PO10 postcode area guide — Chichester

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Broadband & internet speeds in PO10

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the PO10 postcode district (Chichester) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 576 postcodes Ofcom measures in PO10, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 84.6%.

Around 0.2% of premises in PO10 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 PO10

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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 PO10

Police recorded 80 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PO10 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 PO10

Based on 219 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PO10 is £400,000, down 1.2% on the previous year (£405,000).

Latest recorded sales in PO10

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 PO10

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 PO10

130 rated food businesses operate in PO10. 106 hold the top rating of 5, 9 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 1st Quay Fish & Chips, 36 On The Quay, Active Me 360 CIC @ Southbourne Infant School, Baileys Fish and Chips, BP Emsworth Connect (Service Station).

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

Energy performance (EPC) in PO10

From a sample of 208 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 PO10 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 72% 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 PO10 typically use:

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What's it like living in PO10?

Postcodes in PO10

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.