Longholme
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Longholme at a glance
- House prices
- £197,795
- Lower prices19th percentile
- Schools
- 67th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 35th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 124 per 1,000 residents
- Weak15th percentile
- Flood risk
- 6.2% of the area in flood zones
- Middle56th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Longholme a good place to live?
Longholme may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Rossendale below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Longholme
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 124 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 15th 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 Longholme
House prices
- Median sale price
- £197,795
- Percentile
- 19th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 83 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 Longholme
Schools
67th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Longholme
Flood risk
6.2% 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 3.6% of the area. That is the 56th 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 Longholme
Transport
35th 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 Longholme a good place to live?
Longholme may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Longholme safe?
Longholme ranks in the 15th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Longholme?
The median sale price was £197,795 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 19th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Longholme?
Schools rank in the 67th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Longholme?
Nearby public profiles include Goodshaw & Cribden in Rossendale and Hareholme & Waterfoot in Rossendale.
