Longacre area report

Highlights

Longacre is a Hampshire area with a population of 1,923. The median house price is £585,000, with detached properties at £610,000 median and semi-detached at £395,000 median. Prices have risen 50.6% over five years. Property per square metre averages £3,685. In the past year, 24 sales were recorded. Energy performance shows 49.6% of properties rated C or better, with the median band at D. The area is among the least deprived in England—about 95% of neighbourhoods nationally are more deprived. Crime totalled 84 incidents in May 2026, with violent crime the largest category at 36 offences. Air quality is good: nitrogen dioxide levels are low at 7.0 annual mean, and particulate matter is moderate at 6.4. Flood risk is absent. Broadband is widely available with 91.2% gigabit-capable access. The area falls within Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. Primary and junior catchments include Kempshott Infant and Kempshott Junior Schools, with Aldworth School for secondary. Council tax band D is £2,224.83.

Data updated 2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control). Longacre, Hampshire — a free, sourced local-area report from Acreright. Every figure shows its source and date; where the data isn't reliable we say so rather than guess.

This district. Figures below lead with Longacre’s own data where it exists; wider-area statistics are clearly labelled.

Within Hampshire, Longacre ranks 9th cheapest of 13, 8th safest and 6th most affordable.

What does it cost?

• £585,000 median home price (HM Land Registry Price Paid, May 2026) Across this district

Sold prices in Longacre have risen 51% over the last five years (UK House Price Index).

Who lives here?

• 185,152 residents (ONS Census 2021 (Nomis), 2021) This district

About 95% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Longacre (English Indices of Deprivation, decile 10 of 10, national basis). Little changed since 2019 (decile 10).

Schools

• 88% of inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding (Get Information About Schools (GIAS) + Ofsted inspections MI, 2026) Across this district

Getting around

• 91% of premises can get gigabit broadband (Ofcom Connected Nations 2024, Jul 2024) Across this district

Has it been a good investment?

Of homes in Longacre that changed hands in the last five years, 28% sold for less than the previous owner paid — 10.9 points above South East (17.1%) (nominal, not inflation-adjusted). Across those resales the typical gain was 6.36% over 6.28 years held.

Investment context: a gross rental yield of about 3% (area median rent against the median sold price) — appraise a specific property at /appraisal/longacre.

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Nearby areas we cover: Kempshott, Kempshott, Hatch Warren.