Among the least deprived
IMD England
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for PO10 8DS
Chichester and Bognor Regis
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
PO10 8DS
Coordinates
50.8155, -0.9095
Grid reference
SU769023
Easting
476,922
Northing
102,345
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XR38R+66
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
West Thorney
Travel to Work
Chichester and Bognor Regis
ITL Region
Chichester
National Park
Non-National Park
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.
28174
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 28174 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 & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.77.8%
Caribbean3.8%
African3.6%
Other Asian3.5%
Other White2.6%
+ 3 other groups · 8.6%
Religion
No religion44.8%
Christian44.0%
Not answered5.6%
Buddhist1.9%
Hindu1.4%
+ 1 other religions · 2.3%
Age groups
25–3429.9%
35–4923.8%
20–249.8%
50–647.2%
5–96.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 22.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children38.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.6%
Any member 66+12.1%
All members 66+8.7%
Other8.5%
+ 7 other households · 17.3%
Administrative Information
Chichester
Local Authority
Council AreaChichester E14001166
Constituency
E14001166Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Southbourne
Constituency code
E14001166
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
West Thorney
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 009C E01031532
E01031532MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Chichester 009 E02006569
E02006569LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chichester 009C E01031532
E01031532MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chichester 009 E02006569
E02006569Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:43 AM
Sunrise
6:12 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:43 AM
Sunset (today)
6:12 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 PO10 8DS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 28174
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01031532 and MSOA E02006569 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PO10 8DS 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 PO10 8DS
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