Chichester property market
In Chichester (South East) the average private rent is £1,325/month (ONS, May 2026) and the average house price is £427,112 (HM Land Registry, April 2026). That puts rent 4% below and house prices 58% above the UK average. The gross rental yield works out at 3.7%.
- Average rent
- £1,325/mo
- +3.1% YoY
- Average house price
- £427,112
- -4.8% 12m
- Gross rental yield
- 3.7%
- UK avg 6.1%
- Price-to-rent
- 26.9
- UK avg 16.3
Rent vs buy in Chichester
The average home in Chichester costs about 26.9 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 26.9), compared with 16.3 for the UK as a whole. On this market-level signal, buying looks relatively more expensive here than the UK average. This is an arithmetic ratio of the two official figures above — a market indicator, not personal financial advice.
Go deeper
- Rent in Chichester (1/2/3/4-bed breakdown)£1,325
- House prices in Chichester (by property type)£427,112
Nearby areas in South East
- Brighton and Hove£1,816/mo · £406,137
- Vale of White Horse£1,333/mo · £416,575
- West Oxfordshire£1,277/mo · £418,246
- Mid Sussex£1,415/mo · £432,190
- East Hampshire£1,260/mo · £432,571
- Horsham£1,455/mo · £432,927
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average rent in Chichester?
- The average monthly private rent in Chichester is £1,325, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents (May 2026), +3.1% over the past 12 months. The UK average is £1,383.
- What is the average house price in Chichester?
- The average house price in Chichester is £427,112 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, April 2026), -4.8% over 12 months. The UK average is £270,080.
- What is the gross rental yield in Chichester?
- Dividing the average annual rent (£15,900) by the average house price (£427,112) gives a gross rental yield of 3.7% in Chichester. This is a "gross" figure — before voids, management, maintenance and tax. The UK-average gross yield on the same basis is 6.1%.
- Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Chichester?
- In Chichester the average house price equals about 26.9 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 26.9). A higher ratio leans toward renting being relatively cheaper month-to-month; a lower ratio leans toward buying. The UK-average ratio is 16.3. This is a market-level signal, not personal financial advice.
Rent: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics — edition 17 June 2026, reference May 2026 (ONS PIPR). House prices: HM Land Registry — UK House Price Index (UKHPI), reference April 2026 (UKHPI). Both © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Gross rental yield and price-to-rent ratio are computed from these two figures.