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Where is Midhurst?

Midhurst is in the county of West Sussex, in England. It sits in the constituency of Chichester and its latitude and longitude is: 50.986395 -0.746897.

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Midhurst has a few stores nearby for groceries, including: M&S Midhurst BP, Sainsburys Midhurst Bepton Road Local, Tesco Midhurst Express.

There are a few pubs and bars nearby, including: Faustinos Wine Bar, Half Moon, Royal Oak, The Greyhound Inn, The Swan Inn, The Wheatsheaf.

Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, there are a few nearby, including: Comestibles, Fitzcanes, La Piazzetta, Lime And Spice, The Bricklayers Arms, The Midhurst Bakery, The Olive And Vine, Tilly's Of Midhurst.

Midhurst has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.

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What is the property market like in Midhurst?

Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to June 2023

The property market in Midhurst has had a steady increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 16 August 2023, on average a detached house costs £754,773, which is up 4.0% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £453,701 (up 4.8% on last year) , a terraced house £386,365 (up 2.7% on last year) and a flat £232,315. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £904 per month.

Property prices in Midhurst are similar to the average property prices across West Sussex and are a little higher compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Midhurst, prices have risen a little quicker than the annual average price change seen across the West Sussex region.

Property data is based on Chichester level pricing data and is as at June 2023 (publicised 16 August 2023)

Regarding the health of the West Sussex property market as a whole, here is how it compares to other counties in England:

County	Avg Detached Price	Annual Change	Avg Semi-Detached Price	Annual Change
Rutland	£557,204	+11.1%	£340,313	+11.3%
Northumberland	£337,325	+8.5%	£184,842	+7.0%
Lancashire	£331,201	+5.7%	£198,039	+4.5%
Derbyshire	£344,451	+4.9%	£211,163	+3.8%
Leicestershire	£436,158	+4.9%	£264,342	+3.8%
Merseyside	£344,830	+4.8%	£216,901	+3.6%
Warwickshire	£529,186	+4.5%	£305,718	+3.5%
Greater Manchester	£403,675	+4.4%	£257,735	+3.7%
Gloucestershire	£542,438	+4.4%	£333,333	+4.3%
Oxfordshire	£711,995	+4.3%	£451,979	+3.9%
East Riding of Yorkshire	£332,412	+4.2%	£206,648	+3.9%
Wiltshire	£527,302	+3.8%	£331,630	+3.8%
West Yorkshire	£355,467	+3.6%	£212,399	+2.7%
Kent	£629,980	+3.5%	£392,043	+3.0%
Staffordshire	£368,518	+3.2%	£223,594	+2.9%
West Midlands	£410,980	+3.0%	£246,366	+2.9%
West Sussex	£693,611	+2.9%	£445,014	+3.1%
Devon	£510,021	+2.8%	£341,095	+3.3%
West Northamptonshire	£487,369	+2.7%	£283,235	+2.2%
Nottinghamshire	£334,125	+2.7%	£205,505	+2.4%
South Yorkshire	£286,071	+2.6%	£183,466	+2.2%
North Yorkshire	£426,004	+2.5%	£267,320	+2.0%
Norfolk	£410,350	+2.4%	£270,298	+2.2%
Worcestershire	£463,600	+2.4%	£279,546	+2.1%
Shropshire	£406,333	+2.3%	£253,546	+2.1%
Isle of Wight	£447,238	+2.3%	£305,949	+2.4%
Herefordshire	£435,570	+2.3%	£276,386	+2.3%
Essex	£597,549	+2.2%	£385,995	+1.6%
Hampshire	£635,610	+1.8%	£389,893	+2.0%
Buckinghamshire	£858,606	+1.7%	£463,046	+1.7%
Cambridgeshire	£494,548	+1.7%	£335,041	+1.7%
Lincolnshire	£310,171	+1.5%	£206,565	+1.9%
North Northamptonshire	£427,010	+1.4%	£254,805	+1.2%
Suffolk	£457,471	+0.9%	£284,740	+0.9%
East Sussex	£598,831	+0.7%	£387,056	+0.9%
Somerset	£465,072	+0.3%	£295,606	+0.5%
Dorset	£536,574	+0.1%	£352,588	+0.5%
Surrey	£961,283	+0.1%	£547,797	+1.0%
Hertfordshire	£946,765	0.0%	£545,243	+0.3%
Cornwall	£454,056	-0.9%	£300,238	-0.5%

Recent property transactions in the area

Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Midhurst, or click here to browse the longer list of Midhurst property transactions from 2022.

Address	Details
1, Guillards Oak, Midhurst, West Sussex , GU29 9JZ	Sold for £725,000 on 08/25/2022 (Detached)
47, Guillards Oak, Midhurst, West Sussex , GU29 9JZ	Sold for £580,000 on 03/30/2022 (Detached)
39, Guillards Oak, Midhurst, West Sussex , GU29 9JZ	Sold for £420,000 on 02/09/2022 (Detached)
57, Heathfield Park, Midhurst, West Sussex , GU29 9HL	Sold for £449,160 on 09/01/2022 (Detached)
49, Heathfield Park, Midhurst, West Sussex , GU29 9HL	Sold for £410,000 on 08/05/2022 (Semi-Detached)
6, Heathfield Green, Midhurst, West Sussex , GU29 9QA	Sold for £400,000 on 03/18/2022 (Terraced)
60, Heathfield Green, Midhurst, West Sussex , GU29 9QA	Sold for £382,000 on 07/15/2022 (Semi-Detached)
33, Heathfield Green, Midhurst, West Sussex , GU29 9QA	Sold for £215,000 on 04/27/2022 (Flat)
37, Heathfield Green, Midhurst, West Sussex , GU29 9QA	Sold for £205,000 on 05/27/2022 (Flat)
3, Oakwood Close, Midhurst, West Sussex , GU29 9QS	Sold for £185,000 on 04/22/2022 (Flat)

Which schools are near Midhurst?

Midhurst has a few schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Midhurst Rother College, which was was rated as outstanding in 2014.

Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.

School	Type	Latest Rating	Ofsted Report (if available)	Address
Midhurst Rother College	Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed	1: Outstanding (5/2/2013)	Ofsted Report Link	Midhurst
Midhurst CofE Primary School	Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed	2: Good (7/17/2015)	Ofsted Report Link	Midhurst
Easebourne CofE Primary School	Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed	2: Good (10/6/2016)	Ofsted Report Link	Midhurst
Stedham Primary School	Primary Community school - Mixed	2: Good (1/18/2018)	Ofsted Report Link	Midhurst
Conifers School	Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Mixed			Midhurst

School	Type
Midhurst Rother College Ofsted report	Secondary school Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (5/2/2013)
Midhurst CofE Primary School Ofsted report	Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (7/17/2015)
Easebourne CofE Primary School Ofsted report	Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (10/6/2016)
Stedham Primary School Ofsted report	Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (1/18/2018)
Conifers School Ofsted report	Primary & Secondary

Parent view data is as at 02 January 2023 and source of data is Gov.uk. State school information including Ofsted ratings is as at 28 February 2023 and source of data is Gov.uk. Independent school information is as at 22 August 2022 and source of data is Gov.uk.

What are the commuting options from Midhurst?

Midhurst has train station options, but a drive would be required to them.

Station	Distance from Midhurst	Commute options
Liphook A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +15% from the previous year.	8 miles	- London Waterloo (72 mins - South Western Railway - £423 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 76 mins - South Western Railway - £423 monthly fare) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 84 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 106 mins - Southern) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 149 mins - Southern - £423 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 169 mins - Southern - £423 monthly fare) View details
Haslemere A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -7% from the previous year.	9 miles	- London Waterloo (63 mins - South Western Railway - £420 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 66 mins - South Western Railway - £420 monthly fare) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 73 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 102 mins - Southern) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 145 mins - Southern - £420 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 165 mins - Southern - £420 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 175 mins - Great Western Railway) View details
Liss A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +33% from the previous year.	10 miles	- London Waterloo (79 mins - South Western Railway - £439 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 83 mins - South Western Railway - £439 monthly fare) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 91 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 100 mins - Southern) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 143 mins - Southern - £439 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 163 mins - Southern - £439 monthly fare) View details
Chichester A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -3% from the previous year.	14 miles	- Brighton (65 mins - Southern - £234 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (95 mins - Southern - £509 monthly fare) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 104 mins - CrossCountry) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 105 mins - Southern - £509 monthly fare) View details - London Waterloo (1 change(s) - 105 mins - South Western Railway - £509 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (115 mins - Southern - £509 monthly fare) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 131 mins - Thameslink - £509 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 166 mins - Great Western Railway) View details
Barnham A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -3% from the previous year.	15 miles	- Brighton (56 mins - Southern - £234 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (86 mins - Southern - £481 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (104 mins - Southern - £481 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (105 mins - Southern - £481 monthly fare) View details - London Waterloo (1 change(s) - 112 mins - South Western Railway - £481 monthly fare) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 113 mins - CrossCountry) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 116 mins - Thameslink - £481 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 128 mins - London Overground - £481 monthly fare) View details - Wimbledon (1 change(s) - 143 mins - Southern - £481 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 173 mins - Great Western Railway) View details

What is the ethnicity breakdown of the population?

The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Chichester) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk

Ethnicity	% of Chichester residents	Benchmark: % of England & Wales residents
White	95.4%	81.7%
Asian	1.7%	9.3%
Mixed	1.6%	2.9%
Black	0.6%	4.0%
Other	0.5%	2.1%

What is the socio-economic status Midhurst?

The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Chichester consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk

Type of occupation	% of residents (over 16 years old)	Rank within England & Wales
Intermediate occupations	11.0%
Small employers and own account workers	14.3%
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations	15.7%	128 out of 573
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations	23.2%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	4.9%
Semi-routine occupations	10.3%
Routine occupations	8.4%
Never worked / long-term unemployed	5.7%	476 out of 573
Full-time students	6.6%

How fast is the broadband in Midhurst?

Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in West Sussex is average (53mbps). Midhurst is slower than this, with average download speeds of 45.7mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Chichester level, via data.parliament.uk, here.

Average speed	45.7 mbps
% households with superfast broadband access	91.5%
% households unable to access decent broadband	1.2%

Source: data.parliament.uk

What are the crime levels in the Midhurst area?

Crime stats were found at the Chichester level:

Type	Chichester	UK
Total Crimes (per thousand people)	67	93
Burglaries (per thousand people)	5	5
Public Order Offences (per thousand people)	8	10
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people)	2	1
Violence Against People (per thousand people)	22	36

Source: ONS. Data covers year ending September 2022.

Is there a flooding risk near Midhurst?

We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Midhurst.

Flood warnings

There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.

Flood areas

The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.

Area	Cause	Description
Solent and South Downs	Western Rother	The Western Rother from Liss to Hardham
Solent and South Downs	Western Rother	The River Rother from Durford Mill to Ambersham Bridge, Midhurst, including Durford Mill, Haben Farm, Trotton, Iping, Steadham, and Midhurst
Solent and South Downs	Western Rother	South Pond, South Street and The Wharf, Midhurst

Handpicked nearby locations we recommend and how Midhurst compares

Name	Property market	Crimes per 1,000	Schools nearby	Socio Economic
Midhurst, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local M&S	Semi-detached: £453,701 Detached: £754,773	67	Primary: 3 Secondary: 2	15.7% residents in higher managerial positions 5.7% residents long-term unemployed
Lindfield, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £498,574 Detached: £789,616	43	Primary: 7 Secondary: 2	18.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed
Hassocks, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £498,574 Detached: £789,616	43	Primary: 3 Secondary: 2	17.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.1% residents long-term unemployed
Balcombe, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £498,574 Detached: £789,616	43	Primary: 1 Secondary:	17.9% residents in higher managerial positions 4.5% residents long-term unemployed
Haywards Heath, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S	Semi-detached: £498,574 Detached: £789,616	43	Primary: 8 Secondary: 3	18.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed
Horsham, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S	Semi-detached: £464,581 Detached: £755,267	48	Primary: 12 Secondary: 5	17.9% residents in higher managerial positions 4.5% residents long-term unemployed
Selsey, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast	Semi-detached: £453,701 Detached: £754,773	67	Primary: 2 Secondary: 1	15.7% residents in higher managerial positions 5.7% residents long-term unemployed
Petworth, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £453,701 Detached: £754,773	67	Primary: 1 Secondary:	17.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.1% residents long-term unemployed
Chichester, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S Near the coast	Semi-detached: £453,701 Detached: £754,773	67	Primary: 14 Secondary: 6	15.7% residents in higher managerial positions 5.7% residents long-term unemployed
Crawley, West Sussex Affordability: Average Slowing property market Local M&S	Semi-detached: £418,743 Detached: £651,908	108	Primary: 15 Secondary: 6	N/A
Three Bridges, West Sussex Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £418,743 Detached: £651,908	108	Primary: 15 Secondary: 5	10.5% residents in higher managerial positions 7.8% residents long-term unemployed
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast	Semi-detached: £433,729 Detached: £595,467	68	Primary: 6 Secondary:	12.4% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed
Middleton-on-Sea, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast	Semi-detached: £372,212 Detached: £582,730	69	Primary: 1 Secondary:	9.0% residents in higher managerial positions 7.6% residents long-term unemployed
Arundel, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast	Semi-detached: £372,212 Detached: £582,730	69	Primary: 2 Secondary: 1	17.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.1% residents long-term unemployed

Name	Property	Crimes per 1,000	Schools nearby
Midhurst, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local M&S	Semi-detached: £453,701 Detached: £754,773	67	Primary: 3 Secondary: 2
Lindfield, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £498,574 Detached: £789,616	43	Primary: 7 Secondary: 2
Hassocks, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £498,574 Detached: £789,616	43	Primary: 3 Secondary: 2
Balcombe, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £498,574 Detached: £789,616	43	Primary: 1 Secondary:
Haywards Heath, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S	Semi-detached: £498,574 Detached: £789,616	43	Primary: 8 Secondary: 3
Horsham, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S	Semi-detached: £464,581 Detached: £755,267	48	Primary: 12 Secondary: 5
Selsey, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast	Semi-detached: £453,701 Detached: £754,773	67	Primary: 2 Secondary: 1
Petworth, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £453,701 Detached: £754,773	67	Primary: 1 Secondary:
Chichester, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S Near the coast	Semi-detached: £453,701 Detached: £754,773	67	Primary: 14 Secondary: 6
Crawley, West Sussex Affordability: Average Slowing property market Local M&S	Semi-detached: £418,743 Detached: £651,908	108	Primary: 15 Secondary: 6
Three Bridges, West Sussex Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £418,743 Detached: £651,908	108	Primary: 15 Secondary: 5
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast	Semi-detached: £433,729 Detached: £595,467	68	Primary: 6 Secondary:
Middleton-on-Sea, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast	Semi-detached: £372,212 Detached: £582,730	69	Primary: 1 Secondary:
Arundel, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast	Semi-detached: £372,212 Detached: £582,730	69	Primary: 2 Secondary: 1

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Property prices

Type	Midhurst
	Avg Price	Annual Change	Avg Price	Annual Change
Detached	£754,773	+4.0%
Semi-Detached	£453,701	+4.8%
Terraced	£386,365	+2.7%
Flat	£232,315	+3.4%
Two bedroom rental	£904 p\|m

Broadband speeds

	Midhurst
Average speed	45.7 mbps
% households with superfast broadband access	91.5%
% households unable to access decent broadband	1.2%

Residents & Community

	Midhurst
Population	4914
Median Age	49.3
Happiness	Above Average for West Sussex, High for UK
Socio-economic factors	15.7% residents in higher managerial positions 5.7% residents long-term unemployed

Crime (per 1,000 people)

	Midhurst
Total Crimes	67
Burglaries	5
Public Order Offences	8
Bicycle Thefts	2
Violence Against People	22

Schools

	Midhurst
Primary Schools Nearby	3
Secondary Schools Nearby	2

Connections

	Midhurst
Train commutes	- London Waterloo (53 mins) - Vauxhall (66 mins) - Reading (73 mins)
Nearby stations	- Ford - Liphook - Barnham - Liss - Haslemere - Chichester
Airport access	Southampton (approx 26.8 miles)

	Property market	£453,701 for a semi-detached property
	Airport access	Closest airport is Southampton (26.8 miles)
	Broadband	45.7mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK)
	Ethnic diversity	White: 95.4% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 4.4% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales)
	Socio-economic status	Ranked 128 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 476 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Chichester level)
	Community	Median age is 49.3 \| Population of 4,914 \| Happiness is Above Average for West Sussex, High for UK
	Crime	5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Chichester)
	Commute (approx)	- London Waterloo (53 mins) - Vauxhall (66 mins) - Reading (73 mins)

	£453,701 for a semi-detached property
	Closest airport is Southampton (26.8 miles)
	45.7mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK)
	Median age is 49.3 \| 4,914 \| Happiness is Above Average for West Sussex, High for UK
	Ranked 128 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 476 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Chichester level)
	5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Chichester)
	- London Waterloo (53 mins) - Vauxhall (66 mins) - Reading (73 mins)

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