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Electoral wardE05011666

Chichester Central ward, Chichester

Chichester Central is one of 21 electoral wards of Chichester District Council, in West Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,931 residents in 1,528 households — 2,025 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Chichester constituency; for county elections it is in the Chichester North and Chichester South divisions.

Residents, 20212,931council ward average 5,908
Households1,5281.92 residents per household
Density2,025/ km²about 1.45 km² · Chichester 158
Aged 65+28.9%Chichester: 27.1% · under 16: 7.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–42.5% · 73
5–91.9% · 55
10–152.7% · 78
16–1912.3% · 361
20–249.0% · 264
25–3414.2% · 416
35–4912.5% · 367
50–6415.9% · 467
65–7411.1% · 326
75–8411.0% · 322
85+6.8% · 199

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van42.6% · 652
1 car or van43.3% · 662
2 cars or vans11.6% · 177
3 or more2.5% · 38
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Chichester overall: 65.4% owned, 15.1% social rented, 18.1% private rented.

Owned outright35.1% · 536
With mortgage10.5% · 160
Shared ownership0.9% · 14
Social rented16.2% · 248
Private rented37.2% · 569
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house5.4% · 83
Semi-detached house10.4% · 159
Terraced house17.6% · 269
Purpose-built flat51.2% · 782
Converted house4.4% · 67
Other conversion4.1% · 63
Above shop / office6.6% · 101
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011666
County division
Chichester North, Chichester South
Constituency
Chichester
Region
South East
Density rank in council
4 of 21

Parishes in the ward

Chichester

Council offices in this ward

CWest Sussex County CouncilCouncil office · PO19 1RGCWest Sussex County Council - Early Childhood ServiceCouncil office · PO19 1RQCChichester District CouncilCouncil office · PO19 1TY

Other wards in the same constituency

CChichester East17.6% aged 65+ · 37.7% owned6,572CChichester North27.1% aged 65+ · 63.2% owned6,655CChichester South18.7% aged 65+ · 52.2% owned6,877CChichester West28.8% aged 65+ · 62.3% owned6,372GGoodwood25.5% aged 65+ · 57.3% owned3,483HHarbour Villages27.2% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned10,899LLavant28.8% aged 65+ · 69.5% owned3,252NNorth Mundham & Tangmere19.0% aged 65+ · 59.9% owned8,130SSelsey South37.6% aged 65+ · 77.7% owned6,309SSidlesham with Selsey North34.4% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned5,918SSouthbourne23.9% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned8,113TThe Witterings33.6% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned10,324WWestbourne26.3% aged 65+ · 67.9% owned3,463

All 21 wards of Chichester

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.