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Lymington

Ward

South east New Forest. About 7,608 people in 5.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 65% of people in Lymington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
7,658
Joint 3,593rd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
65%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
69.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Lymington compares

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

LymingtonMiddle
Population26 wards, New Forest · 2021
Population: every ward in New Forest26 areas from 3,440 to 11,205. The middle area is 7,117. Lymington is 7,658.
7,6587th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares26 wards, New Forest · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in New Forest26 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 11.5%. Lymington is 65.0%.
65%6th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage26 wards, New Forest · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in New Forest26 areas from 29.7% to 97.0%. The middle area is 80.2%. Lymington is 69.7%.
69.7%7th lowest
Claimant rate26 wards, New Forest · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in New Forest26 areas from 1.1% to 3.9%. The middle area is 2.1%. Lymington is 2.8%.
2.8%joint 6th highest

Is Lymington safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lymington at a rate of 63.7 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, 55 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lymington.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (184), other crime (123) and anti-social behaviour (60).

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 ward, so they describe all of New Forest and not Lymington alone. See New Forest

Average house price
£384,977
No change in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,571
173rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.0×
Joint 54th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.9
61st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Lymington in brief

Lymington had 7,658 usual residents at the census.

About 65% of people in Lymington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Lymington, 69.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lymington, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.