# Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall South west Staffordshire Moorlands. 8,230 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 44 square kilometres. Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall had 7,849 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Middle area. Code E02006215. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands) › [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 2,073rd cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/blythe-bridge-forsbrook-and-caverswall#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 7,849** (2021). Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall had 7,849 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,801st most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/blythe-bridge-forsbrook-and-caverswall#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 17%** (2022). About 17% of people in Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/blythe-bridge-forsbrook-and-caverswall#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 68.8%** (January 2026). In Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall, 68.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/blythe-bridge-forsbrook-and-caverswall#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02006215) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 17% of people in Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E02006215) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 157 homes were sold in Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E02006215) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02006215) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall had 7,849 usual residents at the census. ## Recorded crime in Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall at a rate of 73.8 per 1,000 people. That compares with 67.6 per 1,000 people across Staffordshire Moorlands. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. | Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count | | --- | --- | | Violence and sexual offences | 279 | | Other crime | 110 | | Anti-social behaviour | 77 | | Criminal damage and arson | 52 | | Burglary | 24 | | Shoplifting | 24 | | Vehicle crime | 21 | | Drug offences | 17 | | Robbery | 3 | | Theft from the person | 0 | Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026. ## How Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £225,000 | 5th cheapest | 13 middle areas, Staffordshire Moorlands · 2025 | | Population | 7,849 | 5th most populated | 13 middle areas, Staffordshire Moorlands · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 17% | fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 13 middle areas, Staffordshire Moorlands · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 68.8% | 5th lowest | 13 middle areas, Staffordshire Moorlands · Jan 2026 | ## Is Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall at a rate of 73.8 per 1,000 people. That compares with 67.6 per 1,000 people across Staffordshire Moorlands. 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 Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (279), other crime (110) and anti-social behaviour (77). 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 Staffordshire Moorlands These figures are published for the whole of Staffordshire Moorlands, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Staffordshire Moorlands and not Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall alone. [See Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands) - **Average house price: £224,481** (August 2026). Staffordshire Moorlands’s average house price was £224,481 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £38,228** (2025). Full-time workers living in Staffordshire Moorlands earned a median of £38,228 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 167th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 5.9×** (2025). A home in Staffordshire Moorlands costs 5.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 90th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026. - **Deprivation score: 14.8** (2025). Staffordshire Moorlands has a deprivation score of 14.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 93rd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. ## Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall in brief The median price paid for a home in Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall was £225,000 in 2025. Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall had 7,849 usual residents at the census. About 17% of people in Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall, 68.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02006215 - Ward: [Forsbrook †](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/ward/forsbrook) - Constituency: [Stoke-on-Trent South †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stoke-on-trent-south) - Council: [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands) - Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 44.29 km² - People, mid-2024: 8,230* - Neighbourhoods: 5 - Output areas: 28 * People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area. † Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Cheadle South & Upper Tean](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/cheadle-south-and-upper-tean), [Fulford & Meir Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford/fulford-and-meir-heath), [Werrington & Wetley Rocks](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/werrington-and-wetley-rocks), [Cheadle Town](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/cheadle-town), [Bentilee & Ubberley](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent/bentilee-and-ubberley), [Weston Coyney](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent/weston-coyney) ## Latest updates for Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02006215 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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