Around average
IMD England
Low · 3.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for GU28 0BL
Chichester and Bognor Regis
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
GU28 0BL
Coordinates
50.9850, -0.6047
Grid reference
SU980215
Easting
498,035
Northing
121,544
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XX9MW+X4
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Petworth
Travel to Work
Chichester and Bognor Regis
ITL Region
Chichester
National Park
South Downs
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
19533
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19533 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near GU28 0BL
England & WalesCrime trends · near GU28 0BL
Counts are for Petworth electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
7
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
4
YoY —
1580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.2%
Other White3.2%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
Christian60.3%
No religion31.2%
Not answered6.9%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6422.1%
65–7416.5%
35–4916.3%
75–8413.4%
25–346.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.0%
Households
Any member 66+24.7%
All members 66+15.7%
Other13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.2%
+ 7 other households · 24.8%
Administrative Information
Chichester
Local Authority
Council AreaArundel and South Downs E14001067
Constituency
E14001067Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Petworth
Constituency code
E14001067
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Petworth
International Territorial Level
Chichester
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving West Sussex
NHS EnglandSurrey and Sussex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
West Sussex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB - 70F
Cancer Alliance
Surrey and Sussex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Chichester 005D E01031514
E01031514MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Chichester 005 E02006565
E02006565LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chichester 005D E01031514
E01031514MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chichester 005 E02006565
E02006565Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1
Sun & Time Information
5:42 AM
Sunrise
6:11 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:42 AM
Sunset (today)
6:11 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode GU28 0BL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 19533
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01031514 and MSOA E02006565 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode GU28 0BL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near GU28 0BL
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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