Detached
£459,080
31% above the Longton average
45.5% of sales
What is the average house price in Longton? £349,940
The average house price in Longton is £349,940, based on 87 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 9.8% (£37,851) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −9.8%
- Sold in 12 months
- 87
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Longton?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£271,605
22% below the Longton average
48.1% of sales
Terraced
£198,750
43% below the Longton average
6.0% of sales
Flats
£139,950
60% below the Longton average
0.4% of sales
Are house prices in Longton going up or down?
House prices in Longton are falling: down 9.8% (£37,851) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 58.0% (£128,517).
Past 12 months
−9.8%
−£37,851From £387,791 to £349,940
£399,454£344,166
Past 10 years
+58.0%
+£128,517From £221,423 to £349,940
£387,791£221,423
Quick answers for Longton
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£499,344
Highest average, reached in March 2025
How many homes sold?
87
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
48.1% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
39.1% of sales
How many people live in Longton?
7,770
1,405 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Longton?
3,360
607 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Longton?
16 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 77% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 2.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.9% of the area · 1 public park. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Longton?
22 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very Low · −6.7% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Longton rank?
2nd most expensive area of South Ribble.
Compared with 8 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Longton?
The highest recorded sale prices in Longton, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Longton compare with nearby areas?
Longton compared with the 6 nearest other areas in South Ribble.
Longton vs Little Hoole
- Longton
- £349,940
- Little Hoole
- £326,441−£23,499
Open comparison
Longton vs Hutton
- Longton
- £349,940
- Hutton
- £280,605−£69,335
Open comparison
Longton vs Much Hoole
- Longton
- £349,940
- Much Hoole
- £258,958−£90,982
Open comparison
Longton vs Penwortham
- Longton
- £349,940
- Penwortham
- £248,022−£101,918
Open comparison
Longton vs Farington
- Longton
- £349,940
- Farington
- £247,791−£102,149
Open comparison
Longton vs Cuerdale
- Longton
- £349,940
- Cuerdale
- £178,000−£171,940
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:27 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Longton dataset covers 293 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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