Longford

Coventry · West Midlands · population 8,158 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

19Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,551 of 6,856 in England
  • #537 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #28 of 42 in Coventry
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,072
Median age (est.)38
Density3,006per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above25%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 30%45–64 25%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 28%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 14%Private rent 28%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 13%Other: 15%
One person 35%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 13%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 17% · Professional 14% · Process & plant 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary17%
Professional14%
Process & plant12%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 67%Asian: 17%Black: 8%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 67%Asian 17%Black 8%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 32% · Sikh 11%

Born outside the UK: 25%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Longford is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,551 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #28 of 42 in Coventry. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (34) and lowest on Health (16). Typical homes here, about £186,750 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 29% in five years (from 72 sales), 19% below the wider Coventry median of £230,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,982 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 85 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 21 · #5,386
Employment 19 · #5,564
Education 20 · #5,503
Health 16 · #5,777
Crime 20 · #5,468
Housing & access 34 · #4,536
Living environment 31 · #4,735

House prices ?

£186,750median (12m) · +1.4% yr · n=72
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£186,75072+1.4%+28.8%
Detached£305,0008+8.9%+22.0%
Semi-detached£213,50020+1.7%+30.2%
Terraced£170,00037-5.6%+25.9%
Flat£125,0007-1.0%+26.6%
This area£186,750
Coventry£230,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£33,982±£4,874 · #5,345 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,022
Price-to-income ?5.5×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

46Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

85 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 693 offences
Coventry94
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,323 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences326
Theft45
Burglary47
Vehicle crime76
Criminal damage & arson74
Public order & weapons73
Drugs21
Robbery15
Other16

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 36 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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