Renting in Chichester

Average Rent in Chichester: £1,375/mo

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Median asking rent across 1,224 live Chichester listings on 6 portals from £425/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£1,375 /month

1,224 live listings · 6 portals

Median monthly rent in Chichester by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£850/mo	38
1 bed	£925/mo	269
2 bed	£1,350/mo	392
3 bed	£1,650/mo	182
4+ bed	£2,400/mo	178
Room (house share)	£700/mo	165

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 12 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Chichester

What it costs to rent in Chichester

Chichester currently has 1,224 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,375 a month. 69 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 54% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is PO33 at around £825/mo, while BN2 sits nearer £2,412/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.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Chichester around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Chichester by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 1,224 live listings across 6 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Chichester

£850/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Chichester is £850 a month, 38% below the city-wide median of £1,375, based on 38 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Chichester

£925/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Chichester is £925 a month, 33% below the city-wide median of £1,375, based on 269 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Chichester

£1,350/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Chichester is £1,350 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £1,375, based on 392 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Chichester

£1,650/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Chichester is £1,650 a month, 20% above the city-wide median of £1,375, based on 182 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Chichester

£2,400/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Chichester is £2,400 a month, 75% above the city-wide median of £1,375, based on 178 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Chichester

£700/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Chichester house share is £700 a month, 49% below the city-wide median of £1,375, based on 165 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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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: £1,328/mo (Jul 26, +2.8% YoY).

Latest

£1,328

Jul 26

Annual

+2.8%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,011

Aug 21

Total change

+31%

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 56% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,328/mo

£15,936/yr

Median pay

£28,585/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

56%

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Chichester

Flats & apartments

289

36% of listings

Houses

338

42% of listings

Rooms

165

21% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 35% of the 343 houses currently advertised in Chichester.

Terraced
35%119
Other house
35%119
Semi-detached
22%76
Detached
7%24
Bungalow
1%5

Rent by postcode

Where Chichester rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 774 live listings in 41 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Chichester

1BN2£2,412/mo7 rentals
2BN15£2,100/mo3 rentals
3GU27£1,900/mo4 rentals

Cheapest in Chichester

1PO33£825/mo3 rentals
2PO16£950/mo3 rentals
3SO17£950/mo5 rentals

Features · Chichester

Garden, parking, and floor area in Chichester

Live signal across 1,224 Chichester rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

89%

of 220 Chichester listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

93%

of 245 Chichester listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Chichester this week

69 homes came onto the Chichester rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

69 new this weekUpdated today

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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.

Area safety

Safety in Chichester

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Chichester has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 25 of 25 postcode districts analysed, the median was 148 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Chichester is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

148 crimes per area (median)
25 of 25 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Chichester’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

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 July 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 (18) · pop. ~4,000
7.8
per 1k
Selsey
Safer area
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (42) · pop. ~11,000
9.2
per 1k
Summersdale
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (142) · pop. ~3,000
170
per 1k
Fishbourne
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (15) · pop. ~2,500
17
per 1k
Whyke
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (107) · pop. ~3,000
130
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

329

PrimeLocation

325

OnTheMarket

233

SpareRoom

165

OpenRent

141

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Chichester — your questions answered

How much is rent in Chichester?

The average (median) asking rent in Chichester is £1,375 a month — a 1-bed is £925 and a 2-bed £1,350, based on 1,224 live listings across 6 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Chichester?

The median asking rent for a studio in Chichester is £850 a month, 38% below the city-wide median of £1,375, based on 38 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Chichester?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Chichester is £925 a month, 33% below the city-wide median of £1,375, based on 269 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Chichester?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Chichester is £1,350 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £1,375, based on 392 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Chichester?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Chichester is £1,650 a month, 20% above the city-wide median of £1,375, based on 182 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Chichester?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Chichester is £2,400 a month, 75% above the city-wide median of £1,375, based on 178 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Chichester?

The median asking rent for a room in a Chichester house share is £700 a month, 49% below the city-wide median of £1,375, based on 165 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Chichester?

There are currently 1,224 rental properties available in Chichester, with 69 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Chichester safe for renters?

Chichester has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 148 reported crimes per postcode area (September 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 September 2026.

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