Sussex
Chichester
development finance.
Expert property development finance in Chichester, Sussex. Median price £420,000, 1,963 annual sales. We connect developers with competitive funding from 100+ lenders.
- Median price
- £420k
- Sales (12m)
- 1,963
- YoY change
- +3.4%
Property finance
in Chichester.
Chichester - cathedral city with affluent buyer demographic and South Downs lifestyle appeal. With a median property price of £420,000 and 1,963 transactions in the last twelve months, Chichester represents a healthy market with prices up 3.4% year-on-year.
Detached homes command a median of £615,000 while flats average £210,000, reflecting the breadth of Chichester's residential market. New-build activity is notable, with 70 new-build transactions recorded over the past year - a signal of active development demand.
Whether you need development finance for a ground-up scheme, bridging finance to secure a site at auction, or mezzanine finance to stretch your capital stack, our brokers arrange the full range of property finance across Chichester and the wider Sussex area. Each deal is structured around your specific project, with terms negotiated from our panel of over 100 lenders.
The capital stack
Seven funding routes for
every Chichester scheme.
Senior debt, mezzanine, bridging, equity, refurbishment, commercial mortgages and exit finance — arranged for Chichester developers on the deal, not the product sheet.
Development Finance
Senior debt funding for ground-up residential and commercial developments.
Mezzanine Finance
Stretch your capital stack beyond senior debt to reduce equity requirements.
Bridging Loans
Short-term finance for acquisitions, auction purchases and time-sensitive deals.
Equity & Joint Ventures
Equity partnerships and JV structures for developers seeking capital partners.
Refurbishment Finance
Funding for light and heavy refurbishment projects including conversions.
Commercial Mortgages
Long-term finance for commercial property acquisition and refinancing.
Development Exit Finance
Short-term funding to repay development finance while you sell completed units.
Live market data
Chichester
market snapshot.
HM Land Registry sold-price data for Chichester over the last twelve months, alongside the live local planning pipeline. Updated weekly.
- Median price
- £420,000
- Sales (12m)
- 1,963
- YoY change
- +3.4%
- Approved (recent)
- 110
- Pipeline units
- 2,123
- Pipeline GDV
- £854.0M
Chichester development appraisal
Model the numbers
for your scheme.
Pre-populated with Chichester median prices and typical senior-debt pricing. Adjust the inputs to match your deal and we will hand the working assumptions through to the Deal Room.
Scheme Inputs
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Build cost pre-filled at £2,550/sqm (regional benchmark) for a 6-unit scheme. Assumes 10% professional fees, 10% contingency, 65% LTGDV senior debt, 18-month term. Full calculator →
Capital Structure
Land Registry data
Recent property sales
in Chichester.
1,963 residential transactions in the last twelve months. Median sold price £420,000 (+3.4% YoY). 70 new-build transactions with a +24.3% premium over existing stock.
Detached
£615,000
Semi-Detached
£387,500
Terraced
£340,000
Flat
£210,000
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 2026 | FLAT 6, VICTORIA PLACE, HOLLYCOMBEGU30 7LP | Terraced | £450,000 | Freehold |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 16, CLAPPERS LANEPO20 8JB | Semi-Detached | £330,000 | Freehold |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 37, PLAINWOOD CLOSEPO19 5YB | Detached | £900,000 | Freehold |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 35, LITTLECOTEGU28 0EF | Terraced | £315,000 | Freehold |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 59, HIGH STREETPO20 0RB | Detached | £580,000 | Freehold |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 139, CEDAR DRIVEPO19 3EL | Detached | £500,000 | Freehold |
| 21 Aug 2026 | SHACKERLEY, MIDHURST ROADPO18 0DA | Detached | £965,000 | Freehold |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 1, FERRY DRIVEPO19 8GJ | Semi-Detached | £335,000 | Freehold |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 8, EAST BANKPO20 0SP | Terraced | £372,000 | Freehold |
| 20 Aug 2026 | FLAT 5, WALTON HOUSE, WALTON LANEPO18 8QB | Flat | £270,000 | Leasehold |
Planning pipeline
Planning activity
in Chichester.
Recently Approved
| Ref | Proposal | Units | Est. GDV | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/00728/FUL | Erection of a Care Home for older people with parking, access, landscaping and a… Near PO20 2JG | 0 | - | Pending | 28/09/2026 |
| 24/02899/REM | Application for reserved matters (Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale) det… Near PO18 8SW | 132 | £55.4M | Pending | 25/09/2026 |
| SDNP/25/03376/FUL | Conversion of a barn to form a single dwelling, including detached, self-contain… Near PO18 0JS | 1 | £615,000 | Pending | 25/09/2026 |
| 26/01365/FUL | Demolition of existing dwelling and replacement with a new dwelling, swimming po… Near PO20 8AX | 1 | £420,000 | Pending | 22/09/2026 |
| 26/00636/FUL | Retrospective application under s73a for 1 Gypsy and Traveller pitch (Alternativ… Near PO18 8DD | 1 | £420,000 | Pending | 18/09/2026 |
Current Applications
| Ref | Proposal | Units | Est. GDV | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/01980/FUL | Replacement dwelling. Near PO20 9HA | 1 | £420,000 | Pending | 11/09/2026 |
| SDNP/26/03530/FUL | Demolition of existing buildings and structures, renovation of retained building… Near GU30 7EL | 3 | £1.3M | Pending | 11/09/2026 |
| 26/01943/REM | Application for approval of reserved matters (appearance, layout, scale and land… Near PO10 8EU | 84 | £35.3M | Pending | 09/09/2026 |
| 26/01942/FUL | Partial demolition of existing agricultural building and erection of 2 no. detac… Near PO20 7HY | 2 | £1.2M | Pending | 04/09/2026 |
| 26/01933/PA3Q | Prior Approval - Change of Use of Agricultural Building to 3no Dwellings . Near PO20 7QQ | 3 | £1.3M | Pending | 03/09/2026 |
Source: HM Land Registry price paid data, 12 months to October 2026 · Chichester planning register, retrieved October 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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