Donnington house prices
House prices, flood zones and new building. Land Registry sales to August 2026; figures last changed 23 October 2026.
Donnington homes sold for a median of £470,000 between September 2025 and August 2026. That rests on 31 sales, so a couple of big houses can move it a long way.
Latest update, 22 October 2026: the district price index now runs to August 2026.
- Median sold price
- £470,000
- September 2025 – August 2026, 31 sales
- Homes sold
- 31
- 35 in the 12 months before
- Flood zone 3
- 0 of 87
- postcodes; 0 more in zone 2
- Chichester district index
- −2.7%
- year to August 2026
Sales from July and August 2026 are still being registered with Land Registry, so the latest counts will rise.
What do homes in Donnington sell for?
Donnington is a parish on the southern edge of Chichester. Its northern part is the Stockbridge area of the city; the rest runs south across farmland, with the Chichester Canal passing through.
The table below uses three years of sales, so each type of home has enough of them to mean something. Types with fewer than five sales are left out.
| Detached | £595,000 | 35 |
| Semi-detached | £465,000 | 43 |
| Terraced | £323,000 | 16 |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Download these figures (CSV).
Are Donnington house prices going up or down?
With only 31 sales, it's too early to call a trend. The median slipped about 6% on the year before, from £500,000. The steadier guide is the official index for Chichester district, which adjusts for the kind of homes sold: it fell 2.7% in the year to August 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · UK House Price Index.
Is Donnington an expensive place to live?
About average for the area. Detached houses made up 37% of its sales between September 2023 and August 2026, at a median of £595,000. On the government's deprivation index its one neighbourhood sits in decile 9, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of England. That index measures deprivation, not wealth, so it supports the picture rather than proving it.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
How many homes sell in Donnington each year?
HM Land Registry recorded 31 open-market sales in Donnington between September 2025 and August 2026, against 35 in the 12 months before. None of them were recorded as new builds; newly built homes can take several months to appear in Land Registry's records.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
Sales year by year
| 2021 | £390,000 | 45 |
| 2022 | £443,000 | 44 |
| 2023 | £425,000 | 30 |
| 2024 | £463,000 | 35 |
| 2025 | £470,000 | 29 |
| 2026, January to August | £538,000 | 21 |
What locals say about Donnington
From lifelong locals who have lived on this stretch of coast for over 60 years. Where a point can be checked against sales or a published source, the figures or the link follow it.
- Locals count Stockbridge as part of Chichester, not Donnington, though the parish takes it in. Donnington itself starts south of it, under two miles from the city centre. Wikipedia: Donnington, West Sussex
Donnington at a glance
The short answers. Each question links to the full answer, with its figures, dates and sources.
Flooding and land in Donnington
- Does Donnington flood?
- Very little from rivers and the sea: none of its 87 postcodes is in flood zone 3; 48 (55%) have high or medium risk from heavy rain.
- Will Donnington flood more in future?
- Yes, noticeably more: on the Environment Agency's climate change scenario, postcodes at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea stay at none, and from heavy rain go from 48 to 55.
- How often does Donnington get flood warnings?
- Flood warnings went out for part of Donnington on none days in the ten years to June 2026, and flood alerts on eight.
- Are there old landfill sites near Donnington?
- The Environment Agency records three old landfill sites within 500 metres of a Donnington postcode; ten postcodes (11%) are on or within 250 metres of one.
Water and energy in Donnington
- How often does sewage spill near Donnington?
- Three monitored storm overflows within 1.5 km spilled 70 times in 2025, for 1,022 hours.
- How clean is the water for swimming near Donnington?
- The nearest beach the Environment Agency rates is Pagham, 7.3 km away: Good for 2025.
- How energy efficient are homes in Donnington?
- 55% of its homes with a certificate are rated C or better, against 50% across the Chichester area; the most common rating is D.
Getting around Donnington
- Can you live in Donnington without a car?
- Mostly: the station and frequent buses are close, though some everyday trips are longer. The nearest station is Chichester, a median 1.0 km away.
Planning, new building and listed buildings in Donnington
- What is being built near Donnington?
- Land Registry has recorded no sales of newly built homes since January 2022, though new estates take months to appear.
- Can I extend or alter a home in Donnington?
- Three of its 87 postcodes are in a conservation area, National Landscape or National Park, where more needs planning permission; 17 listed buildings lie in Donnington.
- How many listed buildings are in Donnington?
- 17 listed building entries: one at Grade I, one at Grade II* and 15 at Grade II.
Living in Donnington
- Who lives in Donnington?
- About 2,480 people at the 2021 Census; 23% were 65 or over, against 18% in England, and 17% of households rented privately.
- How much is council tax in Donnington?
- Band D is £2,401 for 2026 to 2027, against an average of £2,470 across Chichester district.
- Is Donnington safe?
- About 39 recorded crimes for every 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026, against 64 across Chichester district.
- How noisy is Donnington, and how clean is the air?
- 47 of its 87 postcodes (54%) are above the WHO's road noise guideline; background nitrogen dioxide is about 8 micrograms per cubic metre, under the legal limit of 40.
House prices nearby
- Chichester: £355,000, September 2025 to August 2026
- Fishbourne: £513,000 (18 sales), September 2025 to August 2026
- Birdham: £482,000 (19 sales), September 2025 to August 2026
- Bosham: £500,000 (31 sales), September 2025 to August 2026
Figures cover 87 postcodes in Donnington and only Land Registry's standard-price sales: repossessions, sales to companies and other non-standard transfers are left out. How these figures are made.