Longdendale
Strong on safety and schools, with lower house prices
Longdendale at a glance
- House prices
- £210,000
- Lower prices22nd percentile
- Schools
- 78th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 64th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 1.1 per 1,000 residents
- Strong98th percentile
- Flood risk
- 3% of the area in flood zones
- Middle37th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Longdendale a good place to live?
Longdendale may be a good fit for people who value lower crime, stronger school performance and lower house prices. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Tameside below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- People prioritising lower crime
- Families who care about school performance
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
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Crime rate in Longdendale
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 1.1 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 98th percentile nationally
Lower crime than 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 Longdendale
House prices
- Median sale price
- £210,000
- Percentile
- 22nd percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 129 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 Longdendale
Schools
78th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Longdendale
Flood risk
3% 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 2.2% of the area. That is the 37th 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 Longdendale
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 Longdendale a good place to live?
Longdendale may be a good fit for people who value lower crime, stronger school performance and lower house prices. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Longdendale safe?
Longdendale ranks in the 98th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Longdendale?
The median sale price was £210,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 22nd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Longdendale?
Schools rank in the 78th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Longdendale?
Nearby public profiles include Mossley in Tameside and Ashton Waterloo in Tameside.
