PO19 postcode area guide — Chichester
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PO19 postcode district in Chichester — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PO19
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
76.5%
Gigabit-capable
73%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the PO19 postcode district (Chichester) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,185 postcodes Ofcom measures in PO19, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 73%.
Around 0.1% of premises in PO19 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 PO19
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PO19 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| PO19 1AB | 0% | 0% |
| PO19 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| PO19 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| PO19 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| PO19 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| PO19 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| PO19 1AN | 100% | 0% |
| PO19 1AR | 100% | 75% |
| PO19 1AT | 100% | 0% |
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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 PO19
Police recorded 499 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PO19 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 125 | 25.1% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 118 | 23.6% |
| Shoplifting | 84 | 16.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 62 | 12.4% |
| Public order | 46 | 9.2% |
| Other theft | 16 | 3.2% |
| Robbery | 10 | 2.0% |
| Bicycle theft | 9 | 1.8% |
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 PO19
Based on 360 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PO19 is £358,000, down 1.9% on the previous year (£365,000).
Detached
£625,000
65 sales
Semi-detached
£383,750
74 sales
Terraced
£338,000
94 sales
Flat / maisonette
£223,000
101 sales
Latest recorded sales in PO19
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £520,000 | Detached | Palmers Field Avenue | PO19 6UW |
| 18 May 2026 | £680,000 | Semi-detached | Broyle Road | PO19 6BE |
| 12 May 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced | Northgate | PO19 1BA |
| 8 May 2026 | £134,000 | Flat | Chatsworth Road | PO19 7XU |
| 8 May 2026 | £527,500 | Detached | Stirling Road | PO19 7DS |
| 1 May 2026 | £223,000 | Flat | Carleton Road | PO19 3NU |
| 1 May 2026 | £230,000 | Flat | Graylingwell Drive | PO19 6AN |
| 1 May 2026 | £537,500 | Semi-detached | Grosvenor Road | PO19 8RS |
| 1 May 2026 | £210,000 | Flat | Velyn Avenue | PO19 7PA |
| 1 May 2026 | £620,000 | Semi-detached | Selsey Road | PO19 8SN |
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):
| 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 PO19
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Luffa School, Chichester | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,600 | PO19 3HP |
| Chichester High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,191 | PO19 8EB |
| Parklands Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 426 | PO19 3AG |
| Portfield Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 288 | PO19 7HA |
| Kingsham Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 270 | PO19 8BN |
| St Anthony's School | Not applicable | 4–16 | 254 | PO19 5PA |
| Fordwater School, Chichester | Not applicable | 2–19 | 219 | PO19 6PP |
| Jessie Younghusband Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 213 | PO19 3RE |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Energy performance (EPC) in PO19
From a sample of 210 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 PO19 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 52% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
31%
Band C
21%
Band D
29%
Band E
18%
Band F
1%
Band G
0%
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 PO19 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.