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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtCV6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:43 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:14 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,072 residentsin the Longford census areaMedian age 37.53,399 households57% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright14% social rented, 28% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.5% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,824 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 62% go by car, 8% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle73% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 83%4% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C718 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWyken Poollake · under a mileSwanswell Poollake · 2.9 miWyken Sloughwetland · under a mileBedworth Sloughswater · 1.9 miHounds Hillhill · 2.4 miPrimrose Hillhill · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLongford Parkpark · under a mile · 27 haMoat House Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 10 haEdgwick Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 3 haCoventry Welsh Rugby Football Groundplaying field · under a mileHeckley Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 6 haSchool Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes100 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200229 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202540 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 14 · PM2.5 8.0 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,670 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 84 to 109 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWalsgrave Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryPalliative Care Service23 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLongford Chemist26 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistLongford Road (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi39 schools26 primary, 5 secondary, 2 independent, 4 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherSecondaryFoxford Community Schoolages 11-18, 1,078 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGrangehurst Primary Schoolages 4-11, 411 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLongford Park Primary Schoolages 3-11, 224 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCoventry College2.9 miUniversityCoventry University3.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX11 miRailway stationCoventry ArenaRowleys Greenunder a mileBus stationTesco ExtraLongfordunder a mileBus stops93 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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