Housing in GU28 0LY
What the homes in GU28 0LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Dean, Lavant & Summersdale
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,211 (2024)
GU28 0LYPetworth
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (39%). Flats make up 8.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU28 0LY area is below that, at 54.5%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 25.9% of households against 20.5%. 35.4% own outright and 19.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented25.9%20.5%
- Social rented18.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 33.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 18.9%. 19.4% 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 GU28 0LY sits in (Dean, Lavant & Summersdale): about 2,211 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.