# PO18 8BA: area report for a postcode in Chichester

PO18 8BA 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 PO18 8BA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester) › [PO18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po18) › [PO18 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po18-8)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Chichester 011D: 42 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.8223,50.8369,PO188BA
- **Fishbourne (Sussex), 560 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.8223,50.8369,PO188BA
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.8223,50.8369,PO188BA
- **No property in PO18 8BA 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=-0.8223,50.8369,PO188BA
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Chichester 011D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.8223,50.8369,PO188BA
- **£432,078 average price**: For the whole of Chichester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.8223,50.8369,PO188BA
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.8223,50.8369,PO188BA
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.8223,50.8369,PO188BA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PO18 8BA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.8223,50.8369,PO188BA
- **Loud road and rail noise at PO18 8BA**: Road 67 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.8223,50.8369,PO188BA
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-0.8223,50.8369,PO188BA
- **7.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.8223,50.8369,PO188BA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fishbourne CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fishbourne-cofe-primary-school-e150592) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bishop Luffa School, Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-luffa-school-chichester-e140472) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 55.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bosham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bosham-primary-school-e125819) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwood-school-e126104) | Independent | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2023 | £390,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2024 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2024 | £365,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| September 2025 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| November 2025 | £700,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 320 m |
| July 2026 | £280,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 470 m |
| February 2024 | £755,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 480 m |
| July 2025 | £470,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 490 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Fishbourne (Sussex) (560 m, 7 minutes on foot)

## 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 011D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.3** (2025). Chichester 011D has a deprivation score of 9.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,844th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £460,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Chichester 011D was £460,000 in 2025. Joint 5,976th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,666** (2021). Chichester 011D had 2,666 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 534th 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: 93.5%** (January 2026). In Chichester 011D, 93.5% 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.

## PO18 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £500,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PO18 was £500,000 in 2025. Joint 275th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 14,762** (2021). PO18 had 14,762 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 997th 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: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in PO18 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: 67.4%** (January 2026). In PO18, 67.4% 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: 50.8369, -0.8223

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

## Your MP

- [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chichester): Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat), 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=-0.8223,50.8369,PO188BA

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