Housing in GU31 5EA
What the homes in GU31 5EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Milland & South Harting
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,282 (2024)
GU31 5EAPetersfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (52.7%). Flats make up 8.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU31 5EA area is above that, at 70.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.8% of households against 20.5%. 41.7% own outright and 28.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned70.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented11.8%20.5%
- Social rented17.7%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 2.3 people living in it. 29% 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 20.7%. 23.7% 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 GU31 5EA sits in (Milland & South Harting): about 1,282 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.