Electoral wardE05011672

Fernhurst ward, Chichester

Fernhurst is one of 21 electoral wards of Chichester District Council, in West Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,792 residents in 2,680 households — 88 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Arundel and South Downs constituency; for county elections it is in the Midhurst and Petworth and Rother Valley divisions.

Residents, 20216,792council ward average 5,908

Households2,6802.53 residents per household

Density88/ km²about 77.18 km² · Chichester 158

Aged 65+23.7%Chichester: 27.1% · under 16: 19.1%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.9% · 265

5–95.7% · 388

10–159.5% · 646

16–194.3% · 290

20–243.5% · 240

25–346.8% · 461

35–4919.3% · 1,314

50–6423.2% · 1,578

65–7412.6% · 855

75–848.1% · 552

85+3.0% · 203

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.1% · 191

1 car or van33.6% · 900

2 cars or vans38.0% · 1,017

3 or more21.3% · 571

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright40.7% · 1,091

With mortgage33.7% · 903

Shared ownership0.9% · 24

Social rented12.5% · 336

Private rented12.1% · 323

Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house52.9% · 1,418

Semi-detached house28.2% · 755

Terraced house11.7% · 314

Purpose-built flat4.9% · 131

Converted house1.0% · 27

Other conversion0.7% · 19

Above shop / office0.5% · 13

Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05011672
Council: Chichester District Council
County council: West Sussex County Council
County division: Midhurst, Petworth, Rother Valley
Constituency: Arundel and South Downs
Region: South East
Density rank in council: 14 of 21

Parishes in the ward

FernhurstLinchLinchmereLurgashallMilland

Other wards in the same constituency

EEasebourne29.9% aged 65+ · 66.4% owned2,944 FFittleworth30.4% aged 65+ · 73.7% owned3,358 GGoodwood25.5% aged 65+ · 57.3% owned3,483 HHarting27.4% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned3,625 LLoxwood25.4% aged 65+ · 76.4% owned7,173 MMidhurst29.9% aged 65+ · 61.8% owned7,329 PPetworth31.4% aged 65+ · 54.0% owned3,549

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.