B94 5QA Stratford-on-Avon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tanworth-in-Arden. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Umberslade Road, Stratford-on-Avon: 20 addresses
- Earlswood Common, Earlswood: 1 address
- Salter Street, Solihull: 1 address
- Cut Throat Lane, Earlswood: 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 G (26% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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: yes, Stratford-on-Avon.
Listed buildings
- ASHBURY COTTAGE, grade II
- OUTHOUSE TO ASHBURY COTTAGE, grade II
- PUMP AT ASHBURY COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Greenacres. 86 Shutt Lane, Earlswood, B94 6DA'', permissioned (340 m)
- Earlswood Court, Leafy Lane, permissioned (360 m)
- 66 Shutt Lane, Earlswood B94 6DB: up to 1 home, permissioned (510 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 23 addresses are between 143 m and 147 m above sea level (146 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 | The Lakes (Warks) 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Earlswood (West Midlands) 34,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Wood End 16,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Reservoir Hotel Earlswood | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Solihull Station | 6.4 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 11.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Tanworth-In-Arden Med Ctr | 2.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Cheswick Green Pharmacy | 1.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Heath Dental | 2.5 km |
| Hospital | Solihull Hospital | 7.1 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 4.1 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 12 ha | 1.8 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 770 m² | 680 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Malthouse Lane Park 1.4 ha | 710 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 120 m |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 23 |
14 of the postcode's 23 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 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 | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 29% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Umberslade Road.