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GU28 9EF

Fernhurst · Chichester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Fernhurst
Local authority
Chichester
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs
Postcode district
GU28
Postcode sector
GU28 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU28 9HB 236 m
GU28 9EU 266 m
GU28 9ET 323 m
GU28 9ES 541 m
GU28 9EP 694 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU28 9EF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU28
Postcode sector
GU28 9
Latitude
51.038324
Longitude
-0.664931
British National Grid easting
493,700
British National Grid northing
127,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Chichester · E07000225
Electoral ward
Fernhurst · E05011672
Parish or community
E04009915
Westminster constituency
Arundel and South Downs · E14001067
Output area
E00160745
Lower layer super output area
Chichester 001D · E01031519
Middle layer super output area
Chichester 001 · E02006561

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Northchapel Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.6 km

  2. Fernhurst Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GU28 9 residents
2,782

Age bands in GU28 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

423 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

278 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.8%

499 residents

Age 45 to 64
33%

927 residents

Age 65 and over
24.2%

678 residents

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 2024-04-08.

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Lurgashall

    0.2 miles

  • High Hampstead Farm

    BCT · Lurgashall

    0.6 miles

  • High Hampstead Farm

    BCT · Lurgashall

    0.6 miles

  • Birch Coppice

    BCT · Lickfold

    0.8 miles

  • Birch Coppice

    BCT · Lickfold

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chichester 001D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,101 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Northchapel Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 3 events.

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