Electoral wardE05011679

Midhurst ward, Chichester

Midhurst is one of 21 electoral wards of Chichester District Council, in West Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,329 residents in 3,478 households — 175 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Arundel and South Downs constituency; for county elections it is in the Rother Valley and Midhurst divisions.

Residents, 20217,329council ward average 5,908

Households3,4782.11 residents per household

Density175/ km²about 41.98 km² · Chichester 158

Aged 65+29.9%Chichester: 27.1% · under 16: 15.7%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.0% · 292

5–95.2% · 382

10–156.5% · 474

16–193.3% · 243

20–243.7% · 269

25–349.6% · 707

35–4915.8% · 1,158

50–6422.0% · 1,616

65–7414.5% · 1,066

75–8411.0% · 805

85+4.3% · 317

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van12.9% · 447

1 car or van41.8% · 1,455

2 cars or vans32.3% · 1,123

3 or more13.0% · 453

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright39.6% · 1,378

With mortgage22.2% · 772

Shared ownership1.2% · 43

Social rented17.9% · 624

Private rented19.0% · 661

Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house29.3% · 1,020

Semi-detached house26.1% · 909

Terraced house22.7% · 791

Purpose-built flat15.7% · 546

Converted house3.1% · 107

Other conversion1.4% · 47

Above shop / office1.6% · 57

Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05011679
Council: Chichester District Council
County council: West Sussex County Council
County division: Rother Valley, Midhurst
Constituency: Arundel and South Downs
Region: South East
Density rank in council: 12 of 21

Parishes in the ward

BeptonCockingMidhurstStedham with IpingWest LavingtonWoolbeding with Redford

Other wards in the same constituency

EEasebourne29.9% aged 65+ · 66.4% owned2,944 FFernhurst23.7% aged 65+ · 74.4% owned6,792 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 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.