PO10 8DS postcode in West Thorney, West Sussex
PO10 8DS is a postcode in West Thorney, in the Southbourne ward of Chichester. It is in the Chichester parliamentary constituency and the Sussex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where PO10 8DS is, and what is near it
- PO10 8DS
- Other postcodes in PO10 8: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 1 bus stop
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.8155, longitude -0.9095)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after PO10 8DS?
- ChichesterDistrict council Chichester: bins, council tax, planning
- West SussexCounty council West Sussex: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around PO10 8DS Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- SussexPolice force area
- ChichesterParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat), as Parliament lists them. Contact Jess Brown-Fuller
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at PO10 8DS?
Every home and business at PO10 8DS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at PO10 8DS?
BinDayBuddy does not read Chichester District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.
Chichester District Council's bin daysSource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is PO10 8DS at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
High riskThe Environment Agency counts 9 homes and businesses at PO10 8DS. 1 is in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 1 more at a lower 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.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Chichester
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PO10 8DS: 1,021 properties in Chichester are at high risk (1.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Chichester
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood warnings
The centre of PO10 8DS is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 04:45 on 23 October 2026.
- Thorney Island, Southbourne and NutbourneFlood warning areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Thorney Island, Southbourne and Nutbourne
- Thorney Island to West ItchenorFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Thorney Island to West Itchenor
Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 04:45 on 23 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near PO10 8DS?
Homes in PO10 8 sold for a typical £425,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 103 sales, up 6.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £545,000 37 sales
- Semi-detached £420,000 30 sales
- Terraced £342,500 26 sales
- Flat or maisonette £179,750 10 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole PO10 district: a typical £410,000 from 246 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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
Homes sold in PO10 8DS
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PO10 8DS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
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
What council tax band are homes near PO10 8DS?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 550 homes in the neighbourhood around PO10 8DS. The largest share of them, 42%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (33%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Chichester for 2026‑27: £2,470. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,646 (band A) to £4,939 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,195.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 40 (7%) | £1,646 |
| Band B | about 60 (11%) | £1,921 |
| Band C | about 230 (42%) | £2,195 |
| Band D | about 80 (15%) | £2,470 |
| Band E | about 70 (13%) | £3,018 |
| Band F | about 20 (4%) | £3,567 |
| Band G | about 40 (7%) | £4,116 |
| Band H | about 10 (2%) | £4,939 |
When the homes were built
- 4% Before 1900
- 12% 1900 to 1918
- 12% 1919 to 1939
- 19% 1945 to 1964
- 15% 1965 to 1982
- 33% 1983 to 1999
- 2% 2000 to 2009
- 4% 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Chichester before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of PO10 8DS is in (ONS area E01031532), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near PO10 8DS?
The nearest open schools to PO10 8DS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
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
Where is the nearest station to PO10 8DS?
The nearest railway station to the centre of PO10 8DS is Southbourne Rail Station, 3.6 km away in a straight line.
- Southbourne Rail Station Railway station 3.6 kmCycle
- Nutbourne Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest Vulcan Road, 141 m away.
More stations near PO10 8DS, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near PO10 8DS?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of PO10 8DS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- Southbourne Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01243 388470 3.3 kmCycle
- Emsworth Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report January 2026 · Phone 01243 378812 4.1 kmCycle
- The Elms Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 023 9246 6216 5.5 kmDrive
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near PO10 8DS?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of PO10 8DS on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near PO10 8DS?
The nearest to the centre of PO10 8DS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- The Dental Practice Southbourne Phone 01243 377652 3.3 kmCycle
- Emsworth Dental Surgery Phone 01243 372666 3.9 kmCycle
- Envisage Dental Emsworth Phone 01243 375588 4.2 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to PO10 8DS?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- Spire Portsmouth Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2026 · Phone 023 9245 6000 6.7 kmDrive
- Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report December 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 01243 530600 9.8 kmDrive
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which care homes are near PO10 8DS?
The nearest care homes to the centre of PO10 8DS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Pinewood Nursing Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01243 572480 2.5 kmCycle
- Prinsted Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2025 · Phone 01243 372024 3.1 kmCycle
- Glebe House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01243 379179 3.5 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which pharmacies are near PO10 8DS?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PO10 8DS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Southbourne Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01243 372859 3.3 kmCycle
- Emsworth Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 7pm; Sat 9am to 5pm; Sun closed · Phone 01243 372112 4.0 kmCycle
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which vets are near PO10 8DS?
The nearest vets to the centre of PO10 8DS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Priors Leaze Veterinary Centre Phone +44 1243 376000 3.9 kmCycle
- Park Vale Clinic Phone +441243377141 4.7 kmCycle
- Vets4Pets Phone +44 23 9263 6950 5.4 kmDrive
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is PO10 8DS in a conservation area?
The centre of PO10 8DS is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near PO10 8DS?
Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of PO10 8DS in the latest month it has published.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for PO10 8DS
- Ward
- Southbourne
- Parish
- West Thorney
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- West Thorney
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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