Is BS30 7BB a Good Place to Live? Crime, Schools & Area Insights

BS30 7BB is a postcode in Longwell Green, South Gloucestershire, South West, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near BS30 7BB, then scores the surrounding small area 41/100 - bottom 24% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around BS30 7BB are housing and jobs, while local prosperity is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for BS30 7BB is based on South Gloucestershire 030 Census 2021. It covers 10,343 residents, 2,624 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 41, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 70% owner-occupied, 11% privately rented, 19% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 3/10.

For property prices near BS30 7BB, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the BS30 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £284k from 41 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near BS30 7BB can compare 12 state schools within one mile, including 10 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

The Kids & Clubs tab adds 2 nearby child-friendly activities from open activity feeds, including 0 records marked free and 2 with booking links where the source provides them.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near BS30 7BB by category and map position. Crime pressure is running hotter than the previous month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around BS30 7BB is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 6 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.