Chichester, in numbers
Typical home sales reached £430,000 in Chichester. Median sale price · year ending Mar 2026 · Chichester district
Housing costs, access to services and planned development affect different parts of this city, coast and rural district differently.
The population rose from 106,494 in 2001 to 130,224 in 2025.
Explore your area → The short version Homes over 30 years · Chichester district
A typical sale rose from £75,000 to £430,000. Year ending Mar 1996 to year ending Mar 2026. These are cash prices: inflation accounts for part of the rise.
That shows the scale of the housing change. Affordability also depends on local pay, deposits and borrowing costs.
Explore home prices, rents and population → 0 232,200 464,400 Mar 1996 Mar 2026 See the figures Median home sale price in Chichester district · £ Period Value Mar 1996 75,000 Mar 1997 78,275 Mar 1998 89,500 Mar 1999 97,500 Mar 2000 115,000 Mar 2001 133,500 Mar 2002 147,000 Mar 2003 177,500 Mar 2004 210,000 Mar 2005 229,000 Mar 2006 233,998 Mar 2007 245,000 Mar 2008 250,000 Mar 2009 249,000 Mar 2010 246,000 Mar 2011 270,000 Mar 2012 260,000 Mar 2013 271,000 Mar 2014 280,000 Mar 2015 299,475 Mar 2016 322,975 Mar 2017 350,000 Mar 2018 365,000 Mar 2019 360,000 Mar 2020 365,000 Mar 2021 410,000 Mar 2022 400,000 Mar 2023 427,500 Mar 2024 415,000 Mar 2025 420,000 Mar 2026 430,000
Pressures—and what could help Weakness · Chichester district
Housing pressure reaches beyond house prices Nightly-paid temporary accommodation held 106 households in June 2026. This is one part of temporary accommodation, not all homelessness.
The district also reported 160 affordable homes enabled in 2025/26 against a target of 167. Supply and immediate housing need require separate measures.
Evidence and related projects Average home price: £432,000 · July 2026 · Chichester district. Buying a home remains a substantial cost. Provisional, not seasonally adjusted; district average, not a city valuation.
Average monthly rent: £1,333 · August 2026 · Chichester district. Average rent rose from £1,294 in August 2025 to £1,333 in August 2026: £39 more each month, or £468 over a year at that monthly difference. Covers the private rental market, not just newly advertised lets; individual rents vary.
More temporary accommodation → Threat · Chichester district
Growth needs working water infrastructure Housing delivery must keep pace with wastewater capacity and protection of the harbour.
Capacity, nutrient pollution and water supply are different constraints. Their boundaries differ; a district-wide label can mislead.
Evidence and related projects Southern Gateway and the station → Wastewater treatment capacity → Weakness · Chichester district
District totals can conceal local changes Police neighbourhood trends differ within Chichester. City-centre activity cannot be inferred from the district average.
Published police locations are approximate and omit unmapped incidents. Counts do not measure every crime or the risk to an individual.
Evidence and related projects All strengths and challenges → Your neighbourhood has its own story 21 electoral wards. Compare homes, health, qualifications and mapped crime, with each measure’s date kept visible.
Chichester Central Chichester East Chichester North Chichester South Chichester West Easebourne Fernhurst Fittleworth Goodwood Harbour Villages Harting Lavant Loxwood Midhurst North Mundham & Tangmere Petworth Selsey South Sidlesham with Selsey North Southbourne The Witterings Westbourne Electoral wards · May 2026. Police neighbourhoods and parishes are different boundaries. Chichester Central2,931 people · 2021 → Chichester East6,572 people · 2021 → Chichester North6,655 people · 2021 → Chichester South6,877 people · 2021 → Chichester West6,372 people · 2021 → Easebourne2,944 people · 2021 → Fernhurst6,792 people · 2021 → Fittleworth3,358 people · 2021 → Goodwood3,483 people · 2021 → Harbour Villages10,899 people · 2021 → Harting3,625 people · 2021 → Lavant3,252 people · 2021 → Loxwood7,173 people · 2021 → Midhurst7,329 people · 2021 → North Mundham & Tangmere8,130 people · 2021 → Petworth3,549 people · 2021 → Selsey South6,309 people · 2021 → Sidlesham with Selsey North5,918 people · 2021 → Southbourne8,113 people · 2021 → The Witterings10,324 people · 2021 → Westbourne3,463 people · 2021 → Plans worth following Proposed · evidence dated 2026-10-16
Southern Gateway and the station A long-running plan to reconnect the station and canal with homes, workplaces and public space. The latest annual report still lists feasibility and options work.
Station, Southgate and Canal Basin · District council, county council and landowners
Latest evidence: Planning and feasibility. A long-running plan to reconnect the station and canal with homes, workplaces and public space. The latest annual report still lists feasibility and options work.
Next thing to check: Approved site designs, transport arrangements, funding and contracts.
Funding, expected benefit and evidence Budget: No project-specific total verified
What success would mean: Completed homes and useful public space; safer and easier journeys.
A stated aim is not proof that the benefit has happened.
Local area connection The council’s post-2019 boundary-change appointment-of-developer decision explicitly identifies Chichester South as the affected ward.
Historic official ward association only. The present multi-site programme may have wider effects; this is not a full site-boundary overlay.
Chichester South →
Southern Gateway: appointment of development partner ↗ · checked 2026-10-17
Proposed · evidence dated 2026-10-16
Innovation hub The council is testing demand and viability for another business hub.
City; site not confirmed · District council and business partners
Latest evidence: Feasibility. The council is testing demand and viability for another business hub.
Next thing to check: Published options appraisal and business case.
Funding, expected benefit and evidence Budget: No project-specific total verified
What success would mean: Occupancy, sustainable jobs and business survival after opening.
A stated aim is not proof that the benefit has happened.
Local area connection No defensible current ward association established in this review.
Site not confirmed in the retained project evidence; no ward allocated.
Projects agreed for 2026 ↗ · checked 2026-10-16
Annual Report 2025–26 ↗ · checked 2026-10-16
Proposed · evidence dated 2026-10-16
White Pavilion repairs Architects were appointed to cost three repair options.
Priory Park · District council
Latest evidence: Design. Architects were appointed to cost three repair options.
Next thing to check: Chosen option, budget and works timetable.
Funding, expected benefit and evidence Budget: No project-specific total verified
What success would mean: Building reopened and usable by clubs.
A stated aim is not proof that the benefit has happened.
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