Cobridge & Central Forest
Stoke-on-Trent · West Midlands · population 7,668 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,298 of 6,856 in England
- #639 of 736 in West Midlands
- #27 of 33 in Stoke-on-Trent
- Most deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 20% · Process & plant 16% · Caring & leisure 11%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 20% |
| Process & plant | 16% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Professional | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Associate professional | 9% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Managers & directors | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 39% · Muslim 29% · No religion 25%
Born outside the UK: 31%
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
Cobridge & Central Forest is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,298 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #27 of 33 in Stoke-on-Trent. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (58) and lowest on Health (8). Typical homes here sold for about £115,000 over the past year, down 10% across five years (from 72 sales), 28% below the wider Stoke-on-Trent median of £160,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,134 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 140 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above 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 | £115,000 | 72 | -11.5% | -9.8% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
| Semi-detached | £168,805 | 21 | +2.9% | +22.3% |
| Terraced | £87,500 | 46 | -2.7% | +21.5% |
| 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 ?
- #5,104 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 #5,800 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 420 |
| Theft | 113 |
| Burglary | 89 |
| Vehicle crime | 98 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 119 |
| Public order & weapons | 134 |
| Drugs | 51 |
| Robbery | 25 |
| Other | 26 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 250 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 Stoke-on-Trent
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Dewsbury Central & WestboroughKirklees8£120,000
- Little HarwoodBlackburn with Darwen8£125,000
- Huyton EastKnowsley8£160,000
- Gunton WestEast Suffolk8£195,000
- Braunstone Park EastLeicester8£223,500
- Woodhouse Park & AirportManchester8£235,600