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Longford

Middle area

North east Coventry. 8,328 people in 2.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 93% of people in Longford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£186,750
Joint 1,204th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,072
3,428th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
93%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Longford

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Longford at a rate of 86.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 98.5 per 1,000 people across Coventry.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences332
Other crime127
Vehicle crime74
Criminal damage and arson70
Burglary43
Anti-social behaviour25
Drug offences23
Robbery16
Theft from the person7
Shoplifting4

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Longford compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

LongfordMiddle
Median sale price42 middle areas, Coventry · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Coventry42 areas from £150,000 to £392,500. The middle area is £224,375. Longford is £186,750.
£186,7508th cheapest
Population42 middle areas, Coventry · 2021
Population: every middle area in Coventry42 areas from 5,604 to 13,439. The middle area is 7,974. Longford is 8,072.
8,07220th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares42 middle areas, Coventry · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Coventry42 areas from 18.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Longford is 93.0%.
93%5th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage42 middle areas, Coventry · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Coventry42 areas from 71.3% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.2%. Longford is 97.6%.
97.6%joint 9th lowest

Is Longford safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Longford at a rate of 86.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 98.5 per 1,000 people across Coventry.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 61 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Longford.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (332), other crime (127) and vehicle crime (74).

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.

Figures for the whole of Coventry

These figures are published for the whole of Coventry, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Coventry and not Longford alone. See Coventry

Average house price
£227,679
Up 3.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,759
150th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.0×
Joint 93rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
27.5
Joint 57th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Longford in brief

The median price paid for a home in Longford was £186,750 in 2025.

Longford had 8,072 usual residents at the census.

About 93% of people in Longford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Longford, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.