— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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8,756 people · median £340,000 · Chichester
Cleaner air than most
Chichester Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled 24/36 seats · 67% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This postcode sector
Population8,756
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Median age57.1
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)
Employment rate54%
Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.
Unemployed · of economically active residents4.6%
Self-employed · of people in work23.7%
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Retired29.7%
ONS Census 2021
Degree-level qualified23%
Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.
No formal qualifications24.4%
Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021
Good or very good health83%
Residents who described their general health as good or very good.
Average life-satisfaction rating 7.18/10
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Happiness7.59/10
Feels worthwhile7.87/10
Anxiety (lower = better)3.1/10
Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 5/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 45% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 5/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 5/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 6 in 2019 — has worsened since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
5.9/10
Employment
5.1/10
Education & skills
3.1/10
Health & disability
4.6/10
Crime
6.6/10
Housing & services
2.7/10
Living environment
9.0/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
75%
own their home
98%
White
largest ethnic group · next: Mixed 1%
largest ethnic group · next: Mixed 1%
ONS Census 2021
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