Keynor Estate
Keynor Estate is a village in West Sussex, England, with a population of around 1,200. There are 10 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Chichester, 7.3 km away. In June 2026, there were around 7 recorded street crimes, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Keynor Estate area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Chichester area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 124,068 residents at roughly 158 people per km².
- Council
- Chichester
- County
- West Sussex
- Constituency
- Chichester
- Police force
- Sussex
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 152nd of 294 English council areas — better than 48% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
19°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 21° / 19° · 41% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:21
12h 46m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Crime
16 reported · July 2026▲ 33% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences6
- Anti-social behaviour4
- Bicycle theft1
- Burglary1
Neighbourhood team: Sidlesham · Sussex
Local policing priorities
- Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)
- Illegal/antisocial use of electric scrambler bikes
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
275 reported road collisions (2024)
79 killed or seriously injured · 383 casualties · 22.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
28 food businesses within 2 miles
- 26 rated 4–5 ★ (26 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Chichester (7.3 km)
- 10 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Chichester (7.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£429,978 average▼ 2.3% YoY
Across Chichester · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,328 average monthly rent▲ 2.8% YoY
- 1 bed £944
- 2 bed £1,217
- 3 bed £1,501
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
12.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 12.3 times median annual pay (11.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (11 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Asda (7.9 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
15 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Wagner Renewables Ltd (0.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches2
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
124,068 residents in Chichester · 158/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 57%
- 65+: 27%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 213 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,470 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (25% of 61,610)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
69 schools · 16,863 pupils
48 primary · 5 secondary · 16 other
Ofsted: 22 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)
58inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Bishop Luffa School, ChichesterOutstanding
- Midhurst Rother CollegeOutstanding
- Bourne Community CollegeGood
- Chichester High School
- The Academy, Selsey
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Chichester
Care & health services
988 CQC-registered services
- Care homes343
- GP practices106
- Dentists219
- Homecare agencies210
- Hospitals & hospices37
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · West Sussex
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 32 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
199 applications decided
85.4% granted · 170 granted, 29 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 5
- LD 24
- Grn 2
- Oth 5
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,725 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£696 median full-time weekly pay
3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£32,884 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
44% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 64,800 certificates
11.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men
58% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Chichester:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership438 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership410 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office385 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers348 local signatures · 13,788 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s328 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Sidlesham · 2.1 kmSidlesham is a small village and civil parish, on the Manhood Peninsula, five kilometres (3 miles) south of Chichester in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It has a small primary school. The area has ha…
Pagham Harbour · 2.2 kmPagham Harbour is a 629-hectare (1,550-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the western outskirts of Bognor Regis in West Sussex. It is a Geological Conservation Review site, a Nature…
- RAF Selsey · 2.2 km
Royal Air Force Selsey or more simply RAF Selsey is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground located 2 miles (3.2 km) north east of Selsey, West Sussex and 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Chichester, West Sussex, En…
St Wilfrid's Chapel, Church Norton · 2.5 kmSt Wilfrid's Chapel, also known as St Wilfrid's Church and originally as St Peter's Church, is a former Anglican church at Church Norton, a rural location near the village of Selsey in West Sussex, England. In its ori…
Selsey Abbey · 2.5 kmSelsey Abbey was founded by St Wilfrid in AD 681 on land donated at Selsey by the local Anglo-Saxon ruler, King Æðelwealh of Sussex. According to the Venerable Bede the Kingdom of Sussex was the last area of mainland…
Norton Priory, Church Norton · 2.7 kmNorton Priory is the former rectory of St Wilfrid's Chapel, Church Norton, West Sussex. The building is claimed to be of mediaeval origin, but so altered that much of the history of its construction is speculation. So…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Keynor Estate?
- Keynor Estate is a town in West Sussex, England, in the Chichester local authority.
- How deprived is Keynor Estate?
- The Chichester local authority, which includes Keynor Estate, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.