Electoral wardE05016422
Fordbridge ward, Solihull
Fordbridge is one of 17 electoral wards of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 13,228 residents in 5,674 households — 4,439 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population.
Residents, 202113,228council ward average 12,720
Households5,6742.33 residents per household
Density4,439/ km²about 2.98 km² · Solihull 1,213
Aged 65+16.6%Solihull: 21.1% · under 16: 22.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.2% · 949
5–97.4% · 982
10–157.6% · 1,005
16–194.5% · 593
20–246.2% · 818
25–3414.7% · 1,951
35–4916.4% · 2,172
50–6419.4% · 2,571
65–748.4% · 1,114
75–846.1% · 813
85+2.0% · 263
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van35.7% · 2,025
1 car or van42.0% · 2,380
2 cars or vans17.0% · 966
3 or more5.3% · 300
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Solihull overall: 72.2% owned, 14.0% social rented, 12.9% private rented.
Owned outright24.5% · 1,387
With mortgage24.1% · 1,364
Shared ownership0.5% · 29
Social rented38.5% · 2,182
Private rented12.3% · 697
Lives rent free0.2% · 12
Type of home
Detached house5.8% · 329
Semi-detached house26.9% · 1,528
Terraced house38.5% · 2,183
Purpose-built flat28.1% · 1,593
Converted house0.4% · 22
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.2% · 14
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016422- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 4 of 17
Parishes in the ward
Bickenhill and Marston GreenChelmsley WoodFordbridgeKingshurst
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 9 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.