Renting in Chichester

Average Rent in Chichester

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The average rent in Chichester is £1,400/mo, with 856 live listings across 6 portals from £425/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Chichester rental appears.

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Renting in Chichester

What it costs to rent in Chichester

Chichester currently has 856 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,400 a month. 40 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 56% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is SO17 at around £875/mo, while BN2 sits nearer £2,941/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Chichester rental market at a glance

856

Active rentals in Chichester

£1,400/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Chichester

Median monthly rent, based on 856 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£925/mo	176
2 bed	£1,350/mo	247
3 bed	£1,650/mo	117
4+ bed	£2,400/mo	155
Room	£700/mo	138

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Chichester rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Chichester. Latest: £1,319/mo (Mar 26, +3.3% YoY).

Latest

£1,319

Mar 26

Annual

+3.3%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,001

Apr 21

Total change

+32%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Chichester pay goes on rent?

Renters in Chichester spend an estimated 55% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,319/mo

£15,828/yr

Median pay

£28,585/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

55%

Expensive — half of local median pay before tax.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Chichester

Most Chichester homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band D–E across 61,000 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

4.12

≈ Band D–E

Stock

61k

61,000 properties

A
5%3,350
B
11%6,440
C
25%15,180
D
21%12,870
E
15%9,430
F
10%6,370
G
10%6,000
H
2%1,350

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Chichester

67% of Chichester premises can already get full-fibre and 67% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

67%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

67%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

96%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

386 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
67%
Gigabit-capable
67%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
96%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Chichester), July 2025, covering 60,095 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Chichester homes

46% of Chichester homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

46%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

54%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

50k

50,488 EPCs

A
1%384
B
16%8,081
C
29%14,716
D
32%16,042
E
16%7,899
F
5%2,554
G
2%812

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Chichester. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Chichester

11 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Chichester centroid. The five closest:

1
St. Joseph's CofE Junior School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · PO19 1DQ
0.27 mi
2
St. Joseph's Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · PO19 1DQ
0.27 mi
3
St Richard's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · PO19 1XB
0.30 mi
4
Parklands Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · PO19 3AG
0.53 mi
5
Chichester High School
Secondary · Academy converter · PO19 8EB
0.54 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Chichester centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Chichester

Flats & apartments

191

33% of listings

Houses

242

42% of listings

Rooms

138

24% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Chichester — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 41% of the 248 houses currently advertised in Chichester.

Terraced
41%101
Other house
27%68
Semi-detached
21%53
Detached
8%20
Bungalow
2%6

Rent by postcode

Where Chichester rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 480 live listings in 29 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Chichester

1BN2£2,941/mo5 rentals
2GU27£2,600/mo3 rentals
3BN15£2,100/mo3 rentals

Cheapest in Chichester

1SO17£875/mo3 rentals
2PO9£925/mo3 rentals
3PO13£950/mo3 rentals

Features · Chichester

Garden, parking, and floor area in Chichester

Live signal across 856 Chichester rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

87%

of 165 Chichester listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

91%

of 177 Chichester listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Chichester

Typical Crime Level

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Chichester has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 25 of 25 postcode districts analysed, the median was 104 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Chichester is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

104 crimes per area (median)
25 of 25 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Chichester’s figures sit in line with the national picture. Safety varies by street as much as by city — every Dwellio alert includes the area’s data to help.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Chichester

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

East Wittering has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Chichester.

East Wittering
Safer area
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (10) · pop. ~4,000
4.0
per 1k
Selsey
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (20) · pop. ~11,000
5.8
per 1k
Summersdale
Higher crime
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (105) · pop. ~3,000
140
per 1k
Fishbourne
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (16) · pop. ~2,500
19
per 1k
Whyke
Higher crime
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (87) · pop. ~3,000
109
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Chichester listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Chichester.

Rightmove

217

PrimeLocation

200

OnTheMarket

153

SpareRoom

138

OpenRent

133

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Chichester — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Chichester?

The median rent in Chichester is £1400/month based on 856 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Chichester?

There are currently 856 rental properties available in Chichester, with 40 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Chichester safe for renters?

Chichester has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 104 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Chichester?

The most commonly reported crime category in Chichester is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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