PO9 postcode area guide — Chichester

Where is PO9?

Broadband & internet speeds in PO9

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the PO9 postcode district (Chichester) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,176 postcodes Ofcom measures in PO9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87.5%.

Around 0.4% of premises in PO9 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 PO9

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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 PO9

Police recorded 443 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PO9 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 PO9

Based on 477 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PO9 is £285,000, down 1.7% on the previous year (£290,000).

Latest recorded sales in PO9

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 PO9

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 PO9

318 rated food businesses operate in PO9. 249 hold the top rating of 5, 25 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Active8 Minds St Johns Wraparound Care, Beechwood House Rest Home, Cripple Creek Guest House, Harvester, Rowlands Castle Golf Club.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in PO9

From a sample of 202 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 PO9 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 46% 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 PO9 typically use:

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What's it like living in PO9?

Postcodes in PO9

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.