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GU28 8 area guide

Who lives in GU28 8, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Chichester
Region: South East
Population: 1,661 (2024)

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At a glance

What GU28 8 is like

The GU28 8 postcode sector in Chichester covers 6 live postcodes and is home to about 1,661 people in 729 households. 46.1% of households own their home, 17.7% rent privately and 35.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 55.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is less than half the England and Wales average.

Scores

How GU28 8 compares

Headline figures for GU28 8, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

3/ 10

Lower than most: 13.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

2.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 12 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£57,720

Average annual income before tax, higher than 62% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where GU28 8 differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
35.7% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.
02
Low crimePositive
13.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year, against 31.1 across England and Wales.
03
An older population
25.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

GU28 8 FAQs

Is GU28 8 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 13.4 per 1,000 people a year, band 3 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 2.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is GU28 8 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.4 offences per 1,000 people a year around GU28 8, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 3 of 10.

Who lives in GU28 8?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 7.1% of residents. 46.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (34.8%).

Which council covers GU28 8?

The local authority for GU28 8 is Chichester.

GU28 8 comes under Chichester in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is GU28 8?

Connectivity scores 2.0 out of 10.

There are 12 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 2.0 out of 10 (limited).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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