St James's area report

Highlights

St James's is a neighbourhood in West Sussex with a population of 10,136. The median house price is £315,000, with 246 sales recorded in the past 12 months and prices rising 5.0 per cent over five years. Terraced properties median at £315,000, flats at £180,000, detached houses at £490,000 and semi-detached at £355,000. The median age is 40.2 years, and 44.1 per cent of homes are owner-occupied. About 45 per cent of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived. Air quality is good, with nitrogen dioxide at 8.2 micrograms per cubic metre (low band) and particulate matter at 6.2 (moderate band). Flood risk affects 18.4 per cent of the area. Broadband coverage is strong: 99.0 per cent superfast and 85.2 per cent gigabit capable. The area falls within three conservation areas—Chichester and Graylingwell—and contains 44 listed buildings. Council tax for band D is £2,370.07. Chichester District Council, Liberal Democrat-controlled, is the local planning authority.

Data updated 2026/2025. St James's, West Sussex — a free, sourced local-area report from Acreright. Every figure shows its source and date; where the data isn't reliable we say so rather than guess.

This district. Figures below lead with St James's’s own data where it exists; wider-area statistics are clearly labelled.

Within West Sussex, St James's ranks 5th cheapest of 7, 4th safest and 7th most affordable.

What does it cost?

• £315,000 median home price (HM Land Registry Price Paid, May 2026) Across this district

Sold prices in St James's have risen 5% over the last five years (UK House Price Index).

Who lives here?

• 10,136 residents (ONS Census 2021 (Nomis), 2021) Across this district

About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than St James's (English Indices of Deprivation, decile 5 of 10, national basis). Little changed since 2019 (decile 5).

Schools

• 81% of inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding (Get Information About Schools (GIAS) + Ofsted inspections MI, 2026) Across this district

Getting around

• 85% of premises can get gigabit broadband (Ofcom Connected Nations, 2024) Across this district

Has it been a good investment?

Of homes in St James's that changed hands in the last five years, 16.1% sold for less than the previous owner paid — 1 points below South East (17.1%) (nominal, not inflation-adjusted). Across those resales the typical gain was 19.86% over 8.01 years held.

Investment context: a gross rental yield of about 5.7% (area median rent against the median sold price) — appraise a specific property at /appraisal/st jamess.

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Nearby areas we cover: Chichester, Parklands, Summersdale.