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Lymington North & West

Middle area

South east New Forest. 8,024 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 68% of people in Lymington North & West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£365,000
Joint 2,402nd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,124
Joint 3,330th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
68%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
84.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Lymington North & West

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lymington North & West at a rate of 54.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 58.4 per 1,000 people across New Forest.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences201
Other crime88
Anti-social behaviour42
Criminal damage and arson35
Shoplifting32
Vehicle crime14
Burglary10
Drug offences7
Theft from the person3
Robbery1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Lymington North & West compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Lymington North & WestMiddle
Median sale price23 middle areas, New Forest · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in New Forest23 areas from £287,500 to £716,250. The middle area is £350,000. Lymington North & West is £365,000.
£365,00011th most expensive
Population23 middle areas, New Forest · 2021
Population: every middle area in New Forest23 areas from 5,491 to 10,923. The middle area is 7,731. Lymington North & West is 8,124.
8,1247th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares23 middle areas, New Forest · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in New Forest23 areas from 0.0% to 96.0%. The middle area is 9.0%. Lymington North & West is 68.0%.
68%joint 3rd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage23 middle areas, New Forest · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in New Forest23 areas from 33.1% to 96.8%. The middle area is 79.4%. Lymington North & West is 84.1%.
84.1%8th highest

Is Lymington North & West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lymington North & West at a rate of 54.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 58.4 per 1,000 people across New Forest.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 41 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lymington North & West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (201), other crime (88) and anti-social behaviour (42).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of New Forest

These figures are published for the whole of New Forest, not for each middle area, so they describe all of New Forest and not Lymington North & West alone. See New Forest

Average house price
£384,564
Down 0.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,571
173rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.0×
Joint 52nd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.9
61st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Lymington North & West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Lymington North & West was £365,000 in 2025.

Lymington North & West had 8,124 usual residents at the census.

About 68% of people in Lymington North & West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Lymington North & West, 84.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.