Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall
Staffordshire Moorlands · West Midlands · population 8,065 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,774 of 6,856 in England
- #154 of 736 in West Midlands
- #7 of 13 in Staffordshire Moorlands
- Less deprived (top 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 17% · Skilled trades 14% · Managers & directors 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 17% |
| Skilled trades | 14% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 62% · No religion 32% · Other 1%
Born outside the UK: 2%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,774 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 13 in Staffordshire Moorlands. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (84) and lowest on Housing & access (38). Typical homes here sold for about £225,750 over the past year, up 9% across five years (from 138 sales), in line with the wider Staffordshire Moorlands median of £227,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #184 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £36,991 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 67 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £225,750 | 138 | -3.9% | +8.8% |
| Detached | £337,500 | 46 | +14.4% | +16.9% |
| Semi-detached | £218,000 | 65 | -4.4% | +13.0% |
| Terraced | £175,000 | 25 | -7.4% | +27.3% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #184 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #3,321 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 276 |
| Theft | 86 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 47 |
| Public order & weapons | 50 |
| Drugs | 15 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Other | 19 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 82 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Staffordshire Moorlands
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- SnaithEast Riding of Yorkshire74£259,995
- Derry Hill & HilmartonWiltshire74£385,000
- Bourton-on-the-Water & ValeCotswold74£470,000
- Willersey, Chipping Campden & BlockleyCotswold74£522,500
- Epping NorthEpping Forest74£550,000
- Normanton WestDerby74£250,000