RH20 postcode area guide — Chichester

Where is RH20?

Broadband & internet speeds in RH20

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the RH20 postcode district (Chichester) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 870 postcodes Ofcom measures in RH20, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 52.1%.

Around 1.1% of premises in RH20 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 RH20

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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 RH20

Police recorded 2 incidents within about a mile of the centre of RH20 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 RH20

Based on 310 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in RH20 is £490,000, down 4.8% on the previous year (£514,500).

Latest recorded sales in RH20

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 RH20

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 RH20

182 rated food businesses operate in RH20. 148 hold the top rating of 5, 15 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Abingworth Hall Hotel, ABM Catering at Ibstock Brick Laybrook, Antique â??N Eat, Ashington Day Nursery and Pre-School, Ashington SF Connect.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in RH20

From a sample of 123 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 RH20 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 33% 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 RH20 typically use:

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What's it like living in RH20?

Postcodes in RH20

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.