More residents. Higher housing costs. A district changing around its city.
The district grew from 106,494 residents in 2001 to 130,224 in 2025—23,730 more people. Average private rent reached £1,333 a month in August 2026, up from £896 in January 2015. Below, see how housing costs and the population have changed.
City and district figures are labelled separately. Evidence reviewed 16 October 2026.
House prices over 30 years, plus the available history for rents and population. Each chart covers the same local-authority area throughout.
What homes sold for
£430,000
Median sale price · year ending Mar 2026 · Chichester district
£355,000 more than in Mar 1996 (473.3% increase). Cash prices; inflation accounts for part of the rise.
Source, explanation and data table
Median price paid for homes sold in each year ending March, 1996–2026. Cash prices, not adjusted for inflation. This differs from the mix-adjusted House Price Index average.
£437 more per month than in Jan 2015 (48.8% increase). Cash prices; inflation accounts for part of the rise.
Source, explanation and data table
Average monthly private rent, January 2015–August 2026. New and existing tenancies. Cash prices, not adjusted for inflation; no comparable 30-year local series is available here.
What renting costs each month · Chichester district
Period
Pounds
Jan 2015
£896
Feb 2015
£898
Mar 2015
£899
Apr 2015
£899
May 2015
£901
Jun 2015
£903
Jul 2015
£907
Aug 2015
£910
Sept 2015
£913
Oct 2015
£915
Nov 2015
£916
Dec 2015
£918
Jan 2016
£919
Feb 2016
£920
Mar 2016
£921
Apr 2016
£924
May 2016
£925
Jun 2016
£930
Jul 2016
£933
Aug 2016
£940
Sept 2016
£946
Oct 2016
£952
Nov 2016
£953
Dec 2016
£951
Jan 2017
£948
Feb 2017
£948
Mar 2017
£950
Apr 2017
£953
May 2017
£955
Jun 2017
£957
Jul 2017
£960
Aug 2017
£963
Sept 2017
£967
Oct 2017
£968
Nov 2017
£968
Dec 2017
£967
Jan 2018
£968
Feb 2018
£972
Mar 2018
£974
Apr 2018
£973
May 2018
£970
Jun 2018
£968
Jul 2018
£966
Aug 2018
£967
Sept 2018
£968
Oct 2018
£969
Nov 2018
£970
Dec 2018
£969
Jan 2019
£970
Feb 2019
£971
Mar 2019
£974
Apr 2019
£976
May 2019
£978
Jun 2019
£980
Jul 2019
£982
Aug 2019
£984
Sept 2019
£988
Oct 2019
£990
Nov 2019
£991
Dec 2019
£991
Jan 2020
£991
Feb 2020
£993
Mar 2020
£993
Apr 2020
£994
May 2020
£994
Jun 2020
£995
Jul 2020
£995
Aug 2020
£996
Sept 2020
£997
Oct 2020
£997
Nov 2020
£996
Dec 2020
£995
Jan 2021
£994
Feb 2021
£996
Mar 2021
£998
Apr 2021
£1,001
May 2021
£1,004
Jun 2021
£1,006
Jul 2021
£1,008
Aug 2021
£1,011
Sept 2021
£1,014
Oct 2021
£1,016
Nov 2021
£1,019
Dec 2021
£1,025
Jan 2022
£1,033
Feb 2022
£1,039
Mar 2022
£1,045
Apr 2022
£1,052
May 2022
£1,060
Jun 2022
£1,066
Jul 2022
£1,072
Aug 2022
£1,082
Sept 2022
£1,091
Oct 2022
£1,100
Nov 2022
£1,105
Dec 2022
£1,110
Jan 2023
£1,113
Feb 2023
£1,114
Mar 2023
£1,117
Apr 2023
£1,125
May 2023
£1,137
Jun 2023
£1,146
Jul 2023
£1,150
Aug 2023
£1,154
Sept 2023
£1,162
Oct 2023
£1,172
Nov 2023
£1,183
Dec 2023
£1,190
Jan 2024
£1,200
Feb 2024
£1,207
Mar 2024
£1,214
Apr 2024
£1,217
May 2024
£1,222
Jun 2024
£1,226
Jul 2024
£1,233
Aug 2024
£1,237
Sept 2024
£1,244
Oct 2024
£1,249
Nov 2024
£1,255
Dec 2024
£1,260
Jan 2025
£1,263
Feb 2025
£1,271
Mar 2025
£1,276
Apr 2025
£1,282
May 2025
£1,285
Jun 2025
£1,290
Jul 2025
£1,292
Aug 2025
£1,294
Sept 2025
£1,296
Oct 2025
£1,300
Nov 2025
£1,303
Dec 2025
£1,307
Jan 2026
£1,312
Feb 2026
£1,316
Mar 2026
£1,319
Apr 2026
£1,322
May 2026
£1,325
Jun 2026
£1,326
Jul 2026
£1,328
Aug 2026
£1,333
How the population has changed
130,224
Population estimate · mid-2025 · Chichester district
23,730 more people than in 2001 (22.3% increase).
Source, explanation and data table
Mid-year population estimates, 2001–2025, from the current Nomis series. A district or unitary authority, not a city ward count. Earlier requested years are unavailable and have not been filled.
Housing costs, local pay and the need for temporary accommodation describe different sides of the same problem. They should be read together, but an average house price divided by weekly pay would not be a reliable affordability measure: the people, time periods and measures do not match.
Regeneration offers a route to better connections and useful space. It also depends on landowners, transport arrangements and infrastructure. The project tracker therefore records the next decision and the evidence needed to establish delivery, rather than treating the Local Plan’s housing requirement as homes already built.
The city’s needs are not the whole district’s needs. Rural and coastal communities have different access to services. The five city wards provide a starting point for neighbourhood analysis; they do not stand in for every parish.