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Lytchett Matravers & Upton at a glance
- House prices
- £325,000
- Middle58th percentile
- Schools
- 34th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 33rd percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 39.4 per 1,000 residents
- Strong82nd percentile
- Flood risk
- 6.5% of the area in flood zones
- Middle57th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Lytchett Matravers & Upton a good place to live?
Lytchett Matravers & Upton may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Dorset below.
Best fit and trade-offs
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Crime rate in Lytchett Matravers & Upton
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 39.4 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 82nd percentile nationally
Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.
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 Lytchett Matravers & Upton
House prices
- Median sale price
- £325,000
- Percentile
- 58th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 119 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 Lytchett Matravers & Upton
Schools
34th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Lytchett Matravers & Upton
Flood risk
6.5% 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 5.2% of the area. That is the 57th 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 Lytchett Matravers & Upton
Transport
33rd 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 Lytchett Matravers & Upton a good place to live?
Lytchett Matravers & Upton may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Lytchett Matravers & Upton safe?
Lytchett Matravers & Upton ranks in the 82nd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Lytchett Matravers & Upton?
The median sale price was £325,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 58th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Lytchett Matravers & Upton?
Schools rank in the 34th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Lytchett Matravers & Upton?
Nearby public profiles include Charminster St. Mary's in Dorset and Beaminster in Dorset.
