Web Design in Funtington

A closer look at Funtington

An older population reads websites differently: larger text, clear contact details and no hunting for opening hours. In Funtington, where 39.2% of residents are 65 or over, a calm, readable site earns trust faster than a flashy one.

Customers in Funtington: what the census shows

Outright owners: 55.1% of households in Funtington. Before-and-after photos speak to homeowners. Part-time work: 43.4% of employed residents. Customers keep varied hours, so make your opening times obvious.

47.0% of working residents worked mainly from home in 2021. Daytime visits to your site are common, so keep your hours current.

54.8% of adults hold Level 4 qualifications or above. Explaining how you work, step by step, wins their trust.

The business mix around Funtington

UK Business Counts lists 7,770 business sites in the Chichester local authority area in 2026. Compared with England as a whole, these sectors have a larger presence:

• Farms and agricultural businesses (425 sites): where to buy their products and seasonal opening times.
• Cleaning, landscaping and building services (225 sites): a quote form and insurance details.
• Gyms, sports clubs and leisure businesses (145 sites): the timetable and photos of the facilities.
• Builders and renovation firms (375 sites): photos of finished projects, room by room and the areas they build in.
• Car dealers and motor trade businesses (245 sites): current stock with photos and service and repair hours.

Among the most common trades: 25 hotels, 5 portrait photography studios and 5 driving schools. Most are small: 86.1% employ fewer than ten people. Whatever the sector, customers check the same things first: what you do, where, and how to get in touch.

Funtington in numbers

39.2% of residents are 65 or over and 10.9% are under 15. Of the 150 households in Funtington, 84.0% own their home and 10.9% rent privately. 10.3% of households have no car or van, and 63.5% have two or more.

A few more figures

• Bus commuters: 0.6%
• Train commuters: 1.8%
• Owned with a mortgage or loan: 28.8%
• Residents born in the United Kingdom: 94.4%
• Children under 5: 3.2%
• People per household: 2.3
• Households in semi-detached homes: 19.5%

Funtington against its local authority area and England

The share of households in flats is 5.8% in Funtington, against 16.4% in the Chichester local authority area and 22.2% in England. On private renting, Funtington (10.9%) compares with 18.1% for the Chichester local authority area as a whole and 20.5% nationally. Households that own their home: 84.0% in Funtington, 65.4% across the Chichester local authority area and 61.3% in England.

Population trend in the Chichester local authority area

The Chichester local authority area added 4,689 residents between mid-2021 and mid-2024 (3.8%).

Serving Funtington and nearby

Customers may also come from Hambrook and Nutbourne (1.6 miles), Southbourne (2.4 miles), Bosham (2.4 miles) and Westbourne (2.7 miles). The nearest large city, Portsmouth, is roughly 9.8 miles away to the west. Funtington is in the Chichester local authority area. If you work in Hambrook and Nutbourne or Westbourne as well, the site can say so on a service area page.

In Hambrook and Nutbourne, 37.4% of workers were based mainly at home in 2021; in Funtington, 47.0%. Next to Funtington, Hambrook and Nutbourne counted 2,752 people at Census 2021, with 77.3% of households owning their home.

What England asks of a business online

Selling or advertising online does not change the rules, but a few rules often come up:

• A limited company has to be registered with Companies House before it starts trading; registering online costs £100. GOV.UK: register a limited company
• You cannot set non-essential cookies on your website before the visitor has consented to them, and that consent must be actively and clearly given. ICO: cookies

Every business is different, so treat this as general information, not legal advice, and check the official pages linked above.

Your website, built remotely for Funtington

Since 2008, Aria has been setting up websites, domains and business email for small companies. Wherever in the South East you are, the plan is identical: one monthly fee of £69, and we keep in touch by email.

1. Start with the online sign-up (about 5 minutes) and tell us what the business does.
2. We put the site together with your logo, colours and photos, and send you a temporary link within 3 working days.
3. Once you approve it, the first monthly fee is issued and the website goes live on your domain, together with your business email.

After launch, you keep asking for changes by email: a new photo, an updated price, a new service. They are part of the monthly fee.