Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Over-65s are only 10% of the population. This town in Gloucestershire, South West has a population of 2,536.
Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Buying a home costs less than in most towns: the median home sold for £275,000, 4.6 years of area income. It is strong on schools as well (B+): primary results beat 30% of towns in England; secondary results beat 99% of towns in England. The drawback is hazard risk — 8.3% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. Walkability is weaker too (C): one in ten commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Put together, the subjects come to an A− overall, ranking #11 of 48 in Gloucestershire. Nationally, it does better than 79% of UK towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety, B for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency · commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP.
Gloucestershire Police published 29 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things Longford does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Longford is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 4 buildings inside Longford’s built-up area.
7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Longford. Best known first.
CathedralGloucester Cathedral1.8 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleGloucester Castle2.3 km outside town, to the southwest
Abbey or priorySt Oswald's Priory, Gloucester1.7 km outside town, to the southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageGreyfriars, Gloucester2.2 km outside town, to the southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBlackfriars2.2 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumMuseum of Gloucester2.2 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Longford.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Listed buildings per head: 16 for every 10,000 residents of Longford. 7% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Gloucestershire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (16%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Its only school is listed below. At the 12 primary schools within 3 km, 58% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Attainment 8 at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km averages 65.6, and just over four in five pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longford Park Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 263 | B− |
Social housing holds 11% of households, below both Gloucestershire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,093 a month across the Tewkesbury council area. Half of the 133 standard sales inside Longford’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £275,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £375,000 | 31 |
| Semi-detached | £280,000 | 51 |
| Terraced | £236,250 | 42 |
| Flat or maisonette | £172,500 | 9 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Average household income comes to £62K a year before tax. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 40%, below Gloucestershire’s towns (45%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. Unemployment benefit claims reached 5.4% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Disability touches 12% of Longford’s population. 89% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Gloucestershire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. Seeing a GP means leaving Longford: the nearest practice is 1 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Longford | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.3% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 38% of recorded crime. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 40 crimes and 12 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Longford’s built-up area. There were 10.3 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above both Gloucestershire’s towns (9.1) and England’s towns (7.8).
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
One in ten residents have reached 65. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below both Gloucestershire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Typical age in Longford: 33.7, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Longford | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 35% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 10% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gloucestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longford | 2,536 | — | A− | A | B | B |
| Churchdown | 13,480 | 1.9 | A− | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Gloucester | 118,562 | 2.2 | C− | C+ | D | C− |
| Highnam | 1,920 | 2.8 | — | B− | A− | B+ |
| Moor End | 1,168 | 3.7 | — | A− | A | B+ |
| Upton St Leonards | 1,132 | 3.7 | — | C | A− | B+ |
| Brockworth | 12,007 | 4.1 | B | A− | C− | C |
| Quedgeley and Hardwicke | 21,125 | 4.9 | B | C+ | C+ | B− |
Highnam, Moor End and Upton St Leonards have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
A young town. At the 2021 Census, 22% of residents were under 15 and 35% were 25 to 44, against 18% and 27% across England’s towns; only 10% were 65 or over.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Band D council tax in Longford is £2,294 for 2026–27, less than in 75% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Town in Gloucestershire, England
Longford is a built-up area of 2,536 people, in the Tewkesbury council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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