Longford
vs Upper Stoke
Upper Stoke has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Longford. Homes in Upper Stoke sold for a median of £197,500, 4% above Longford. Longford has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Longford has 20,253 residents in 8,270 households; Upper Stoke has 18,989 in 7,508. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (14% and 13%). Longford has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 2.9 percentage points more than Upper Stoke (Coventry: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 37% of homes in Longford and 55% in Upper Stoke. Longford has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 54%, 2.4 percentage points more than Upper Stoke (Coventry: 57%). Upper Stoke has the higher share of private renting: 32%, 9.6 percentage points more than Longford (Coventry: 25%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £190,000 in Longford and £197,500 in Upper Stoke, against £230,000 across Coventry.
Surroundings
Longford has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 11.5 percentage points more than Upper Stoke (Coventry: 14%). A typical postcode has 86 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Longford, and 103 in Upper Stoke. The typical postcode is 354 m from the nearest school in Longford and 356 m in Upper Stoke. The typical postcode is 1,423 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Longford and 2,245 m in Upper Stoke. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Longford and 99% in Upper Stoke.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 92 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Longford and 87 in Upper Stoke, 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.
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.
Upper Stoke is one of 18 wards in Coventry, home to 18,989 people in 7,508 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £197,500 over the past two years, 14% below the Coventry median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 26% below the Coventry average.
More comparisons.
Longford and Upper Stoke next to other wards of Coventry.