# Lyndhurst & Minstead

North New Forest. 5,382 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 101 square kilometres.

Lyndhurst & Minstead, New Forest: 5,382 people (mid-2024); police recorded crime and anti-social behaviour at 68.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026; median sale price £465,000 (2025).

Middle area. Code E02004785. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) › [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £465,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lyndhurst & Minstead was £465,000 in 2025. Joint 1,228th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/lyndhurst-and-minstead#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 5,491** (2021). Lyndhurst & Minstead had 5,491 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,184th least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/lyndhurst-and-minstead#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Lyndhurst & Minstead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/lyndhurst-and-minstead#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 49.2%** (January 2026). In Lyndhurst & Minstead, 49.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/lyndhurst-and-minstead#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02004785) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Lyndhurst & Minstead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02004785) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 106 homes were sold in Lyndhurst & Minstead in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02004785) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Lyndhurst & Minstead.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02004785) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Lyndhurst & Minstead had 5,491 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Lyndhurst & Minstead

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lyndhurst & Minstead at a rate of 68.9 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.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 112 |
| Other crime | 68 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 62 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 45 |
| Burglary | 32 |
| Vehicle crime | 27 |
| Shoplifting | 17 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Lyndhurst & Minstead compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Lyndhurst & Minstead | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £465,000 | 7th most expensive | 23 middle areas, New Forest · 2025 |
| Population | 5,491 | least populated | 23 middle areas, New Forest · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 23 middle areas, New Forest · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 49.2% | 2nd lowest | 23 middle areas, New Forest · Jan 2026 |

## Is Lyndhurst & Minstead safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lyndhurst & Minstead at a rate of 68.9 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, 38 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lyndhurst & Minstead.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (112), other crime (68) and criminal damage and arson (62).
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 Lyndhurst & Minstead alone. [See New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest)

- **Average house price: £384,977** (July 2026). New Forest’s average house price was £384,977 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). No change in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,571** (2025). Full-time workers living in New Forest earned a median of £38,571 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 173rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.0×** (2025). A home in New Forest costs 10.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 54th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 12.9** (2025). New Forest has a deprivation score of 12.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 61st least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Lyndhurst & Minstead in brief

The median price paid for a home in Lyndhurst & Minstead was £465,000 in 2025.
Lyndhurst & Minstead had 5,491 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Lyndhurst & Minstead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lyndhurst & Minstead, 49.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02004785
- Ward: [Lyndhurst & Minstead †](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/ward/lyndhurst-and-minstead)
- Constituency: [New Forest East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/new-forest-east)
- Council: [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 101 km²
- People, mid-2024: 5,382*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 20

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

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## Latest updates for Lyndhurst & Minstead

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02004785

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