Longden Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Longden Road is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Longden Road is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Longden Road is located in the Radbrook ward of the Shropshire district in Shropshire.
Coordinates 52.692253, -2.771455
Grid Ref SJ479107
Suburb Shrewsbury
Constituency Shrewsbury and Atcham

House Prices

The average house price in Longden Road is 43.11% higher than the rest of Shrewsbury. The last sale we have on record is BLUEBELL COTTAGE, 104 Longden Road, that sold for £250,000. The average house price in Shrewsbury is £228,826 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Longden Road

Date No. Type Price
14/09/2022 BLUEBELL COTTAGE, 104 Semi £250,000
27/05/2022 56 Detached £498,250
18/05/2022 15 Detached £625,000
11/03/2022 94 £375,000
28/01/2022 124 Terrace £263,000
29/06/2021 24B Semi £345,000
12/03/2021 126 Terrace £245,000
22/01/2021 102 Detached £187,500
17/12/2020 124 Terrace £250,000
11/11/2020 101 £1,000,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Longden Road, Shropshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Longden Road in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by West-mercia Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Longden Road
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Longden Road and compared that to the average for the Radbrook ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Longden Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Radbrook ward

Social economic statistics for Longden Road

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Longden Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Longden Road is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Longden Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Longden Road are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Longden Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Longden Road are in the top 10% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Longden Road are in the top 10% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Longden Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Longden Road are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Longden Road

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Longden Road.

Unemployment in Longden Road

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
3.15% of Longden Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Longden Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Longden Road. The proportion of retirees on Longden Road is 0.93% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.67% of Longden Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Longden Road

The proportion of home owners on Longden Road is 11.94% higher than the national average of 62%. 26.06% of properties in Longden Road are private rented and 0% are social rented.
73.94% of residents of Longden Road own their home

Country of Birth of Longden Road residents

The proportion if Longden Road residents born in the UK is 12% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.35% of Longden Road residents were born outside the UK.
94.65% of Longden Road residents were born in the UK

Longden Road Summary

With house prices in Longden Road more than the average for Shropshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Longden Road is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Longden Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Longden Road maybe difficult.

Longden Road has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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