Longbridge

Not to be confused withLongridge.

For other uses, seeLongbridge (disambiguation).

Longbridge is an area in the south-west ofBirmingham,England, located near the border withWorcestershire, historically being within this place.

Longbridge
Longbridge Technology Park – Innovation Centre (March 2010)
Longbridge Location within theWest Midlands
Population	25,410 (2011 Ward)^[1]
• Density	36.2 per ha
OS grid reference	SP015775
Metropolitan borough	Birmingham
Shire county	Worcestershire
Metropolitan county	West Midlands
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BIRMINGHAM
Postcode district	B31, B45
Dialling code	0121

Police	West Midlands
Fire	West Midlands
Ambulance	West Midlands

UK Parliament	Birmingham Northfield
List of places UK England West Midlands 52°23′42″N1°58′44″W / 52.395°N 1.979°W /52.395; -1.979

Public transport

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Longbridge is described as a hub for public transport with a number of bus services run by Kev's Coaches and National Express West Midlands passing through it with destinations including Birmingham City Centre,West Bromwich and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital inEdgbaston. West Midlands Railway servesLongbridge railway station on the Cross City Line, with destinations atRedditch orBromsgrove andFour Oaks orLichfield with connections to Hereford and Nottingham at University station or nationwide atBirmingham New Street station. In 2020 a large multi-storey carpark was built near Longbridge station as a park and ride facility to reduce car journeys into the city centre. Some improvements to Longbridge station were also carried out in 2020 though one side of the station remains without a lift facility.

Situation

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Longbridge is surrounded byFrankley,Frankley Beeches,Rubery,Rednal,Bromsgrove,Northfield,West Heath andKings Norton. Longbridge is in close proximity to and can be viewed from theLickey Hills.

Longbridge plant

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Main article:Longbridge plant

Since 1906, the area has been dominated by theLongbridge plant, which producedAustin,Nash Metropolitan,Morris,British Leyland, and most recentlyMG Rover cars. The factory became dormant, and some parts of the older sections of the site were demolished after MG Rover fell into administration in April 2005. The plant was one of the main employers of the local population and the resultant layoffs caused local decline. The company, renamedMG Motor (owned by MG Rover's would-be partnerShanghai Automotive Industry Corporation) resumed limitedMG TF sports car production within a small portion of the factory in August 2008 and in late 2010 started final assembly of theMG6. Production ceased completely in 2017, when the Chinese car maker decided to ship the fully assembled cars to the UK. The remaining disused sections of the factory were demolished on 4 August 2006.

Regeneration

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25,410 people live in Longbridge.

As part of the Ward of Longbridge And West Heath, Longbridge is represented as of the2022 Birmingham City Council Election onBirmingham City Council by Debbie Clancy and Ron Storer who are both of the Conservative Party.

Population

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The 2001 Population Census recorded that there were 30,964 people living in Longbridge with a population density of 3,789 people per km² compared with 3,649 people per km² for Birmingham. Longbridge has a small ethnic minority population: only 6.8% (2,117) of the ward's population consists of ethnic minorities, unlike more centralised areas such asAston,Handsworth andSmall Heath.