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Electoral wardE05011670

Chichester West ward, Chichester

Chichester West is one of 21 electoral wards of Chichester District Council, in West Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,372 residents in 2,849 households — 1,806 people per km², the 11th 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 West divisions.

Residents, 20216,372council ward average 5,908
Households2,8492.24 residents per household
Density1,806/ km²about 3.53 km² · Chichester 158
Aged 65+28.8%Chichester: 27.1% · under 16: 15.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.8% · 305
5–94.6% · 293
10–155.9% · 377
16–195.9% · 374
20–245.6% · 357
25–349.3% · 591
35–4915.5% · 991
50–6419.6% · 1,249
65–7412.8% · 817
75–849.8% · 627
85+6.2% · 392

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van20.9% · 597
1 car or van46.6% · 1,327
2 cars or vans24.9% · 709
3 or more7.6% · 217
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright43.9% · 1,250
With mortgage18.4% · 525
Shared ownership0.5% · 13
Social rented20.6% · 586
Private rented16.6% · 472
Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house23.8% · 677
Semi-detached house33.2% · 946
Terraced house18.4% · 523
Purpose-built flat21.6% · 615
Converted house2.0% · 58
Other conversion0.5% · 14
Above shop / office0.5% · 13
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011670
County division
Chichester North, Chichester West
Constituency
Chichester
Region
South East
Density rank in council
6 of 21

Parishes in the ward

Chichester

Other wards in the same constituency

CChichester Central28.9% aged 65+ · 45.5% owned2,931CChichester East17.6% aged 65+ · 37.7% owned6,572CChichester North27.1% aged 65+ · 63.2% owned6,655CChichester South18.7% aged 65+ · 52.2% owned6,877GGoodwood25.5% 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.