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PO20 8RW area guide

Who lives in PO20 8RW, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Wittering & Birdham
Council: Chichester
Region: South East
Neighbourhood population: 1,728 (2024)

PO20 8RWChichester

At a glance

What PO20 8RW is like

PO20 8RW is a postcode in the Wittering & Birdham area of Chichester. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,728 people. 61.3% of households own their home, 18.8% rent privately and 18.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 54.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in PO20 8 sold for a median of £465,750 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How PO20 8RW compares

Headline figures for PO20 8RW, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 16.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£465,750

Median over 104 sales in PO20 8, −8.9% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.8/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 5 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

83%

Rated good or better across 6 inspected schools nearby.

Household incomeMore

£52,240

Average annual income before tax, higher than 48% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PO20 8RW differs most from the national average.

01
Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in PO20 8 is down 8.9% on the year before.
02
An older population
25% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

PO20 8RW FAQs

Is PO20 8RW a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 16.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 83% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.8 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in PO20 8RW?

The median sale price over the last year was £465,750.

Homes in PO20 8 sold for a median of £465,750 across 104 sales in the year to August 2026, −8.9% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is PO20 8RW safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around PO20 8RW, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in PO20 8RW?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8% of residents. 61.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (35.3%).

Which council covers PO20 8RW?

The local authority for PO20 8RW is Chichester.

PO20 8RW comes under Chichester in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PO20 8RW?

Connectivity scores 0.8 out of 10.

There are 5 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.8 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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