B49 6PU Stratford-on-Avon
Live postcode, introduced July 2002. Ward: Alcester East. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Stratford-on-Avon in 2026-27: Band D £2,484 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,656 | £1,932 | £2,208 | £2,484 | £3,036 | £3,588 | £4,140 | £4,968 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (62% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Fernecumbe House, Birmingham Road'' Kings Coughton. B49 5QD, permissioned (670 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 9 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 59 addresses are between 43 m and 46 m above sea level (44 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wootton Wawen 19,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km |
| Wilmcote 20,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.0 km | |
| Bearley 2,550 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest Beauchamp Road Alcester | 320 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 900 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 26.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Alcester Health Centre | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Delivermymeds Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Practice | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Alexandra Hospital | 6.8 km |
| Police station | Alcester Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | Oversley Mill Service Station, Oversley Green, Alcester Bypass Cashzone | 2.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Westbury Park 1.2 ha | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | River Arrow Local Nature Reserve 8.9 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,520 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.7 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest School Road Allotments 3,510 m² | 800 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Beauchamp Court moated site, a scheduled monument, 410 m north-west. 50 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Beauchamp Court moated site | Scheduled monument | 410 m north-west |
| Alcester Abbey | Scheduled monument | 560 m south |
| Churchill House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| Town Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km south |
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| Roman town | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coldcomfort Wood | Wood | 1.9 km west |
| The Rookery | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| Arrow Lane Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km south-west |
| Westminster Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north |
| Durlop Hill | Hill | 2.1 km south-east |
| Lord Henry's Clump | Wood | 2.2 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 58 | 59 |
1 of the postcode's 59 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.