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Lipson

Middle area

South west Plymouth. 9,258 people in 0.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Lipson live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£216,000
Joint 1,880th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,603
Joint 2,605th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Lipson

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lipson at a rate of 113.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 109.8 per 1,000 people across Plymouth.

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 offences462
Other crime176
Anti-social behaviour114
Criminal damage and arson82
Shoplifting72
Vehicle crime50
Drug offences44
Burglary30
Robbery11
Theft from the person8

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Lipson compares

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

LipsonMiddle
Median sale price33 middle areas, Plymouth · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Plymouth33 areas from £160,000 to £350,000. The middle area is £216,000. Lipson is £216,000.
£216,00017th most expensive
Population33 middle areas, Plymouth · 2021
Population: every middle area in Plymouth33 areas from 5,350 to 11,334. The middle area is 7,813. Lipson is 8,603.
8,60310th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares33 middle areas, Plymouth · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Plymouth33 areas from 69.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Lipson is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage33 middle areas, Plymouth · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Plymouth33 areas from 73.4% to 99.9%. The middle area is 96.5%. Lipson is 99.0%.
99.0%5th highest

Is Lipson safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lipson at a rate of 113.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 109.8 per 1,000 people across Plymouth.

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

In August 2026 alone, 90 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lipson.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (462), other crime (176) and anti-social behaviour (114).

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 Plymouth

These figures are published for the whole of Plymouth, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Plymouth and not Lipson alone. See Plymouth

Average house price
£223,161
Up 2.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,186
69th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.3×
Joint 117th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.1
Joint 86th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Lipson in brief

The median price paid for a home in Lipson was £216,000 in 2025.

Lipson had 8,603 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Lipson live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Lipson, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.