Housing in PO20 8BW
What the homes in PO20 8BW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wittering & Birdham
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,394 (2024)
PO20 8BWChichester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (35.8%). Flats make up 29.8%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
67.2% of households in the PO20 8BW area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.3% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 47.9% own outright and 19.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned67.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented23.3%20.5%
- Social rented9.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 38.2% 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 66 or over (26.4%). 14% 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 PO20 8BW (Wittering & Birdham) (about 1,394 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.