Housing in PO19 7YH
What the homes in PO19 7YH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- College Lane & Oaklands
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,630 (2024)
PO19 7YHChichester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (39.1%). Flats make up 42.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
32.5% of households in the PO19 7YH area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.9% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 18.9% own outright and 13.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned32.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.6%1%
- Private rented24.9%20.5%
- Social rented40.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.4%). 25.4% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PO19 7YH (College Lane & Oaklands) (about 1,630 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.