Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a village of 1,173 residents in Northumberland, North East.
Crime is low: police record 6.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 3.3 home and vehicle crimes. Health outcomes beat most towns: life expectancy is 83.3 for men and 84.9 for women. A median £263,750 buys a home here, 5.6 times what households in the Northumberland council area earn in a year. Walkability is its weak spot: nearly one in ten commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy and incomes, ONS · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · claimants, DWP. Longhoughton is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
Northumbria Police published 34 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things Longhoughton 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 Longhoughton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Longhoughton is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
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Historic England lists 12 buildings inside Longhoughton’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 2 old photos and postcards going back to 1895 and a map from 1619.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Longhoughton.
Police figures for Longhoughton’s built-up area: 11 crimes and 3 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Longhoughton has less crime per resident than 97% of them. Of all the crimes, 55% were violence and sexual offences. There were 9 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Northumberland’s towns (16.9) but above 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.
62% of pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longhoughton Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 93 | B− |
At the census, 4.1% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below Northumberland’s towns (6.5%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. 86% of people in Longhoughton rate their own health good or very good. The nearest A&E to Longhoughton is Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, 24.8 miles away. Women here live to 84.9 on average and men to 83.3 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Longhoughton | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 78% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.1% | 6.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Unemployment benefit claims came to 1.9% of 16 to 64s in 2026, lower than both Northumberland’s towns (2.6%) and England’s towns (2.3%). Driving is how 88% of commuters got to work at the census. About 4% of its commuters stay in Longhoughton for work. For 27% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Longhoughton’s listed buildings include the Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Grade I. It has 102 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, above both Northumberland’s towns (45) and England’s towns (39). Homes from before 1919 make up 22% of the total.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
11% live in social housing, lower than both Northumberland’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £695 a month across the Northumberland council area. The £263,750 median rests on 26 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £477,500 | 8 |
| Semi-detached | £257,500 | 11 |
| Terraced | £120,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Those 65 and older account for 18% of residents. Children under 15 make up 19%, above Northumberland’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The age that splits Longhoughton in two is 45.5.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Longhoughton | Northumberland | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 9.4% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 28% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 25% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.1% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.9% | 7.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Northumberland and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Longhoughton. Best known first.
Historic houseHowick Hall1.7 km outside town, to the north
Heritage railwayAln Valley Railway4.3 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumFerryman’s Hut Museum4.4 km outside town, to the southCastleCastleCraster Tower3.8 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionThe Treehouse5 km outside town, to the westTheme parkTheme parkLilidorei4.9 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longhoughton | 1,173 | — | — | B | A+ | A− |
| Alnwick | 8,432 | 3.7 | C+ | B | D | C |
| Shilbottle | 1,787 | 5 | — | A− | A− | C |
| Warkworth | 1,412 | 6.4 | — | C | B+ | C+ |
| Amble | 5,852 | 7.1 | C− | B+ | C− | C |
| South Broomhill | 1,520 | 9.4 | — | B | C− | D |
| Hadston | 2,713 | 9.7 | C | A | D | D |
| Felton | 1,270 | 9.8 | — | C+ | A+ | B− |
Shilbottle, Warkworth, South Broomhill and Felton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 4.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of Saints Peter and Paul.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Village in Northumberland, England
Longhoughton is a built-up area of 1,173 people, in the Northumberland 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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