West Chiltington

14°CClear

• Today: 18° / 10° · 8% rain
• Tomorrow: 19° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:26Sunset 19:31

13h 6m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom

10 reported · July 2026▲ 67% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences3
• Anti-social behaviour2
• Burglary2
• Public order2

Neighbourhood team: Billingshurst, Shipley, Pulborough and Coldwaltham · Sussex

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

282 reported road collisions (2024)

75 killed or seriously injured · 395 casualties · 19.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

16 food businesses within 2 miles

• 15 rated 4–5 ★ (11 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Pulborough (4.7 km)
• 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£436,940 average▼ 0.2% YoY

Across Horsham · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,465 average monthly rent▲ 3.5% YoY

• 1 bed £1,017
• 2 bed £1,344
• 3 bed £1,689

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

11.5× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.5 times median annual pay (11.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Shell (8.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · ESSO (4.1 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

8 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Sowga LTD (3.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools28
• Sports pitches28
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

146,778 residents in Horsham · 277/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 290 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,441 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (22% of 66,760)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

65 schools · 21,370 pupils

43 primary · 5 secondary · 17 other

Ofsted: 18 of 23 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (78%)

53inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Horsham

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 (West Chiltington Conservation Area)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 62 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

343 applications decided

93% granted · 319 granted, 24 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Andrew Griffith

Conservative

Arundel and South Downs

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 12
• LD 26
• Grn 9
• Ref 1

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens74

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,355 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

17 jobs advertised · £28,818 avg

e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Production Operative, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

£871 median full-time weekly pay

1.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£34,400 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

47% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 66,536 certificates

8.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

11% low-carbon electricity

Gas 45% · Imports 44% · Solar 5% · Wind 3%

204 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 82 yrs men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

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

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  West Chiltington · 0.0 km

  West Chiltington is a village and civil parish in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the Storrington to Broadford Bridge road, 2.6 miles (4.2 km) north of Storrington.

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  Geoffrey Harold Woolley, was a British Army infantry officer, Church of England priest, and Second World War military chaplain. He was the first British Territorial Army officer to be awarded the Victoria Cross, the h…

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  Henry Bowreman Foote · 0.1 km

  Major-General Henry Robert Bowreman Foote, was a British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth for…

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  St Mary's Church, West Chiltington · 0.1 km

  St Mary's Church is the Grade I listed Anglican parish church of West Chiltington, a village in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. The 12th-century building, described as a "showpiece" and "the most attract…

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  Meeten's Mill, West Chiltington · 0.7 km

  Meeten's Mill is a grade II listed smock mill at West Chiltington, Sussex, England, which has been converted to residential use.

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  Nutbourne Windmill · 1.2 km

  Nutbourne Windmill is a tower mill at Nutbourne, Sussex, England which has been converted to retail use.

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