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County or areaWest Sussex
Postcode districtPO20
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min4:50 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:02 am – 4:00 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,628 residentsin the Wittering & Birdham census areaMedian age 54.45,216 households73% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright10% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 4,894 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 53% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C731 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November22 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 6 to 14°CAMay: 9 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 9 to 16°CONovember: 5 to 12°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWest Beachbeach · under a mileSomerley Mill, Earnleyhistoric site · 1.5 miWest Wittering Beachbeach · 1.5 miBracklesham Baybay · 1.8 miBirdham Poollake · 3.0 miPilsey Islandisland · 2.6 miCobnor Pointheadland · 2.9 miHorse Pondtidal water · 2.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesQuay Meadowpark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 201939 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202525 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.2 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,200 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 7 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEmsworth Hospital6.1 miGP surgeryWitterings Medical Centreright herePharmacyWitterings Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistRails Lane (Dental Surgery)4.1 miPolice stationSussex Police - Selsey Manhood Police Station4.4 miCash machineThe Southern Co-Operative East Wittering Cakeham Road, Cakeham Roadright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryEast Wittering Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 247 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWest Wittering Parochial Church of England Schoolages 4-11, 95 pupils1.3 miSecondaryThe Academy, Selseyages 11-16, 523 pupils4.3 miCollegeChichester College Group5.9 miUniversityUniversity of Chichester6.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU25 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW40 miRailway stationBosham5.2 miBus stationBeachlands5.1 miFerryWest Itchenor Ferry Landing2.6 miBus stops28 within a mileCar parkMarine Drive Car ParkChichesterunder a mileEV chargingNorthern Crescent2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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