Strong on schools, with higher house prices
Longbridge at a glance
- House prices
- £525,000
- Higher prices90th percentile
- Schools
- 76th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 64th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 82.8 per 1,000 residents
- Middle35th percentile
- Flood risk
- 11.7% of the area in flood zones
- Middle73rd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Longbridge a good place to live?
Longbridge may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Barking and Dagenham below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
Watch out for
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Longbridge
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 82.8 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 35th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
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 Longbridge
House prices
- Median sale price
- £525,000
- Percentile
- 90th percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 44 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 Longbridge
Schools
76th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Longbridge
Flood risk
11.7% 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 6% of the area. That is the 73rd 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 Longbridge
Transport
64th 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 Longbridge a good place to live?
Longbridge may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Longbridge safe?
Longbridge ranks in the 35th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Longbridge?
The median sale price was £525,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 90th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Longbridge?
Schools rank in the 76th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Longbridge?
Nearby public profiles include Chadwell Heath in Barking and Dagenham and Eastbrook & Rush Green in Barking and Dagenham.
