United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Chichester
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~122k · 57 state-funded schools
Expensive to buy into while offering modest local wages, Chichester presents a challenging financial landscape for new residents. A median house price of 11.5 times annual gross pay sits well above the regional median, making home ownership a significant hurdle. Renting is equally demanding, consuming 43.7% of median gross earnings. While pay is low at £696.20 per week, ranking near the bottom of the South East, the area benefits from relatively stable crime rates and school performance that exceeds the regional median. With council tax at £2,470, the cost of living remains high across the board. This location suits those who have already secured their capital or high-earning remote roles, as the local labour market offers little support for the high cost of entry.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Chichester ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£36,202/yr
Very low
Worse than 81% of UK LAs
House price
£415,000
Expensive
Worse than 79% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,319/mo
Expensive
Worse than 72% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,470/yr
Expensive
Worse than 61% of UK LAs
Crime
61.9/1k
Low
Better than 67% of UK LAs
Deprivation
14.1
Low
Better than 73% of UK LAs
Schools
91.2%
Weak
Worse than 65% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
61 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
52 of 57 (91.2%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 4 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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57 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 57 schools, sortable and filterable.
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.