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Orchard

WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
7,857
Households
3,142
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 9.5 per 1k
3,142
Households
White Brit. · 79%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 9.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£287,250
Median property price
181
Postcodes
3,142
Households
White Brit. · 79%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 9.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£287,250
Median property price
181
Postcodes

Sold prices in Orchard

England & Wales
Property sales · Orchard
HM Land Registry · Orchard
Average price
£251,420
YoY: -3.7%
Median price: £276,667
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 2 sales · avg £298,750
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£323k£260k£196k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Orchard

England & Wales
Crime trends · Orchard

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
20
YoY +25%
33170
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
14
YoY +40%
19100
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
1790
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising

75
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Orchard

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial / Tidal Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to West Sussex.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Arun is the district council. School applications go through West Sussex.

Apply for a primary place via West Sussex

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Orchard

GPs make up most of the mapped places

21 GPs · 11 Libraries · 4 Hospitals · 41 in all

  • GPs21
  • Libraries11
  • Hospitals4
  • Museums4
  • Universities1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Orchard

Coordinates50.7942, -0.6793
Postcodes
181
Population (Census)
7,857
Households (Census)
3,142
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 9.5 per 1k

Demographics in Orchard

Ethnicity

Total residents: 7,844
White Brit.79.4%
Other White14.3%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.2%
+ other · 5.1%

Religion

Total residents: 7,851
Christian49.9%
No religion40.1%
Not answered6.9%
Muslim1.3%
+ other · 1.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 7,857
50–6421.4%
35–4919.5%
25–3413.0%
65–7410.2%
10–156.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.5%

Households

Total households: 3,142
Other15.8%
Any member 66+13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.3%
All members 66+7.7%
+ 8 other households · 41.7%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Orchard

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.69 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.69 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Orchard