covering Petersfield, Sheet and Causeway, in East Hampshire and Chichester. Median sale price £499,950 in 2025. Postcode district. Code GU31. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [GU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu) Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an GU31 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) ## Key figures - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu31#f-house-sales-median-price - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu31#f-population - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu31#f-radon-affected-share - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu31#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=GU31) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 8% of people in GU31 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=GU31) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 181 homes were sold in GU31 in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=GU31) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for GU31. - [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=GU31) (Census 2021, England and Wales): GU31 had 11,559 usual residents at the census. ## How GU31 compares Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers. | Measure | GU31 | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £499,950 | 17th most expensive | 38 postcode districts, GU · 2025 | | Population | 11,559 | 13th least populated | 38 postcode districts, GU · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 8% | 18th most people in radon Affected Areas | 38 postcode districts, GU · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 67.9% | 11th lowest | 38 postcode districts, GU · Jan 2026 | ## Is GU31 safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in GU31 at a rate of 41.2 per 1,000 people. That compares with 61.7 per 1,000 people across the GU postcode area. In August 2026 alone, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in GU31. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (176), other crime (71) and anti-social behaviour (61). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in GU31 was 39.4 per 1,000 people. 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. ## Deprivation in GU31, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so GU31 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in GU31 | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Chichester 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester/neighbourhood/e01031508) | 2,053 | 34.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 38.8% | | [Chichester 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester/neighbourhood/e01031520) | 1,338 | 34.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 10.4% | | [East Hampshire 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire/neighbourhood/e01022624) | 2,221 | 31.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.1% | | [East Hampshire 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire/neighbourhood/e01022625) | 2,615 | 34.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 82.1% | | [East Hampshire 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire/neighbourhood/e01022622) | 2,300 | 65.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.3% | | [East Hampshire 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire/neighbourhood/e01022623) | 2,257 | 28.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.8% | ## Your MP - [East Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-hampshire): Damian Hinds (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 62% of the people here. - [Arundel and South Downs](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/arundel-and-south-downs): Andrew Griffith (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 38% of the people here. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Middle areas in GU31 [Milland & South Harting](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester/milland-and-south-harting) ## Postcode sectors in GU31 [GU31 4 (220 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu31-4), [GU31 5 (212 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu31-5) ## Councils GU31 covers [East Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire), [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester) ## Towns in GU31 [Petersfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/petersfield) ## Postcode districts next to GU31 [GU29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu29), [GU30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu30), [GU32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu32), [GU33](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu33), [PO8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po8), [PO18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po18) ## Nearest rail stations [Petersfield (4.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.9411,51.0067) ## More in the GU postcode area [All GU postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) ## GU31 in brief GU31 is a postcode district covering Petersfield, Sheet and Causeway, in East Hampshire and Chichester. About 11,648 people lived in GU31 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £499,950 in 2025 across 181 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 41.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in GU31 was £499,950 in 2025. GU31 had 11,559 usual residents at the census. About 8% of people in GU31 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In GU31, 67.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Postcode district - Code: GU31 - Postcode area: [GU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu) - Constituency: [East Hampshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-hampshire) - Council: [East Hampshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire) - Area: 85.34 km² - People, mid-2024: 11,648* - Neighbourhoods: 6 - Output areas: 36 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [GU32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu32), [GU29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu29), [PO18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po18), [GU33](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu33), [GU30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu30), [PO8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po8) ## Latest updates for GU31 - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/GU31 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu31, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu31#f-house-sales-median-price. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu31