Selsey trains, buses, doctors and schools
Figures last changed 2 November 2026. House prices for Selsey are on the main Selsey page.
- Nearest station
- Chichester
- a median 11.0 km away
- Weekday trains
- 132
- leave Chichester, 7am to 7pm, both ways
- Hourly bus
- 72%
- of postcodes within 400 m of one
- Gigabit broadband
- 81%
- of premises, Ofcom January 2026
Can you live in Selsey without a car?
In much of it, yes, though not all: the basics are within a walk, but frequent buses reach only part of it.
Nearest train station to Selsey
The nearest station without crossing the water is Chichester, a median 11.0 km away. It recorded 2,687,308 entries and exits between April 2024 and March 2025. On the timetable for a term-time weekday (17 November 2026), 60 trains leave Chichester towards Havant and 72 towards Barnham between 7am and 7pm, about five an hour towards Havant and about six an hour towards Barnham; westbound they run to Southampton Central, Portsmouth Harbour and Portsmouth and Southsea, eastbound to Brighton and Horsham. A direct train typically takes 30 minutes to Portsmouth and Southsea.
Selsey buses and bus times
On the same weekday (17 November 2026), bus route 51 calls within 400 metres of 79% of postcodes, about 35 times each way between 7am and 7pm, and 27 on a Sunday; bus route 651 calls within 400 metres of 76% of postcodes, about once each way between 7am and 7pm, and none on a Sunday. 72% of postcodes have a route within 400 metres with at least 12 journeys each way between 7am and 7pm, one an hour on average.
Selsey doctors, schools and shops
The nearest GP surgery for most postcodes is Selsey Medical Practice, a median 0.8 km away; the nearest state primary school is Seal Primary Academy (0.7 km) and the nearest state secondary the Academy, Selsey (0.9 km), which is not necessarily the catchment school. The nearest food shop for most postcodes is Country Gardens (0.4 km).
Selsey broadband
Gigabit broadband reaches 81% of premises and superfast 99%, averaged across 338 of Selsey's 360 postcodes (Ofcom, January 2026).
Distances are straight lines from each postcode's centre point, and every postcode counts once, however many homes it has.
Source: NaPTAN rail stations (Department for Transport) · ORR estimates of station usage · Bus Open Data Service timetables (Department for Transport) · NHS Organisation Data Service GP surgeries · Get Information about Schools (Department for Education) · OpenStreetMap shops, © OpenStreetMap contributors · Ofcom Connected Nations broadband coverage.
Getting around in nearby places
- East Wittering and Bracklesham: In much of it, yes, though not all: the basics are within a walk, but frequent buses reach only part of it. The nearest station without crossing the water is Chichester, a median 9.4 km away.
- Birdham: In much of it, yes, though not all: the basics are within a walk, but frequent buses reach only part of it. The nearest station is Fishbourne, a median 5.1 km away.
- Donnington: 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.
- West Wittering: In much of it, yes, though not all: the basics are within a walk, but frequent buses reach only part of it. The nearest station without crossing the water is Chichester, a median 9.6 km away.
Figures cover 360 postcodes in Selsey. How these figures are made.