# Hythe and Dibden Purlieu

Town in New Forest, South East.

Hythe and Dibden Purlieu is a town in New Forest, South East. Median sale price £335,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 60.5 per 1,000 people. About 20,061 people.

Town. Code E63006508. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest)

Hythe and Dibden Purlieu is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Hythe and Dibden Purlieu add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £335,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hythe and Dibden Purlieu was £335,000 in 2025. Joint 316th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/hythe-and-dibden-purlieu#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 19,857** (2021). Hythe and Dibden Purlieu had 19,857 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 549th most populated of 1,209. 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/town/hythe-and-dibden-purlieu#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 5%** (2022). About 5% of people in Hythe and Dibden Purlieu 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/town/hythe-and-dibden-purlieu#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.1%** (January 2026). In Hythe and Dibden Purlieu, 89.1% 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/town/hythe-and-dibden-purlieu#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63006508) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 5% of people in Hythe and Dibden Purlieu live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63006508) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 298 homes were sold in Hythe and Dibden Purlieu in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63006508) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Hythe and Dibden Purlieu.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63006508) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Hythe and Dibden Purlieu had 19,857 usual residents at the census.

## How Hythe and Dibden Purlieu compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Hythe and Dibden Purlieu | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £335,000 | joint 53rd cheapest | 209 towns, South East · 2025 |
| Population | 19,857 | 102nd least populated | 209 towns, South East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 5% | 85th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 209 towns, South East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 89.1% | joint 89th lowest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Hythe and Dibden Purlieu safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hythe and Dibden Purlieu at a rate of 60.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across South East.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 102 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hythe and Dibden Purlieu.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (513), other crime (214) and criminal damage and arson (138).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Hythe and Dibden Purlieu was 58.0 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in Hythe and Dibden Purlieu, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Hythe and Dibden Purlieu has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Hythe and Dibden Purlieu

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [New Forest 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023007) | 1,088 | 44.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 45.0% |
| [New Forest 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023010) | 1,383 | 77.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 91.3% |
| [New Forest 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023008) | 1,574 | 115.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 88.2% |
| [New Forest 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023009) | 1,444 | 51.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.1% |
| [New Forest 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023038) | 1,395 | 20.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.9% |
| [New Forest 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023039) | 1,412 | 39.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.6% |
| [New Forest 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023040) | 1,448 | 24.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.8% |
| [New Forest 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023003) | 1,719 | 86.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 82.0% |
| [New Forest 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023004) | 1,818 | 44.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.6% |
| [New Forest 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023005) | 1,465 | 36.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 69.9% |
| [New Forest 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023006) | 1,371 | 126.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.4% |
| [New Forest 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023028) | 2,065 | 44.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.3% |
| [New Forest 011F](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023037) | 1,997 | 68.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 83.7% |

## Your MP

- [New Forest East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/new-forest-east): Sir Julian Lewis (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest)

## Postcode districts covering Hythe and Dibden Purlieu

[SO45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so45)

## Middle areas in Hythe and Dibden Purlieu

[Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/hythe), [Langdown & Dibden Purlieu](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/langdown-and-dibden-purlieu)

## Towns near Hythe and Dibden Purlieu

[Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton), [Bursledon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bursledon), [Totton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/totton), [Locks Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/town/locks-heath), [West End](https://openindex.co.uk/town/west-end), [Hedge End](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hedge-end)

## Hythe and Dibden Purlieu in brief

Hythe and Dibden Purlieu is a town in New Forest, South East.
About 20,061 people lived in Hythe and Dibden Purlieu in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £335,000 in 2025 across 298 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 60.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Hythe and Dibden Purlieu was £335,000 in 2025.
Hythe and Dibden Purlieu had 19,857 usual residents at the census.
About 5% of people in Hythe and Dibden Purlieu live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hythe and Dibden Purlieu, 89.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63006508
- 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: 5.65 km²
- People, mid-2024: 20,061*
- Neighbourhoods: 13
- Output areas: 67

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton), [Bursledon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bursledon), [Totton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/totton), [Locks Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/town/locks-heath), [West End](https://openindex.co.uk/town/west-end), [Hedge End](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hedge-end)

## Latest updates for Hythe and Dibden Purlieu

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63006508

## How to cite

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