GU8 postcode area guide — Chichester
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the GU8 postcode district in Chichester — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in GU8
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
59.7%
Gigabit-capable
59.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.6%
Broadband availability in the GU8 postcode district (Chichester) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 653 postcodes Ofcom measures in GU8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 59.7%.
Around 0.6% of premises in GU8 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 GU8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| GU8 4AA | 100% | 78.6% |
| GU8 4AB | 72.2% | 72.2% |
| GU8 4AD | 75% | 75% |
| GU8 4AE | 100% | 100% |
| GU8 4AF | 75% | 0% |
| GU8 4AG | 92.6% | 92.6% |
| GU8 4AJ | 100% | 0% |
| GU8 4AL | 100% | 100% |
| GU8 4AP | 53.8% | 0% |
| GU8 4AR | 42.9% | 2.9% |
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Mobile signal around Chichester
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Chichester district (65,568 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
81%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.7%
5G outdoors — all networks
50.6%
Voice indoors — all networks
86.1%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in GU8
Police recorded 17 incidents within about a mile of the centre of GU8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 6 | 35.3% |
| Other theft | 3 | 17.6% |
| Public order | 2 | 11.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 5.9% |
| Burglary | 1 | 5.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 5.9% |
| Drugs | 1 | 5.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 5.9% |
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 GU8
Based on 174 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GU8 is £645,000, up 3.2% on the previous year (£625,000).
Detached
£900,000
76 sales
Semi-detached
£550,000
49 sales
Terraced
£445,000
28 sales
Flat / maisonette
£260,000
14 sales
Latest recorded sales in GU8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £385,000 | Semi-detached | Willow Mews | GU8 5NB |
| 20 May 2026 | £825,000 | Detached | Ash Combe | GU8 4RZ |
| 15 May 2026 | £975,000 | Detached | Portsmouth Road | GU8 5DS |
| 15 May 2026 | £645,000 | Semi-detached | New Road | GU8 5BE |
| 8 May 2026 | £445,000 | Terraced | The Square | GU8 6DD |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £420,000 | Other | Petworth Road | GU8 5SJ |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £447,500 | Semi-detached | Martins Wood | GU8 5DB |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £827,000 | Detached | Elm Corner | GU8 4LX |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £425,000 | Flat | Portsmouth Road | GU8 5EX |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £535,000 | Flat | Portsmouth Road | GU8 5HJ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Who lives here? Chichester demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Chichester district (124,068 residents, 54,118 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.6% |
| 15–29 | 19.6% |
| 30–44 | 16.2% |
| 45–64 | 21.5% |
| 65+ | 27.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 65.4% |
| Private rented | 18.2% |
| Social rented | 13.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around GU8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodborough | Secondary | 11–16 | 882 | GU8 5BZ |
| King Edward's School Witley | Not applicable | 10–19 | 473 | GU8 5SG |
| The Chandler CofE Aided Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 304 | GU8 5PB |
| St James CofE Aided Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 229 | GU8 6DH |
| Aldro | Not applicable | 3–13 | 202 | GU8 6AS |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 198 | GU8 4UF |
| St Dominic's School | Not applicable | 7–19 | 183 | GU8 4DX |
| Barrow Hills School | Not applicable | 2–13 | 181 | GU8 5NY |
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 GU8
90 rated food businesses operate in GU8. 61 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldro School, Aroma, Asda Express PFS, Barn Kids, Broken Spur Garage.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in GU8
From a sample of 135 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 GU8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 48% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
3%
Band B
10%
Band C
35%
Band D
36%
Band E
12%
Band F
4%
Band G
1%
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 GU8 typically use:
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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.