# Longton Town in South Ribble, North West. Longton is a town in South Ribble, North West. Median sale price £299,750 in 2025. Recorded crime 30.8 per 1,000 people. About 11,120 people. Town. Code E63000918. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble) Longton is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Longton add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £299,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Longton was £299,750 in 2025. 426th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/longton#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 10,912** (2021). Longton had 10,912 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 285th least populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/longton#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Longton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/longton#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 35.0%** (January 2026). In Longton, 35.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/longton#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63000918) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Longton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63000918) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 174 homes were sold in Longton in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63000918) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Longton. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63000918) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Longton had 10,912 usual residents at the census. ## How Longton compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Longton | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £299,750 | 25th most expensive | 161 towns, North West · 2025 | | Population | 10,912 | 22nd least populated | 161 towns, North West · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 161 towns, North West · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 35.0% | lowest | 161 towns, North West · Jan 2026 | ## Is Longton safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Longton at a rate of 30.8 per 1,000 people. That compares with 92.4 per 1,000 people across North West. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 28 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Longton. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (139), anti-social behaviour (83) and other crime (44). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Longton was 41.0 per 1,000 people. 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. ## Deprivation in Longton, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Longton has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods - Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Longton | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [South Ribble 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025454) | 1,302 | 28.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 83.8% | | [South Ribble 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025455) | 1,608 | 22.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 21.7% | | [South Ribble 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025436) | 2,302 | 49.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 7.1% | | [South Ribble 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025437) | 1,952 | 29.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 0.2% | | [South Ribble 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025438) | 1,321 | 15.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 55.2% | | [South Ribble 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025440) | 1,336 | 20.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 14.0% | | [South Ribble 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025441) | 1,404 | 43.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 47.9% | ## Your MP - [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-ribble): Mr Paul Foster (Labour), MP since July 2024. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Council [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble) ## Postcode districts covering Longton [PR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr4) ## Middle areas in Longton [Longton & Walmer Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/longton-and-walmer-bridge) ## Towns near Longton [Penwortham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/penwortham), [Tarleton and Hesketh Bank](https://openindex.co.uk/town/tarleton-and-hesketh-bank), [Leyland](https://openindex.co.uk/town/leyland), [Bamber Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bamber-bridge), [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/preston), [Fulwood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/fulwood) ## Longton in brief Longton is a town in South Ribble, North West. About 11,120 people lived in Longton in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £299,750 in 2025 across 174 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 30.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Longton was £299,750 in 2025. Longton had 10,912 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in Longton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Longton, 35.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63000918 - Constituency: [South Ribble †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-ribble) - Council: [South Ribble †](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble) - Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 4.50 km² - People, mid-2024: 11,120* - Neighbourhoods: 7 - Output areas: 34 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Penwortham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/penwortham), [Tarleton and Hesketh Bank](https://openindex.co.uk/town/tarleton-and-hesketh-bank), [Leyland](https://openindex.co.uk/town/leyland), [Bamber Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bamber-bridge), [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/preston), [Fulwood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/fulwood) ## Latest updates for Longton - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63000918 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/longton, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/longton#f-house-sales-median-price. 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