PO20 8GH

The Witterings · Chichester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Chichester
Constituency
Chichester
Postcode district
PO20
Postcode sector
PO20 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO20 8AU 354 m
PO20 8AX 597 m
PO20 8SS 604 m
PO20 8AT 665 m
PO20 8AH 760 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO20 8GH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO20
Postcode sector
PO20 8
Latitude
50.775286
Longitude
-0.905974
British National Grid easting
477,234
British National Grid northing
97,872

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Chichester · E07000225
Parish or community
E04009943
Westminster constituency
Chichester · E14001166
Output area
E00166593
Lower layer super output area
Chichester 013E · E01031540
Middle layer super output area
Chichester 013 · E02006573

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. West Wittering Parochial Church of England School

    Voluntary controlled school

    771 m
  2. East Wittering Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
45
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 22
  • Other theft 9
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Public order 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PO20 8 residents
7,616

Age bands in PO20 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.7%

1,069 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.8%

608 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.4%

1,360 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

2,074 residents

Age 65 and over
34.4%

2,685 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

1

within 5 km

  • WITTERINGS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE WITTERINGS MED CENTRE, CAKEHAM RD,EAST WITTERING, CHICHESTER, PO20 8BH

    ODS code H82095

    2.3 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

  • Berry Barn Lane

    BCT · West Wittering

    0.5 miles
  • Berry Barn Lane

    BCT · West Wittering

    0.5 miles
  • West Wittering Beach

    BCT · West Wittering

    0.6 miles
  • West Wittering Beach

    BCT · West Wittering

    0.6 miles
  • The Byeway

    BCT · West Wittering

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chichester 013E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,816 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
6 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. West Wittering Parochial Church of England School is the nearest published school at 771 m.

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

Recorded crime

45 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 22 events.

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