Property market | £354,566 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Exeter (20.9 miles) | |
Broadband | 42.5mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 168 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 502 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (West Dorset level) | |
Crime | 4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Dorset) | |
Commute (approx) | - Bristol Temple Meads (115 mins) - Reading (138 mins) - London Waterloo (167 mins) - Paddington (174 mins) - Vauxhall (181 mins) - Birmingham New Street (200 mins) - Cardiff Central (214 mins) - Leeds (330 mins) - Manchester Piccadilly (340 mins) - York (359 mins)... (view more here) | |
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£354,566 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Exeter (20.9 miles) | |
42.5mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ranked 168 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 502 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (West Dorset level) | |
4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Dorset) | |
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Lyme Regis has one main store nearby, Tesco Lyme Regis Express. There are a few pubs and bars nearby, including: Cobb Arms, HARBOUR INN, ROYAL STANDARD, The Nags Head, VOLUNTEER INN. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, we found many nearby, including: Amid Giants and Idols, BELL CLIFF RESTAURANT, East Kitchen + Bar, Goose and Badger, Italia, Janes cafe, Lal Qilla, L B K GOURMET BURGER BAR, Lilac, LY... (see map below for more). There are a few cafes and coffee shops nearby, including: Swim Cafe Bar, The Good Food Cafe - By The Beach, The Lyme Bay Cafe and Bar.
The property market in Lyme Regis has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £540,136, which is down -2.1% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £354,566 (down -2.2% on last year) , a terraced house £282,447 (down -3.2% on last year) and a flat £189,690. Property prices in Lyme Regis are similar to the average property prices across Dorset and are a little higher compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Lyme Regis, prices have had a greater decrease than the annual average price decrease seen across the Dorset region.
Property data is based on Dorset level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Lyme Regis, or click here to browse the longer list of Lyme Regis property transactions from 2023.
Lyme Regis has a few schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including The Woodroffe School (Maintained school) which is a secondary school based in Uplyme Road, Lyme Regis. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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The Woodroffe School Save school | Secondary school Foundation school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (9/16/2011) | Ofsted Report Link | Lyme Regis | |
Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (7/18/2018) | Ofsted Report Link | Lyme Regis | |
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Lyme Regis Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (4/28/2022) | 16 submissions 81.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Lyme Regis |
School | Type |
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The Woodroffe School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (9/16/2011) |
Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (7/18/2018) |
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Lyme Regis Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (4/28/2022) 16 submissions 81.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Station | Distance from Lyme Regis | Commute options |
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Axminster A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -1% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 115 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (138 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - London Waterloo (181 mins - South Western Railway - £851 monthly fare) View details - Paddington (174 mins - Great Western Railway - £851 monthly fare) View details |
Crewkerne A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -3% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Reading (108 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 129 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Paddington (144 mins - Great Western Railway - £805 monthly fare) View details - London Waterloo (1 change(s) - 162 mins - South Western Railway - £805 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 167 mins - South Western Railway - £805 monthly fare) View details |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the West Dorset consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 11.4% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 15.4% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 13.5% | 168 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 23.4% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 5.4% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 11.5% | |
Routine occupations | 9.5% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 5.4% | 502 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.3% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Dorset is average (49mbps). Lyme Regis is slower than this, with average download speeds of 42.5mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the West Dorset level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 42.5 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 91.9% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.7% |
Crime stats were found at the Dorset level:
Type | Dorset | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 66 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 4 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 5 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 26 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Lyme Regis.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Devon and Cornwall | River Coly, River Yarty, Umborne Brook | Rivers Axe, Coly, Yarty, Umborne Brook and coastal streams from Branscombe to Axmouth |
Wessex | River Asker, River Brit, River Bride, River Char, River Lim | Rivers Lim, Char, Winniford, Simene, Brit, Asker, Mangerton and Bride |
Wessex | English Channel | Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Seatown, West Bay, Bothenhampton, Burton Freshwater, Burton Bradstock, Cogden Beach, Chesil Beach, West Fleet, East Fleet and Chiswell |
Wessex | River Lim | Church Street, Middle Mill Farm, Avenue Road, Mill Green, Coombe Street and Bridge Street |
Wessex | English Channel | Areas of Lyme Regis around the Harbour |
Wessex | River Lim | Venlake, King Georges Field, Mill Green, Coombe Street and Bridge Street |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Lyme Regis, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 13.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Abbotsbury, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: Secondary: | 13.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Ashmore, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness Very High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: Secondary: | 13.2% residents in higher managerial positions 5.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Dorchester, Dorset Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 8Secondary: 4 | 13.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Sherborne, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 3Secondary: 5 | 13.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Southbourne, Dorset Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 | 13.0% residents in higher managerial positions 6.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Ferndown, Dorset Affordability: Average Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 4Secondary: 2 | 14.2% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Wimborne Minster, Dorset Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 7Secondary: 5 | 14.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Swanage, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 4Secondary: 2 | 10.5% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Weymouth, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 9Secondary: 2 | 10.5% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Shaftesbury, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness Very High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 4Secondary: 2 | 13.2% residents in higher managerial positions 5.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Charminster, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 5Secondary: 3 | 13.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Canford Cliffs, Dorset Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 14.0% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Studland, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: Secondary: | 10.5% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Beaminster, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: Secondary: | 13.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Lyme Regis, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Abbotsbury, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: Secondary: |
Ashmore, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness Very High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: Secondary: |
Dorchester, Dorset Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 8Secondary: 4 |
Sherborne, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 3Secondary: 5 |
Southbourne, Dorset Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 |
Ferndown, Dorset Affordability: Average Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 4Secondary: 2 |
Wimborne Minster, Dorset Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 7Secondary: 5 |
Swanage, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 4Secondary: 2 |
Weymouth, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 9Secondary: 2 |
Shaftesbury, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness Very High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 4Secondary: 2 |
Charminster, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 5Secondary: 3 |
Canford Cliffs, Dorset Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Studland, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: Secondary: |
Beaminster, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: Secondary: |
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