Strong on schools, with safety and transport to consider
Loftus at a glance
- House prices
- £114,500
- Lower prices1st percentile
- Schools
- 85th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 26th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 107.2 per 1,000 residents
- Weak21st percentile
- Flood risk
- 2.7% of the area in flood zones
- Middle35th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Loftus a good place to live?
Loftus may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and lower house prices. Transport access appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Redcar and Cleveland below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Loftus
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 107.2 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 21st percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Loftus
House prices
- Median sale price
- £114,500
- Percentile
- 1st percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 52 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Loftus
Schools
85th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Loftus
Flood risk
2.7% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 2% of the area. That is the 35th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Loftus
Transport
26th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Loftus a good place to live?
Loftus may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and lower house prices. Transport access appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Loftus safe?
Loftus ranks in the 21st percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Loftus?
The median sale price was £114,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 1st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Loftus?
Schools rank in the 85th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Loftus?
Nearby public profiles include Lockwood in Redcar and Cleveland and Sidney Sussex in North East Lincolnshire.
