Lynemouth
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Lynemouth at a glance
- House prices
- £177,000
- Lower prices13th percentile
- Schools
- 73rd percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 26th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 82.5 per 1,000 residents
- Middle36th percentile
- Flood risk
- 5.5% of the area in flood zones
- Middle52nd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Lynemouth a good place to live?
Lynemouth may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Northumberland below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Lynemouth
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 82.5 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 36th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Lynemouth
House prices
- Median sale price
- £177,000
- Percentile
- 13th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 43 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Lynemouth
Schools
73rd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Lynemouth
Flood risk
5.5% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 3.7% of the area. That is the 52nd percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Lynemouth
Transport
26th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Lynemouth a good place to live?
Lynemouth may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Lynemouth safe?
Lynemouth ranks in the 36th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Lynemouth?
The median sale price was £177,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 13th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Lynemouth?
Schools rank in the 73rd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Lynemouth?
Nearby public profiles include Newbiggin-by-the-Sea in Northumberland and Newsham in Northumberland.
