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Fordbridge

Ward

North Solihull. About 13,509 people in 2.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

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.

Population
13,486
1,166th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Fordbridge compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

FordbridgeMiddle
Population17 wards, Solihull · 2021
Population: every ward in Solihull17 areas from 9,505 to 17,323. The middle area is 12,839. Fordbridge is 13,486.
13,4867th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares17 wards, Solihull · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Solihull17 areas from 0.0% to 32.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Fordbridge is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage17 wards, Solihull · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Solihull17 areas from 69.3% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.9%. Fordbridge is 96.6%.
96.6%6th lowest
Claimant rate17 wards, Solihull · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Solihull17 areas from 1.3% to 7.4%. The middle area is 3.0%. Fordbridge is 7.4%.
7.4%highest

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 134.6 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, 153 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 (715), other crime (288) and vehicle crime (223).

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 ward, 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

Fordbridge had 13,486 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, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Fordbridge, 7.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.