GU6 postcode area guide — Chichester

Where is GU6?

Broadband & internet speeds in GU6

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the GU6 postcode district (Chichester) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 549 postcodes Ofcom measures in GU6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 68.2%.

Around 0.7% of premises in GU6 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in GU6

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Mobile signal around Chichester

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Chichester district (65,568 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in GU6

Police recorded 48 incidents within about a mile of the centre of GU6 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in GU6

Based on 173 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GU6 is £592,500, up 4.9% on the previous year (£565,000).

Latest recorded sales in GU6

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Chichester demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Chichester district (124,068 residents, 54,118 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around GU6

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in GU6

88 rated food businesses operate in GU6. 61 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Alfold coffee mornings, Altitude and Peaks by Altitude, BP Alfold Filling Station, Breakfast/After School Club, Bulls Head Inn.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in GU6

From a sample of 130 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 GU6 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band D). 49% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Chichester

Landlines around GU6 typically use:

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What's it like living in GU6?

Postcodes in GU6

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.