Westhampnett
Westhampnett is a village in West Sussex, England, with a population of around 361. It has around 2 supermarkets and 3 restaurants or cafés, 18 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Chichester, 3.1 km away. There were around 139 recorded street crimes in June 2026, 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 Westhampnett area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Chichester area is around the average in England (IoD2025). 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
Mixed
Ranked 157th of 294 English council areas — better than 47% 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
11°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 13° / 10° · 43% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:58Sunset 16:34
9h 36m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
12US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
126 reported · August 2026▲ 16% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences41
- Anti-social behaviour34
- Public order10
- Shoplifting10
3 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Lavant · Sussex
Local policing priorities
- Illegal/antisocial use of electric scrambler bikes
- Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
309 reported road collisions (2025)
96 killed or seriously injured · 439 casualties · 24.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
354 food businesses within 2 miles
- 312 rated 4–5 ★ (299 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Chichester (3.1 km)
- 18 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Chichester (3.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£428,364 average▼ 2.7% YoY
Across Chichester · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,333 average monthly rent▲ 2.9% YoY
- 1 bed £947
- 2 bed £1,222
- 3 bed £1,507
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,580 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (10.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (10.3 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
24 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 60 kW
- Nearest: Barnfield Retail Park (0.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches11
- Playgrounds11
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,016
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,486
- Net moves+1,530
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 177 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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 · 16,719 pupils
48 primary · 5 secondary · 16 other
Ofsted: 22 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)
57 inspected 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
991 CQC-registered services
- Care homes342
- GP practices107
- Dentists220
- 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
- 50 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
206 applications decided
89.3% granted · 184 granted, 22 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Jess Brown-Fuller
Liberal Democrat
Chichester
Recent votes:
- AyeOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21
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
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics1
- Supermarkets5
- Parks & greens31
- Restaurants & cafés9
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,770 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
28 jobs advertised · £37,335 avg
e.g. Costa - Supervisor - Costa, Cleaning Operative, Restaurant Shift / Floor Manager
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
24% low-carbon electricity
Gas 74% · Wind 13% · Biomass 5% · Nuclear 5%
299 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (West Sussex): 64.5 women · 63.1 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
Health services
1 GP surgery · 0 pharmacies in PO18
- St Wilfrid'S, Chichester
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Chichester:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks371 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers348 local signatures · 13,821 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases325 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence215 local signatures · 55,084 nationwide
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death192 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Westhampnett · 0.2 km
Westhampnett is a village, Anglican parish and civil parish in the district of Chichester in West Sussex, England, located 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Chichester on the former A27 road, now by-passed. The village is…
Goodwood plant · 0.4 kmThe Goodwood plant is the headquarters, design, manufacturing and assembly centre for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.
Westbourne House School · 1.1 kmWestbourne House School is a private preparatory school 1½ miles east of Chichester, West Sussex, England. It is co-educational and serves around 450 boarding and day-school pupils from ages 2–13. The headmaster is Ma…
- Portfield F.C. · 1.3 km
Portfield Football Club was a football club based in the Portfield area of Chichester, England. Established in 1896, they merged with Chichester City in 2000 to form Chichester City United, later renamed Chichester City.
Goodwood Revival · 1.3 kmThe Goodwood Revival is a three-day festival held each September at Goodwood Circuit since 1998 for the types of racing cars and motorcycles that would have competed during the circuit's original period: 1948–1966.
Goodwood Roller Marathon · 1.3 kmGoodwood Roller Marathon was an annual charity race around the historic Goodwood Motor Circuit organised by the Camberley Skaters. The event officially raised money for the NSPCC and Young Epilepsy with many participa…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Westhampnett?
- Westhampnett is a town in West Sussex, England, in the Chichester local authority.
- What is the population of Westhampnett?
- Westhampnett has an approximate settlement population of 361.
- How deprived is Westhampnett?
- The Chichester local authority, which includes Westhampnett, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.