Holbrooks
vs Longford
Holbrooks has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Longford. Homes in Holbrooks sold for a median of £226,000, 19% above Longford. Longford has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 9%).
People
Holbrooks has 18,780 residents in 6,850 households; Longford has 20,253 in 8,270. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (13% and 14%). Longford has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 8 percentage points more than Holbrooks (Coventry: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 44% of homes in Holbrooks and 37% in Longford. Holbrooks has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 64%, 9.3 percentage points more than Longford (Coventry: 57%). Holbrooks has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 1.3 percentage points more than Longford (Coventry: 25%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £226,000 in Holbrooks and £190,000 in Longford, against £230,000 across Coventry.
Surroundings
Longford has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 12.6 percentage points more than Holbrooks (Coventry: 14%). A typical postcode has 57 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Holbrooks, and 86 in Longford. The typical postcode is 411 m from the nearest school in Holbrooks and 354 m in Longford. The typical postcode is 1,483 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Holbrooks and 1,423 m in Longford. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in Holbrooks and 99% in Longford.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 71 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Holbrooks and 92 in Longford, against 104 across Coventry. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Holbrooks is one of 18 wards in Coventry, home to 18,780 people in 6,850 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £226,000 over the past two years, in line with the Coventry median. On average 9% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% below the Coventry average.
Longford is one of 18 wards in Coventry, home to 20,253 people in 8,270 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £190,000 over the past two years, 17% below the Coventry median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 56% above the Coventry average.
More comparisons.
Holbrooks and Longford next to other wards of Coventry.