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Housing in GU8 4SU

What the homes in GU8 4SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Fernhurst & Northchapel
Council
Chichester
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,474 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (44%). Flats make up 9.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

GU8 4SUEngland
Detached44%22.9%
Semi-detached27.2%31.5%
Terraced19.1%23%
Purpose-built flat7.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU8 4SU area is broadly in line with that, at 65.9%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.4% of households against 20.5%. 37.7% own outright and 28.2% with a mortgage.

GU8 4SU
66%
14%
20%
England
  • Owned65.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented14.4%20.5%
  • Social rented19.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

GU8 4SUEngland
Owned outright37.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.9%18.2%
Other private rented4.5%2.2%
From the council3.6%8.3%
From a housing association16%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 21.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

GU8 4SUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 21.5%. 24.8% of households include dependent children.

GU8 4SUEngland
Living alone, under 6612.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.5%12.8%
Couple, no children19.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.6%7.7%
Rents

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.

ChichesterEngland
All homes£1,333£1,459
One bedroom£947£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,222£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,507£1,489
Four or more£2,117£2,161
Detached£1,762£1,640
Semi-detached£1,464£1,449
Terraced£1,357£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,099£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood GU8 4SU sits in (Fernhurst & Northchapel): about 1,474 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.

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