Petworth
Petworth is a village in West Sussex, England, with a population of around 2,544. There are around 7 restaurants or cafés, along with 17 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Stopham Road, 6.5 km away. The average sold house price is around £865,077, and there were around 13 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Petworth 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
- Arundel and South Downs
- 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
18°COvercast
- Today: 20° / 17° · 84% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 17° · Mist
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:23
12h 50m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
11 reported · July 2026▼ 54% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour6
- Violence & sexual offences4
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Petworth and Bury Ward · Sussex
Local policing priorities
- Anti-Social driving, particularly speeding and noisy vehicles
- Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB), particularly at times of seasonal demand and local events
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
36 food businesses within 2 miles
- 35 rated 4–5 ★ (32 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Stopham Road (6.5 km)
- 17 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Pulborough (7.1 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
EV charging
3 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 13 kW
- Nearest: Pound Street (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches6
- Playgrounds2
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
- In a conservation area (Petworth)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 226 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
Your MP
Andrew Griffith
Conservative
Arundel and South Downs
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 5
- LD 24
- Grn 2
- Oth 5
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Parks & greens6
- Restaurants & cafés8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,725 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
96 jobs advertised · £37,207 avg
e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats
Source: Adzuna
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
Grid electricity
10% low-carbon electricity
Gas 55% · Imports 35% · Biomass 5% · Wind 3%
243 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
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 Arundel and South Downs:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership456 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership402 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office320 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases316 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s256 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Petworth · 0.0 km
Petworth is a town and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is located at the junction of the A272 east–west road from Heathfield to Winchester and the A283 Milford to Shoreham-by-Sea road.
Petworth Park · 0.1 kmPetworth Park at Petworth, Sussex was used as the venue for three cricket matches between 1824 and 1826. The ground was in front of the main house, before the cricket ground was moved to its current location nearby at…
Leconfield Hall · 0.1 kmLeconfield Hall, formerly Petworth Town Hall, is a municipal building in the Market Square in Petworth, West Sussex, England. The building, which is now used as a cinema, is a Grade II* listed building.
Petworth Cottage Museum · 0.1 kmPetworth Cottage Museum, at 346 High Street, Petworth, West Sussex is a Leconfield Estate worker's cottage. It has been restored and furnished as it might have been in about 1910 when the occupier was a Mrs. Mary Cumm…
- Sacred Heart Church, Petworth · 0.2 km
Sacred Heart Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Petworth, West Sussex, England. It was built in 1896 and designed by Frederick Walters. It is situated on Angel Street to the north of Petworth Cottage Museum i…
Petworth House · 0.3 kmPetworth House is a late 17th-century Grade I listed country house in the parish of Petworth, West Sussex, England. It was built in 1688 by Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, and altered in the 1870s to the design…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Petworth?
- Petworth is a town in West Sussex, England, in the Chichester local authority.
- What is the population of Petworth?
- Petworth has an approximate settlement population of 2,544.
- How deprived is Petworth?
- The Chichester local authority, which includes Petworth, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.