PO18 8JP postcode in Bosham, West Sussex

PO18 8JP is a postcode in Bosham, in the Harbour Villages ward of Chichester. It is in the Chichester parliamentary constituency and the Sussex police force area, and has been in use since July 1986.

Flooding Low flood risk 2 of 9 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 88% of homes and businesses at PO18 8JP can get it Across Chichester: 67% Typical price £490,000 Homes sold in PO18 8, last 12 months. ▼ 2% on the year before Nearest station Bosham 1.4 km in a straight line

Where PO18 8JP is, and what is near it

Map of PO18 8JP and what is near it Map of PO18 8JP: its centre point, with the 296 other postcodes in the PO18 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. PO18 8AD: also in PO18 8PO18 8AF: also in PO18 8PO18 8AG: also in PO18 8PO18 8AJ: also in PO18 8PO18 8BY: also in PO18 8PO18 8EJ: also in PO18 8PO18 8EL: also in PO18 8PO18 8EN: also in PO18 8PO18 8GB: also in PO18 8PO18 8GD: also in PO18 8PO18 8GE: also in PO18 8PO18 8GJ: also in PO18 8PO18 8GX: also in PO18 8PO18 8HG: also in PO18 8PO18 8HH: also in PO18 8PO18 8HJ: also in PO18 8PO18 8HL: also in PO18 8PO18 8HN: also in PO18 8PO18 8HP: also in PO18 8PO18 8HQ: also in PO18 8PO18 8HR: also in PO18 8PO18 8HS: also in PO18 8PO18 8HT: also in PO18 8PO18 8HU: also in PO18 8PO18 8HW: also in PO18 8PO18 8HX: also in PO18 8PO18 8HY: also in PO18 8PO18 8HZ: also in PO18 8PO18 8JA: also in PO18 8PO18 8JB: also in PO18 8PO18 8JD: also in PO18 8PO18 8JE: also in PO18 8PO18 8JF: also in PO18 8PO18 8JG: also in PO18 8PO18 8JH: also in PO18 8PO18 8JJ: also in PO18 8PO18 8JN: also in PO18 8PO18 8JQ: also in PO18 8PO18 8JR: also in PO18 8PO18 8JS: also in PO18 8PO18 8JT: also in PO18 8PO18 8JY: also in PO18 8PO18 8JZ: also in PO18 8PO18 8LA: also in PO18 8PO18 8LB: also in PO18 8PO18 8LD: also in PO18 8PO18 8LE: also in PO18 8PO18 8LF: also in PO18 8PO18 8LG: also in PO18 8PO18 8LH: also in PO18 8PO18 8LL: also in PO18 8PO18 8LN: also in PO18 8PO18 8LP: also in PO18 8PO18 8LQ: also in PO18 8PO18 8LR: also in PO18 8PO18 8LS: also in PO18 8PO18 8LT: also in PO18 8PO18 8LU: also in PO18 8PO18 8LW: also in PO18 8PO18 8LX: also in PO18 8PO18 8LY: also in PO18 8PO18 8LZ: also in PO18 8PO18 8NA: also in PO18 8PO18 8NB: also in PO18 8PO18 8ND: also in PO18 8PO18 8NE: also in PO18 8PO18 8NF: also in PO18 8PO18 8NG: also in PO18 8PO18 8NH: also in PO18 8PO18 8NJ: also in PO18 8PO18 8NL: also in PO18 8PO18 8NN: also in PO18 8PO18 8NP: also in PO18 8PO18 8NR: also in PO18 8PO18 8NS: also in PO18 8PO18 8NT: also in PO18 8PO18 8NU: also in PO18 8PO18 8NW: also in PO18 8PO18 8NX: also in PO18 8PO18 8NY: also in PO18 8PO18 8NZ: also in PO18 8PO18 8PA: also in PO18 8PO18 8PB: also in PO18 8PO18 8PD: also in PO18 8PO18 8PG: also in PO18 8PO18 8PH: also in PO18 8PO18 8PJ: also in PO18 8PO18 8PL: also in PO18 8PO18 8PN: also in PO18 8PO18 8PP: also in PO18 8PO18 8PQ: also in PO18 8PO18 8PS: also in PO18 8PO18 8PU: also in PO18 8PO18 8PW: also in PO18 8PO18 8PX: also in PO18 8PO18 8QB: also in PO18 8PO18 8QE: also in PO18 8PO18 8QF: also in PO18 8PO18 8QG: also in PO18 8PO18 8QH: also in PO18 8PO18 8QJ: also in PO18 8PO18 8QL: also in PO18 8PO18 8QQ: also in PO18 8PO18 8QR: also in PO18 8PO18 8QS: also in PO18 8PO18 8QT: also in PO18 8PO18 8QU: also in PO18 8PO18 8QX: also in PO18 8PO18 8QZ: also in PO18 8PO18 8RB: also in PO18 8PO18 8TA: also in PO18 8PO18 8TB: also in PO18 8PO18 8TD: also in PO18 8PO18 8TF: also in PO18 8PO18 8TG: also in PO18 8PO18 8TH: also in PO18 8PO18 8TJ: also in PO18 8PO18 8TL: also in PO18 8PO18 8TN: also in PO18 8PO18 8TP: also in PO18 8PO18 8TQ: also in PO18 8PO18 8TR: also in PO18 8PO18 8TW: also in PO18 8PO18 8UW: also in PO18 8PO18 8XE: also in PO18 8PO18 8XG: also in PO18 8PO18 8ZB: also in PO18 8 Nutbourne station 2.2 kmSouthbourne Surgery 3.3 kmSchool 4.3 kmBosham PO18 8JP Map of PO18 8JP and what is near it Map of PO18 8JP: its centre point, with the 296 other postcodes in the PO18 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 1.4–2.2 km2 places, 3.3–4.3 kmBosham PO18 8JP
  • PO18 8JP
  • Other postcodes in PO18 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.8331, longitude -0.8594)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after PO18 8JP?

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 PO18 8JP?

Every home and business at PO18 8JP can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 88% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

PO18 8JP 88% Chichester 67%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

PO18 8JP 100% Chichester 95%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 PO18 8JP?

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 days

Source: 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 PO18 8JP at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 9 homes and businesses at PO18 8JP. 2 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

9 homes and businesses at PO18 8JP Low: 2Not in an area at risk: 7

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 PO18 8JP: 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 PO18 8JP is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 13:05 on 24 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 13:05 on 24 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 PO18 8JP?

Homes in PO18 8 sold for a typical £490,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 79 sales, down 2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£490,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£500,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £590,000 41 sales
  • Semi-detached £421,500 18 sales
  • Terraced £335,250 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole PO18 district: a typical £490,000 from 139 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in PO18 8JP

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PO18 8JP 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 PO18 8JP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 890 homes in the neighbourhood around PO18 8JP. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band G. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (20%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around PO18 8JP

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 G, the most common, is £4,116.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (2%)£1,646
Band Babout 40 (4%)£1,921
Band Cabout 60 (7%)£2,195
Band Dabout 100 (11%)£2,470
Band Eabout 190 (21%)£3,018
Band Fabout 160 (18%)£3,567
Band Gabout 220 (25%)£4,116
Band Habout 100 (11%)£4,939

When the homes were built

  1. 19% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 20% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

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 PO18 8JP is in (ONS area E01031476), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: 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 PO18 8JP?

The nearest open schools to PO18 8JP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PO18 8JP, and how we find them

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 PO18 8JP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PO18 8JP is Bosham Rail Station, 1.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Bosham Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
  • Nutbourne Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Sunny Way, 253 m away.

More stations near PO18 8JP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near PO18 8JP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PO18 8JP, 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.

Find a GP on the NHS website

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 PO18 8JP?

2 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PO18 8JP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 200 mWalk
  • Mer Charging point · 2 chargers 400 mWalk
  • The Bosham Inn Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO 1.4 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near PO18 8JP?

The nearest to the centre of PO18 8JP, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

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 PO18 8JP?

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.

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 PO18 8JP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PO18 8JP, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 PO18 8JP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PO18 8JP, 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.

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 PO18 8JP?

The nearest vets to the centre of PO18 8JP on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

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 PO18 8JP in a conservation area?

The centre of PO18 8JP 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 PO18 8JP?

Police.uk records 20 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PO18 8JP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences7 reports
Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Public order2 reports
Other theft2 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Burglary1 report

Also: bicycle theft 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for PO18 8JP

Ward
Harbour Villages
Parish
Bosham
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Bosham
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
July 1986

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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PO18 8LN80 mPO18 8LW80 mPO18 8ND90 mPO18 8LH90 mPO18 8JN140 mPO18 8LL150 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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