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Fulford & Meir Heath

Middle area

North east Stafford. 5,964 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 20% of people in Fulford & Meir Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£260,000
Joint 2,905th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,976
Joint 2,716th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
20%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
76.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Fulford & Meir Heath

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fulford & Meir Heath at a rate of 72.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 81.5 per 1,000 people across Stafford.

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 offences206
Anti-social behaviour100
Other crime49
Criminal damage and arson32
Burglary19
Vehicle crime17
Drug offences5
Shoplifting2
Robbery0
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Fulford & Meir Heath compares

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

Fulford & Meir HeathMiddle
Median sale price16 middle areas, Stafford · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Stafford16 areas from £175,000 to £327,000. The middle area is £266,750. Fulford & Meir Heath is £260,000.
£260,0007th cheapest
Population16 middle areas, Stafford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Stafford16 areas from 5,976 to 12,118. The middle area is 8,352. Fulford & Meir Heath is 5,976.
5,976least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares16 middle areas, Stafford · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Stafford16 areas from 0.0% to 73.0%. The middle area is 4.5%. Fulford & Meir Heath is 20.0%.
20%5th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage16 middle areas, Stafford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Stafford16 areas from 46.4% to 99.3%. The middle area is 90.8%. Fulford & Meir Heath is 76.3%.
76.3%5th lowest

Is Fulford & Meir Heath safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fulford & Meir Heath at a rate of 72.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 81.5 per 1,000 people across Stafford.

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

In August 2026 alone, 43 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Fulford & Meir Heath.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (206), anti-social behaviour (100) and other crime (49).

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 Stafford

These figures are published for the whole of Stafford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Stafford and not Fulford & Meir Heath alone. See Stafford

Average house price
£260,446
Up 3.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,726
147th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.6×
Joint 136th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.9
Joint 77th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Fulford & Meir Heath in brief

The median price paid for a home in Fulford & Meir Heath was £260,000 in 2025.

Fulford & Meir Heath had 5,976 usual residents at the census.

About 20% of people in Fulford & Meir Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Fulford & Meir Heath, 76.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.