# PO18

Postcode district covering Bosham, in Chichester.

PO18 is a postcode district covering Bosham, in Chichester. Median sale price £500,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 68.6 per 1,000 people. About 15,138 people.

Postcode district. Code PO18. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [PO](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po)

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 PO18 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po18#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po18#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po18#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po18#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=PO18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 98% of people in PO18 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=PO18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 212 homes were sold in PO18 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=PO18) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for PO18.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=PO18) (Census 2021, England and Wales): PO18 had 14,762 usual residents at the census.

## How PO18 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | PO18 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £500,000 | most expensive | 34 postcode districts, PO · 2025 |
| Population | 14,762 | 10th least populated | 34 postcode districts, PO · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 98% | joint 7th most people in radon Affected Areas | 34 postcode districts, PO · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 67.4% | 3rd lowest | 34 postcode districts, PO · Jan 2026 |

## Is PO18 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in PO18 at a rate of 68.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.9 per 1,000 people across the PO postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 132 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in PO18.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (375), anti-social behaviour (207) and other crime (168).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in PO18 was 68.6 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 PO18, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so PO18 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in PO18

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chichester 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester/neighbourhood/e01031477) | 2,243 | 73.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 46.0% |
| [Chichester 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester/neighbourhood/e01035322) | 1,442 | 59.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.0% |
| [Chichester 006F](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester/neighbourhood/e01035323) | 1,511 | 130.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.8% |
| [Chichester 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester/neighbourhood/e01031506) | 1,266 | 76.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 38.4% |
| [Chichester 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester/neighbourhood/e01031507) | 1,342 | 72.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 19.3% |
| [Chichester 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester/neighbourhood/e01031475) | 1,908 | 53.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.4% |
| [Chichester 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester/neighbourhood/e01031476) | 1,578 | 62.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 70.8% |
| [Chichester 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester/neighbourhood/e01031535) | 2,093 | 46.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 78.3% |
| [Chichester 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester/neighbourhood/e01031474) | 1,390 | 46.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 67.2% |

## Your MP

- [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chichester): Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 84% of the people here.
- [Arundel and South Downs](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/arundel-and-south-downs): Andrew Griffith (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 16% 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 PO18

[Dean, Lavant & Summersdale](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester/dean-lavant-and-summersdale), [Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester/southbourne-bosham-and-thorney)

## Postcode sectors in PO18

[PO18 0 (263 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po18-0), [PO18 8 (297 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po18-8), [PO18 9 (140 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po18-9)

## Council

[Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester)

## Postcode districts next to PO18

[BN18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn18), [GU28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu28), [GU29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu29), [GU31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu31), [PO8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po8), [PO9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po9), [PO10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po10), [PO19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po19), [PO20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po20), [RH20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh20)

## More in the PO postcode area

[All PO postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## PO18 in brief

PO18 is a postcode district covering Bosham, in Chichester.
About 15,138 people lived in PO18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £500,000 in 2025 across 212 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 68.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in PO18 was £500,000 in 2025.
PO18 had 14,762 usual residents at the census.
About 98% of people in PO18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In PO18, 67.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: PO18
- Postcode area: [PO](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po)
- Constituency: [Chichester †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chichester)
- Council: [Chichester †](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester)
- Area: 190 km²
- People, mid-2024: 15,138*
- Neighbourhoods: 9
- Output areas: 47

* 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

[GU29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu29), [PO10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po10), [PO19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po19), [PO9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po9), [BN18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn18), [PO20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po20)

## Latest updates for PO18

- 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/PO18

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po18, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po18#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/po18