B50 4AX Stratford-on-Avon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bidford West. 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 C (23% of about 920 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
- The Royal Inn, Honeybourne Road, Bidford-on-Avon'' Honeybourne Road, Bidford-on-Avon, permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 3 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 low and 0 very low.
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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 34 m above sea level.
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 | Honeybourne 113,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.0 km |
| Evesham 287,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km | |
| Wilmcote 20,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest Steppes Piece Bidford-on-Avon | 30 m |
| Car parks | Dorothy's Wood Car Park | 2.7 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 32.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bidford Health Centre | 2.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Colin Harris Chemists | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bidford Dental Practice | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Evesham Community Hospital | 10.8 km |
| Police station | Alcester Police Station | 4.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Midcounties Co-Op Bidford on Avon, Bidford on Avon Cashzone | 630 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,730 m² | 440 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.4 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Riverside Allotments 3.0 ha | 720 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 4.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bidford Bridge, a scheduled monument, 1.0 km south-east. 15 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bidford Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-east |
| Enclosures 3/4 mile (1200m) N of Salford Priors | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Rookery | Wood | 740 m west |
| Marriage Hill | Hill | 920 m south-west |
| Marlcliff Hill | Hill | 2.1 km south |
| Ennister Wood | Wood | 2.3 km north-west |
| Staple Hill | Hill | 2.7 km south-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 | 2 | 3 |
1 of the postcode's 3 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.