Housing in GU27 3EB
What the homes in GU27 3EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Fernhurst & Northchapel
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,176 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (37.2%). Flats make up 11.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU27 3EB area is broadly in line with that, at 66.5%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.3% of households against 20.5%. 40.6% own outright and 25.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.1%1%
- Private rented10.3%20.5%
- Social rented21.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 29.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 20.1%. 26.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Chichester
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Chichester, August 2026, +2.9% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood GU27 3EB sits in (Fernhurst & Northchapel): about 2,176 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.