B50 4NL Stratford-on-Avon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bidford East. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- The Bank, Bidford-on-Avon: 25 addresses
- Stratford Road, Bidford-on-Avon: 1 address
- Unnamed street near The Bank, Bidford-on-Avon: 1 address
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 (26% of about 1,210 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 20 AND 22, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 44-48, HIGH STREET, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK ADJACENT TO WAR MEMORIAL, grade II
- NUMBER 50 COMPRISING FLATS 1 TO 4, grade II
- THE ANGLO SAXON INN, grade II
- THE OLD COTTAGE, grade II
- VICARAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Health centre, High Street, Bidford-on-Avon, B50 4BQ'', permissioned (90 m)
- The Royal Inn, Honeybourne Road, Bidford-on-Avon'' Honeybourne Road, Bidford-on-Avon, permissioned (130 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 1 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 27 addresses are between 33 m and 36 m above sea level (34 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 90%, gigabit 90% 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 | 7.2 km |
| Wilmcote 20,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km | |
| Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway 109,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Memorial Bidford-on-Avon | 60 m |
| Car parks | Dorothy's Wood Car Park | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 32.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bidford Health Centre | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Colin Harris Chemists | 90 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bidford Dental Practice | 140 m |
| Hospital | Stratford Hospital | 10.3 km |
| Police station | Alcester Police Station | 5.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Midcounties Co-Op Bidford on Avon, Bidford on Avon Cashzone | 540 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.4 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Big Meadow 11 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Riverside Allotments 3.0 ha | 510 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 4.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Falcon Inn, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m east. 25 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Old Falcon Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m east |
| Bidford Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 170 m south-west |
| Bidford Bridge | Scheduled monument | 170 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage Hill | Hill | 1.3 km west |
| The Rookery | Wood | 1.7 km west |
| Marlcliff Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south-west |
| Staple Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south-east |
| Dorothy's Wood | Wood | 1.9 km east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 27 |
12 of the postcode's 27 addresses are 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on The Bank.