Longford is a
neighbourhood
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that sits just to the north of Howley and Fairfield and the area to the east of the
A49, Winwick road. It is served by bus services 20 and 21 which have a combined frequency of every 5 minutes and operate as a circular route between
Warrington
Warrington () is an industrial town in the Borough of Warrington, borough of the same name in Cheshire, England. The town sits on the banks of the River Mersey and was Historic counties of England, historically part of Lancashire. It is east o ...
Town Centre, Longford and
Orford. In 2011 the Longford roundabout was removed and a new
traffic light
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controlled crossroads junction took its place.
Politics
There are three councillors. All councillors for this area are representatives of the
Labour Party.
Population
*Total Population: 8,012 residents
*Male:female ratio: 55.5:44.5
*Mean age of population: 31 years
Ethnicity breakdown
*96% White
*2% Mixed
*1% Asian
*1% Black
Housing and social situation
Housing
**Owned 32%
**Mortgage 39.6%
**Shared 0.7%
**Social Rented (Council) 7.2%
**Social Rented (Housing Assoc) 8.4%
**Private Rented 10.2%
**Other 1%
**Rent Free 0.8%
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Parks and recreation
The local park is named Poole Park, and is off Winwick road.
Employment and education
Employment
*70.1% are employed.
*4.4% are unemployed.
*2.2% are students.
*23.3% are classed as "economically inactive".
Education
*25.5% have no qualifications.
*38.6% have only level 1 or 2 qualifications.
*18.3% have level 3 or higher.
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Geography of Warrington