Homes in Longford sell for a median £275,000
That is the middle of 133 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 5.9 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
38% of Longford’s sales are semi-detached houses
133 homes sold in three years: 31 detached houses, 51 semi-detached houses, 42 terraced houses and 9 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 31 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £350K–£430K
- Last 12 months
- £371K10 sold
median sale · 51 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £254K–£292K
- Last 12 months
- £289K11 sold
median sale · 42 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £205K–£265K
- Last 12 months
- £230K17 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 9 sold, median £173K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 38% of sales
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Longford’s homes sold for between £233K and £335K
One sale in ten was under £180K and one in ten over £390K. 35% sold for under £250K.
The median, £275,000, sits in the £250–300K band
133 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.9 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £45,000 in 1995 to £265,000 in the last 12 months (£240,000 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
41 sales in the last 12 months, against 151 in 2016, the busiest year, and 14 in 2008. Sales fell by 33% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 10%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 37% more sales than 2020.
Longford costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: Longford, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £83K | £108K | £175K | £233K | £370K | £320K | £371K |
| Semi-detached houses | £46K | £78K | £155K | — | £210K | £237K | £289K |
| Terraced houses | £40K | £59K | £119K | £140K | £204K | £191K | £230K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
New builds have slowed: 0% of sales in the last 12 months, after 81% in 2016
377 new homes have been sold in Longford since 1995; the share peaked at 81% in 2016.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
8% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 4% sold leasehold in Longford. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Winter Gate Road is Longford’s busiest street, with 9 sales in three years
14 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winter Gate Road | GL2 | 9 | £280,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | Catherine Place | GL2 | 9 | £250,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | Longstone Avenue | GL2 | 8 | £285,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 4 | Hawfinch Road | GL2 | 7 | £344,000 | Mixed |
| 5 | Whitefield Crescent | GL2 | 7 | £248,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Hyatt Close | GL2 | 7 | £240,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | Longford Lane | GL2 | 6 | £337,750 | Mixed |
| 8 | Hamlet Grove | GL2 | 6 | £313,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Sherwood Green | GL2 | 6 | £267,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | Crescentdale | GL2 | 6 | £227,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Saintbridge Road | GL2 | 5 | £437,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Oswald Drive | GL2 | 5 | £275,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Meadvale Close | GL2 | 5 | £205,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 14 | Hayes Court | GL2 | 5 | £195,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
Saintbridge Road: £437,500
Hayes Court: £195,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.2 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Longford is the 38th most expensive of 48 towns in Gloucestershire
Longford is in the middle of Gloucestershire’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Gloucestershire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Longford’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longford | — | £275K | 41 | +22% |
| Churchdown | 1.9 | £319K | 183 | +57% |
| Gloucester | 2.2 | £255K | 1,230 | +46% |
| Highnam | 2.8 | £415K | 28 | +30% |
| Moor End | 3.7 | — | 3 | — |
| Upton St Leonards | 3.7 | £553K | 14 | +91% |
| Brockworth | 4.1 | £295K | 188 | +33% |
| Quedgeley and Hardwicke | 4.9 | £255K | 315 | +40% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Longford
What is the average house price in Longford?
The median home in Longford sold for £275,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 133 standard sales (£265,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £375,000, semi-detached houses £280,000, terraced houses £236,250 and flats and maisonettes £172,500.
Are house prices going up in Longford?
The median was £280,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£274,500), and £265,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Longford each year?
41 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 75 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Longford?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Saintbridge Road (GL2, £437,500), Hawfinch Road (GL2, £344,000) and Longford Lane (GL2, £337,750).
Is Longford expensive for Gloucestershire?
Longford is the 38th most expensive of 48 towns of 2,500 or more in Gloucestershire by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · 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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