Now, we can reveal the top 10 destinations people going in the opposite direction were headed for.
A total of 8,019 people left the area for a new life elsewhere in the UK in the same 12-month period, the Office for National Statistics figures show.
From Bournemouth to Brighton & Hove, here are the places draining the most people from Chichester.
![The most common place people left the area for was neighbouring Arun, with 1,121 departures in the year to June 2019. Pictured is Bognor Regis.](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/webimg/T0FLMTMwMTc2OTEx.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. Arun
The most common place people left the area for was neighbouring Arun, with 1,121 departures in the year to June 2019. Pictured is Bognor Regis. Photo: Hilsea Portsmouth
![The second most common place people left the area for was East Hampshire, with 475 departures in the year to June 2019. Pictured is Petersfield (Photo: Google Street View)](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/webimg/T0FLMTMwMTc3OTky.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. East Hampshire
The second most common place people left the area for was East Hampshire, with 475 departures in the year to June 2019. Pictured is Petersfield (Photo: Google Street View)
![The third most common place people left the area for was Havant, with 460 departures in the year to June 2019. Pictured is the Meridian Centre in Havant.](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/webimg/T0FLMTMwMTc3MDY3.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. Havant
The third most common place people left the area for was Havant, with 460 departures in the year to June 2019. Pictured is the Meridian Centre in Havant. Photo: Hilsea Portsmouth
![The fourth most common place people left the area for was Horsham, with 358 departures in the year to June 2019. Pictured is the Bandstand in the Carfax, Horsham](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/webimg/T0FLMTMwMTc2OTM3.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. Horsham
The fourth most common place people left the area for was Horsham, with 358 departures in the year to June 2019. Pictured is the Bandstand in the Carfax, Horsham