Runcton

20°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 21° / 18° · 83% rain
• Tomorrow: 21° / 17° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:23

12h 50m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom

8 reported · July 2026▼ 27% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour3
• Violence & sexual offences3
• Drugs1
• Other crime1

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: North Mundham · Sussex

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

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)

146 food businesses within 2 miles

• 129 rated 4–5 ★ (124 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Chichester (3.2 km)
• 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£429,978 average▼ 2.3% YoY

Across Chichester · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (10.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Asda (3.7 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

23 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 60 kW
• Nearest: Chichester Lakeside (1.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches3
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

124,068 residents in Chichester · 158/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 57%
• 65+: 27%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 213 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Chichester

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

• In a conservation area (Runcton)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 26 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

199 applications decided

85.4% granted · 170 granted, 29 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Jess Brown-Fuller

Liberal Democrat

Chichester

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 5
• LD 24
• Grn 2
• Oth 5

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,725 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

15 jobs advertised · £31,900 avg

e.g. Multi-Skilled Engineer, Security Engineer, Online Psychology Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

33% low-carbon electricity

Gas 39% · Imports 28% · Solar 23% · Biomass 6%

178 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

58% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

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

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