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St James's

10,136 people · median £315,000 · Chichester

Chichester Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled   24/36 seats · 67% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood

dearestcheapest
£315,000 median 2nd cheapest of 10 neighbourhoods
among 10 neighbourhoods in Chichester

A typical home here sells for £315,000, up 5% over five years. That's about 12.3× local earnings — around the 13.3× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 50 sales
£200k£238k£275k£313k£350k201120182026 YTD2018 +10%−5%£320,000
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£315,000
5-year change+5%
Full history since 1995
£25k£111k£197k£283k£369k199520102026 YTD2003 +26%−8%£320,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£490k
Semi-detached
£355k
Terraced
£315k
Flat
£180k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay12.3× · five-year average 13.3×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Chichester16.2%

Of the homes across Chichester that sold again within five years, 16.2% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than South East (17.4%).

By property type
Detached houses2.2%
Semi-detached houses2.9%
Terraced houses5.1%
Flats20%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new27.3%
Bought second-hand14.2%
Overall
Typical resale gain+19.5% · ~8.2-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (911 resale pairs) across Chichester — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership44%

Owned outright
28%
With a mortgage
16%
Private rented
26%
Social rented
29%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,370

Chichester District Council£198
West Sussex County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,890
Police & Crime Commissioner£282
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,580
Band B£1,843
Band C£2,107
Band D (baseline)£2,370
Band E£2,897
Band F£3,423
Band G£3,950
Band H£4,740
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

£3,277 per square metre

What this means ▾

The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in St James's 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Oving Road£198,500279+15.9%
Chatsworth Road£114,000262+5.3%
St Agnes Place£245,000250+20.3%
Charles Avenue£140,000164-32.6%
Victoria Road£195,000163+5.1%
Spitalfield Lane£179,450160+16.3%
Baxendale Road£249,950156+6.1%
Melbourne Road£102,000139-53.6%
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid

Neighbourhood prices in Chichester how St James's compares · from Chichester

Fastest 5-yr growth: Summersdale +23.3%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 12m
Summersdale£427,500+23.3%124
East Beach£319,125+23.1%128
Selsey£365,000+19.5%246
East Wittering£497,500+18.6%96
Southbourne£367,500+15.4%80
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in St James's — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
246 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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