Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:49 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:03 am – 3:59 pm
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People7,684 residentsin the Westbourne & Funtington census areaMedian age 50.33,345 households72% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright13% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,641 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 53% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C832 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksChichester Crosshistoric site · 2.8 miGoodwood Monumenthistoric site · 3.4 miKingley Valevalley · 1.4 miBow Hillhill · 1.8 miLye Woodwoodland · under a mileStoke Woodwoodland · under a mileWhyke Lakelake · 3.8 miLong Lakelake · 3.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesOaklands Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 14 haLavant Valley Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miPriory Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 4 haBishops Palace Gardenpark · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 201932 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202533 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.3 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,573 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 123 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNuffield Health Chichester Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryLavant Road Surgery2.0 miPharmacySummersdale Pharmacy2.0 miDentistGrange Dental Surgery2.7 miPolice stationSussex PoliceChichester3.1 miCash machineThe Southern Co-Operative Bosham Station Road2.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 independentIndependentOakwood Schoolages 2-11, 308 pupils1.1 miPrimaryLavant Primary Schoolages 4-11, 111 pupils1.3 miSecondaryBishop Luffa School, Chichesterages 11-18, 1,600 pupils2.3 miCollegeChichester College Group2.7 miUniversityUniversity of Chichester2.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU24 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW34 miRailway stationFishbourne2.1 miBus stationBus StationChichester3.1 miFerryBosham Hoe Ferry Landing4.4 miBus stops2 within a mileCar parkWest Stoke Car ParkFuntingtonunder a mileEV chargingbp PulseChichester1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PO18 postcode district.
