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Fordbridge

Middle area

North Solihull. 6,388 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Fordbridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£180,000
Joint 1,036th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,297
Joint 3,206th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Fordbridge

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fordbridge at a rate of 120.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 87.9 per 1,000 people across Solihull.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences332
Other crime135
Vehicle crime106
Criminal damage and arson80
Burglary40
Anti-social behaviour25
Drug offences25
Shoplifting12
Robbery11
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Fordbridge compares

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Median sale price29 middle areas, Solihull · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Solihull29 areas from £175,000 to £599,000. The middle area is £330,000. Fordbridge is £180,000.
£180,0002nd cheapest
Population29 middle areas, Solihull · 2021
Population: every middle area in Solihull29 areas from 5,413 to 12,134. The middle area is 6,746. Fordbridge is 6,297.
6,29710th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares29 middle areas, Solihull · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Solihull29 areas from 0.0% to 35.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Fordbridge is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage29 middle areas, Solihull · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Solihull29 areas from 59.5% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.8%. Fordbridge is 98.6%.
98.6%13th lowest

Is Fordbridge safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fordbridge at a rate of 120.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 87.9 per 1,000 people across Solihull.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 54 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Fordbridge.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (332), other crime (135) and vehicle crime (106).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Solihull

These figures are published for the whole of Solihull, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Solihull and not Fordbridge alone. See Solihull

Average house price
£337,112
Up 3.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£46,896
31st highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.2×
Joint 171st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.0
124th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Fordbridge in brief

The median price paid for a home in Fordbridge was £180,000 in 2025.

Fordbridge had 6,297 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Fordbridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Fordbridge, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.