B50 4PQ Stratford-on-Avon
Live postcode, introduced January 1992. Ward: Bidford East. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Honeybourne Road, Stratford-on-Avon: 31 addresses
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: 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
- Health centre, High Street, Bidford-on-Avon, B50 4BQ'', permissioned (320 m)
- The Royal Inn, Honeybourne Road, Bidford-on-Avon'' Honeybourne Road, Bidford-on-Avon, permissioned (380 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 0 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 24 homes the Environment Agency counts, 15 are in areas at high risk, 9 medium, 0 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 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 addresses are about 29 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Honeybourne 113,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km |
| Evesham 287,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km | |
| Wilmcote 20,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Memorial Bidford-on-Avon | 370 m |
| Bus or coach station | Evesham Bus Station | 9.8 km |
| Car parks | Dorothy's Wood Car Park | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 33.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bidford Health Centre | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Colin Harris Chemists | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bidford Dental Practice | 400 m |
| Hospital | Stratford Hospital | 10.4 km |
| Police station | Alcester Police Station | 6.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Midcounties Co-Op Bidford on Avon, Bidford on Avon Cashzone | 670 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 7,660 m² | 820 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Big Meadow 11 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Riverside Allotments 3.0 ha | 530 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bidford Bridge, a scheduled monument, 270 m north-west. 39 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bidford Bridge | Scheduled monument | 270 m north-west |
| Bidford Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 280 m north-west |
| Old Falcon Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage Hill | Hill | 1.3 km west |
| Marlcliff Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south-west |
| Staple Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south-east |
| Dorothy's Wood | Wood | 1.8 km east |
| The Rookery | Wood | 1.9 km north-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Honeybourne Road.