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Glemsford & Lawshall

Middle area

West Babergh. 6,265 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 55 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 21% of people in Glemsford & Lawshall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£342,000
Joint 2,765th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,159
Joint 2,975th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
21%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
67.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Glemsford & Lawshall

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Glemsford & Lawshall at a rate of 23.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 45.6 per 1,000 people across Babergh.

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 offences69
Other crime34
Anti-social behaviour17
Criminal damage and arson14
Burglary5
Vehicle crime4
Drug offences2
Shoplifting1
Robbery0
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Glemsford & Lawshall compares

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Glemsford & LawshallMiddle
Median sale price11 middle areas, Babergh · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Babergh11 areas from £254,000 to £422,500. The middle area is £342,000. Glemsford & Lawshall is £342,000.
£342,0006th most expensive
Population11 middle areas, Babergh · 2021
Population: every middle area in Babergh11 areas from 6,121 to 11,622. The middle area is 8,200. Glemsford & Lawshall is 6,159.
6,1592nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares11 middle areas, Babergh · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Babergh11 areas from 21.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 49.0%. Glemsford & Lawshall is 21.0%.
21%fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage11 middle areas, Babergh · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Babergh11 areas from 53.6% to 95.1%. The middle area is 71.7%. Glemsford & Lawshall is 67.9%.
67.9%5th lowest

Is Glemsford & Lawshall safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Glemsford & Lawshall at a rate of 23.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 45.6 per 1,000 people across Babergh.

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

In August 2026 alone, 18 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Glemsford & Lawshall.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (69), other crime (34) and anti-social behaviour (17).

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 Babergh

These figures are published for the whole of Babergh, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Babergh and not Glemsford & Lawshall alone. See Babergh

Average house price
£331,207
Up 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,904
30th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.8×
59th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.4
104th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Glemsford & Lawshall in brief

The median price paid for a home in Glemsford & Lawshall was £342,000 in 2025.

Glemsford & Lawshall had 6,159 usual residents at the census.

About 21% of people in Glemsford & Lawshall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Glemsford & Lawshall, 67.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.