PO18 8DJ

Lavant · Chichester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chichester
Ward
Lavant
Local authority
Chichester
Constituency
Chichester
Postcode district
PO18
Postcode sector
PO18 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO18 8DL 335 m
PO18 8JL 667 m
PO18 8AA 727 m
PO18 8JX 778 m
PO18 8AQ 838 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO18 8DJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO18
Postcode sector
PO18 8
Latitude
50.851497
Longitude
-0.844782
British National Grid easting
481,416
British National Grid northing
106,412

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Chichester · E07000225
Electoral ward
Lavant · E05011677
Parish or community
E04009904
Westminster constituency
Chichester · E14001166
Output area
E00160681
Lower layer super output area
Chichester 007A · E01031506
Middle layer super output area
Chichester 007 · E02006567

Postcode source versions

Explore PO18

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Ratham Cottages, 2, Clay Lane, Chichester, PO18 8DJ 25 August 2017 £275,000
Ratham Cottages, 1, Clay Lane, Chichester, PO18 8DJ 2 October 2015 £382,500
Ratham Cottages, 2, Clay Lane, Chichester, PO18 8DJ 18 July 2003 £195,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. Funtington Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km
  2. Oakwood School

    Other independent school

    1.3 km
  3. Bosham Primary School

    Community school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
112
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 45
  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Public order 11
  • Shoplifting 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

11 female, 10 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
1.9
PO18 8 residents
7,847

Age bands in PO18 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

1,173 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

709 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.5%

1,416 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

2,223 residents

Age 65 and over
27.9%

2,132 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PO18 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
36.4%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE SURGERY

    337 MAIN ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, EMSWORTH, PO10 8JH

    ODS code H82078

    4.2 km

  • PARKLANDS SURGERY

    4 PARKLANDS ROAD, CHICHESTER, PO19 3DT

    ODS code H82049

    4.3 km

  • LAVANT ROAD SURGERY

    8 LAVANT ROAD, CHICHESTER, PO19 5RH

    ODS code H82051

    4.5 km

  • LANGLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    27 WEST STREET, CHICHESTER, PO19 1RW

    ODS code H82013

    4.6 km

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bosham Rail Station

    RSE · Bosham

    0.6 miles
  • Bosham Rail Station

    RSE · Bosham

    0.6 miles
  • Bosham Rail Station

    RLY · Bosham

    0.6 miles
  • Heather Close

    BCT · West Ashling

    0.6 miles
  • Heather Close

    BCT · West Ashling

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chichester 007A, 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

14,332 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Funtington Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

112 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 45 events.

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