Housing in GU28 9BE
What the homes in GU28 9BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Easebourne & Petworth
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,563 (2024)
GU28 9BEPetworth
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (37.4%). Flats make up 10.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU28 9BE area is broadly in line with that, at 59.6%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 31.3% of households against 20.5%. 40.2% own outright and 19.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented31.3%20.5%
- Social rented8.3%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 2.0 people living in it. 37.6% 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 24.6%. 15.2% 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 9BE sits in (Easebourne & Petworth): about 1,563 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.