Selsey
Selsey is covered by postcode district PO20. It is in the Chichester council area, West Sussex.
Every postcode in Selsey, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 69
- At medium risk at worst: 24
- At low risk at worst: 42
- At very low risk only: 7
- Not on the at-risk list: 197
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
Of the 339 postcodes in Selsey that ONS places, 69 have a home or business at high risk, 24 are at medium risk at worst, 42 are at low risk at worst, 7 are at very low risk only and 197 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 50.7329, longitude -0.7872. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The postcodes at high risk
69 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.
Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.
Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
What is it like to live in Selsey?
Homes sold for a typical £355,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 5.2% on the 12 months before. At 244 of the 338 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 1,670 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 142 of its 339 postcodes. It has 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Bognor Regis, 9.8 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Selsey?
Homes in Selsey sold for a typical £355,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 166 sales, up 5.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £430,000 83 sales
- Semi-detached £322,500 52 sales
- Terraced £297,500 18 sales
- Flat or maisonette £165,000 13 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole PO20 district, Selsey's main postcode district: a typical £385,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Selsey: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Selsey?
8 of the 339 postcodes now in use in Selsey came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 11 of the 183 homes sold in Selsey were newly built (6%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the PO20 district, 16%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Selsey | Across the PO20 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 166 (0%) | 17 of 495 (3%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 11 of 183 (6%) | 94 of 593 (16%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Selsey?
Ofcom reports on 338 of the 339 postcodes in Selsey. At 244 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Selsey at risk of flooding?
142 of the 339 postcodes in Selsey have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 1,670 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Selsey?
The open schools at the postcodes in Selsey. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Selsey?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Selsey is Bognor Regis Rail Station, 9.8 km away in a straight line.
- Bognor Regis Rail Station Railway station 9.8 kmDrive
- Chichester Rail Station Railway station 11.0 kmDrive
- Fishbourne Rail Station Railway station 12.0 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Selsey?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Selsey. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Selsey Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01243 608201 300 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Selsey safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 807 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Selsey over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 62 September 2025
- 59 October 2025
- 48 November 2025
- 54 December 2025
- 35 January 2026
- 46 February 2026
- 68 March 2026
- 52 April 2026
- 63 May 2026
- 82 June 2026
- 101 July 2026
- 137 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: vehicle crime 11, burglary 10, drugs 10, robbery 5, theft from the person 3, bicycle theft 1.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Selsey?
- District, borough or city council
- Chichester
- County council
- West Sussex
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chichester
- Police force area
- Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- MP
- Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat)
All 339 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Selsey
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Chichester about council tax Council tax, on chichester.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Selsey
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Selsey postcodes
339 postcodes in use in Selsey, by district:
That district is in the PO postcode area.
Check a Selsey postcode
Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Selsey
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Selsey's £355,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Selsey
- What is it like to live in Selsey?
- Homes sold for a typical £355,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 5.2% on the 12 months before. At 244 of the 338 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 1,670 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 142 of its 339 postcodes. It has 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Bognor Regis, 9.8 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Selsey?
- Selsey is covered by postcode district PO20, across 339 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Selsey in?
- Selsey is in the Chichester council area, and West Sussex is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Selsey?
- Selsey is in the Chichester parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Selsey?
- Homes in Selsey sold for a typical £355,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 166 sales, up 5.2% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Selsey?
- In Selsey, primary schools at its postcodes include Seal Primary Academy and Medmerry Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include The Academy, Selsey. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Selsey have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Selsey is Bognor Regis, 9.8 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Selsey?
- Ofcom reports on 338 of the 339 postcodes in Selsey. At 244 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Selsey at risk of flooding?
- 142 of the 339 postcodes in Selsey have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 1,670 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Selsey?
- 8 of the 339 postcodes now in use in Selsey came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 11 of the 183 homes sold in Selsey were newly built (6%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the PO20 district, 16%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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