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GU28 8BL

Petworth · Chichester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Petworth
Local authority
Chichester
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs
Postcode district
GU28
Postcode sector
GU28 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU28 0AA 0 m
GU28 0PE 0 m
GU28 8AZ 0 m
GU28 8BQ 0 m
GU28 8BS 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU28 8BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2018
Terminated
1 May 2019
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU28
Postcode sector
GU28 8
Latitude
50.986679
Longitude
-0.608810
British National Grid easting
497,743
British National Grid northing
121,730

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Chichester · E07000225
Electoral ward
Petworth · E05011681
Parish or community
E04009922
Westminster constituency
Arundel and South Downs · E14001067
Output area
E00160731
Lower layer super output area
Chichester 005E · E01031515
Middle layer super output area
Chichester 005 · E02006565

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0

  1. Petworth Cof E Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    666 m

  2. Fittleworth CofE Village School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.3 km

  3. Duncton CofE Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    5.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
148
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 41
  • Violence and sexual offences 37
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • Other theft 17
  • Public order 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • THE PETWORTH SURGERY

    GROVE STREET, PETWORTH, GU28 0LP

    ODS code H82006

    388 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Market Square

    BCT · Petworth

    0.1 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Petworth

    0.1 miles

  • Sheepdown Drive

    BCT · Petworth

    0.2 miles

  • Sheepdown Drive

    BCT · Petworth

    0.2 miles

  • Orchard Close

    BCT · Petworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chichester 005E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,777 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Petworth Cof E Primary School is the nearest published school at 666 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

148 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 41 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.