Getting around West Wittering
Figures last changed 22 October 2026. House prices for West Wittering are on the main West Wittering page.
- Nearest station
- Bosham
- a median 7.9 km away
- Weekday trains
- 32
- leave Bosham, 7am to 7pm, both ways
- Hourly bus
- 85%
- of postcodes within 400 m of one
- Gigabit broadband
- 85%
- of premises, Ofcom January 2026
Can you live in West Wittering 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. Locals see it as harder than these figures suggest.
Is there a train station nearby?
The nearest station for most of its postcodes is Bosham, a median 7.9 km away. It recorded 69,330 entries and exits between April 2024 and March 2025. On the timetable for a term-time weekday (10 November 2026), 16 trains leave Bosham towards Havant and 16 towards Chichester between 7am and 7pm, between one and two an hour each way; westbound they run to Portsmouth Harbour, eastbound to Horsham.
How often do buses run?
On the same weekday (10 November 2026), 85% of postcodes have a bus route within 400 metres with at least 12 journeys each way between 7am and 7pm, one an hour on average, on routes including the 614, 52 and 53.
How far are the GP, schools and shops?
The nearest GP surgery for most postcodes is Witterings Medical Centre, a median 1.3 km away; the nearest state primary school is East Wittering Community Primary School (0.6 km) and the nearest state secondary the Hayling College (6.8 km), which is not necessarily the catchment school. The nearest food shop for most postcodes is Sayas (0.4 km).
Is there fast broadband?
Gigabit broadband reaches 85% of premises and superfast 98%, averaged across 92 of West Wittering's 98 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.
What locals say
- Living without a car depends on where you are. Near the main road you could get about, but locals would not want to rely on the buses.
Getting around in nearby places
- West Itchenor: It would be hard. The nearest station is Bosham, a median 4.5 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.
- Chidham and Hambrook: In parts: some streets are close to a station or a frequent bus, but the everyday basics are further away. The nearest station is Nutbourne, a median 0.8 km away.
- Bosham: 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 Bosham, a median 1.2 km away.
Figures cover 98 postcodes in West Wittering. How these figures are made.