PO18 9JF postcode in Chichester, West Sussex

PO18 9JF is a postcode in Chichester, in the Westbourne ward. It is in the Chichester parliamentary constituency and the Sussex police force area, and has been in use since February 2014.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at PO18 9JF can get it Across Chichester: 67% Typical price £850,000 Homes sold in PO18 9, last 12 months. ▲ 11.1% on the year before Nearest station Rowlands Castle 7.8 km in a straight line

Where PO18 9JF is, and what is near it

Map of PO18 9JF and what is near it Map of PO18 9JF: its centre point, with the 139 other postcodes in the PO18 9 sector, 3 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. PO18 9DZ: also in PO18 9PO18 9EH: also in PO18 9PO18 9HB: also in PO18 9PO18 9HX: also in PO18 9PO18 9HY: also in PO18 9PO18 9JA: also in PO18 9PO18 9JB: also in PO18 9PO18 9JD: also in PO18 9PO18 9JE: also in PO18 9PO18 9JG: also in PO18 9PO18 9JP: also in PO18 9PO18 9JR: also in PO18 9PO18 9JS: also in PO18 9PO18 9JT: also in PO18 9PO18 9JU: also in PO18 9PO18 9JY: also in PO18 9PO18 9JZ: also in PO18 9PO18 9LA: also in PO18 9PO18 9NH: also in PO18 9PO18 9NJ: also in PO18 9PO18 9NL: also in PO18 9PO18 9NN: also in PO18 9PO18 9QL: also in PO18 9 School 2.8 kmLittlegreen Academy 3.8 kmDitcham Park School 6.6 km2 places, 7.8–7.9 kmNutbourne station 8.7 kmLavant Road Surgery 9.3 kmLavant PO18 9JF Map of PO18 9JF and what is near it Map of PO18 9JF: its centre point, with the 139 other postcodes in the PO18 9 sector, 3 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 2.8 km2 schools, 3.8–6.6 km2 places, 7.8–7.9 kmNutbourne station 8.7 kmLavant PO18 9JF
  • PO18 9JF
  • Other postcodes in PO18 9: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 50.9222, longitude -0.8567)

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 PO18 9JF?

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 9JF?

100% of the homes and businesses at PO18 9JF cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s) from a line or fixed wireless, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

PO18 9JF 0% Chichester 67%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

PO18 9JF 0% Chichester 95%
Cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s)100%
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 9JF?

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 9JF at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include PO18 9JF.

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 9JF: 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 9JF is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near PO18 9JF?

Homes in PO18 9 sold for a typical £850,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 9 sales, up 11.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£850,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£765,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 11.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £1,035,000 5 sales
  • Semi-detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced 2 sales, too few to price

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 9JF

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in PO18 9JF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 5 November 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 9JF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around PO18 9JF. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band G. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (53%). 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 9JF

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 30 (4%)£1,646
Band Babout 30 (4%)£1,921
Band Cabout 60 (9%)£2,195
Band Dabout 130 (19%)£2,470
Band Eabout 120 (17%)£3,018
Band Fabout 100 (14%)£3,567
Band Gabout 180 (26%)£4,116
Band Habout 40 (6%)£4,939

When the homes were built

  1. 53% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 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 PO18 9JF is in (ONS area E01031507), 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 9JF?

The nearest open schools to PO18 9JF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PO18 9JF, 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 9JF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PO18 9JF is Rowlands Castle Rail Station, 7.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Rowlands Castle Rail Station Railway station 7.8 kmDrive
  • Nutbourne Rail Station Railway station 8.7 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near PO18 9JF, 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 9JF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PO18 9JF, 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 9JF?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PO18 9JF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • ChargePoint Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2 2.4 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 9JF?

The nearest to the centre of PO18 9JF, 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 9JF?

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 vets are near PO18 9JF?

The nearest vets to the centre of PO18 9JF 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 9JF in a conservation area?

The centre of PO18 9JF 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 9JF?

Police.uk records 2 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PO18 9JF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour1 report
Violence and sexual offences1 report

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 9JF

Ward
Westbourne
Parish
Marden
Region
South East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
February 2014

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

PO18 9JD430 mPO18 9JE450 mPO18 9JR870 mPO18 9JT960 mPO18 9JS1.1 kmPO18 9LA1.2 km
All of PO18

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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