Longstock’s story
34 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Longstock’s built-up area.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LongstockHampshire
With 287 residents, it is a village in Hampshire, South East.
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Population
287
Census 2021 · Test Valley council
Median age
53.5
28% are 65+ · Hampshire 20%
Degree level
39%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
13%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Longstock a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Longstock is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. Its listed buildings number 34, with 0 at Grade I. 13% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
What makes Longstock stand out
The 3 things Longstock does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 48.6 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
13% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Households renting privately
Housing
of households, against 21% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Longstock.
Work & commute
Under 5 km to work: 35% in Longstock, fewer than in Hampshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 47% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Work in town: 9% of resident commuters. Working mainly from home: 47% of workers, higher than both Hampshire’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (31%). Household income averages £67K a year before tax.
13%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving75%
On foot6%
Train6%
Underground, tram1%
35%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
47%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£67K
mean household income, before tax
1.2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Private renting is more common in Longstock than in Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns: 34% of households
4% of households live in social housing. Private rents average £1,235 a month across the Test Valley council area. Owners make up three in five households, lower than Hampshire’s towns (64%) and near England’s towns (61%).
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Longstock£0K
Typical UK town£277K
60%
of households own their home · England 61%
34%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,235
average private rent a month, Test Valley council area
£2,300
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Crime recorded by police in Longstock
Police recorded 0 crimes inside Longstock’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 0 reports of anti-social behaviour.
0violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual0
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
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.
0
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
0
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · Violence and sexual offences were 0% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking, so it runs higher than U.S. “violent crime”.
Health
Disability is less common in Longstock, 12% of residents, than in Hampshire’s towns and England’s towns
The nearest A&E to Longstock is Royal Hampshire County Hospital, 8.5 miles away. At the census, 85% of people in Longstock called their health good or very good, above both Hampshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). This Hampshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.3 miles away.
85%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Longstock | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.2% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 17% | 17% |
83.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
History
Old homes shape Longstock: 36% were built before 1919, more than in Hampshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 69% of Longstock’s land, above Hampshire’s towns (4%) and England’s towns (7%) alike. Per 10,000 residents, Longstock counts 1,185 listed buildings.
34listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II34
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
36%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
1,185
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Longstock skews older, with 28% of residents 65 or over, more than in Hampshire’s towns and across England’s towns
Graduates make up nearly two in five adults. 6.6% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Hampshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). Longstock has a median age of 53.5 years.
53.5median age
LongstockHampshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
28%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar21%
Degree level39%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Longstock | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Longstock
12pages on Longstock
The big questions
Longstock’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
King's SomborneAnna Valley and Upper ClatfordAndoverCharltonPicket PieceLittletonSouth WonstonLongstock
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longstock | 287 | — | — | — | — | — |
| King's Somborne | 1,206 | 3.8 | — | B− | B | A+ |
| Anna Valley and Upper Clatford | 1,557 | 4.3 | — | B+ | A | A− |
| Andover | 48,484 | 5.5 | B− | A | C− | C |
| Charlton | 2,121 | 6.2 | — | A | A | A |
| Picket Piece | 2,329 | 6.5 | — | A− | C+ | C |
| Littleton | 1,506 | 6.9 | — | C | A | A |
| South Wonston | 2,686 | 7 | A+ | C | A+ | A+ |
King's Somborne, Anna Valley and Upper Clatford, Charlton, Picket Piece and Littleton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Longstock
How many listed buildings are there in Longstock?
That is 48.6 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Longstock?
Band D council tax in Longstock is £2,300 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.
About Longstock
Village in Hampshire, England
Longstock is a built-up area of 287 people, in the Test Valley 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
- Population
- 287 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Test Valley
- County
- Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005901
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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