Most deprived 40–50%
IMD England
Around average · 6.5 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
South East
Region
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.
14332
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14332 out of 33,755 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 PO18 9AP
England & WalesCrime trends · near PO18 9AP
Counts are for Lavant electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY —
1050
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
14
YoY —
1470
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.8%
Other White2.6%
+ other · 2.6%
Religion
Christian58.3%
No religion35.2%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
50–6425.9%
65–7416.0%
35–4915.1%
75–8411.0%
25–347.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.8%
Households
Single family household, all members 66+18.7%
One person: aged 66+16.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.6%
One person: other10.3%
+ 9 other households · 24.7%
Coordinates & Location for PO18 9AP
Chichester and Bognor Regis
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
PO18 9AP
Coordinates
50.8598, -0.8225
Grid reference
SU829073
Easting
482,969
Northing
107,361
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XV55G+WX
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Chichester and Bognor Regis
ITL Region
Chichester
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Chichester
Local Authority
Council AreaChichester E14001166
Constituency
E14001166Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Lavant
Constituency code
E14001166
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Funtington
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 007A E01031506
E01031506MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Chichester 007 E02006567
E02006567LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chichester 007A E01031506
E01031506MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chichester 007 E02006567
E02006567Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
7:22 AM
Sunrise
6:16 PM
Sunset
10 hours 54 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:22 AM
Sunset (today)
6:16 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 54 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 PO18 9AP introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01031506 and MSOA E02006567 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 14332
Present — Active
Postcode PO18 9AP 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
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