CV37 9QQ Stratford-on-Avon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Stratford Shottery. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Shottery Road, Stratford-upon-Avon: 38 addresses
- Quiney's Road, Stratford-upon-Avon: 1 address
- Seymour Road, Stratford-upon-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 E (30% of about 1,050 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 'Dudfields Nursery, Tavern Lane, Shottery'', permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Alcester Road, Site of Former Cattle Market'', permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- 1 Arden Street, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6PA, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- 21-22 Bull Street. Stratford-upon-Avn, CV37 6DT'', permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Apex Credit Management, Apex House, 27 Arden Street, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- Hampton Leys, Kissing Tree Way, Alveston, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 7 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 35 homes the Environment Agency counts, 7 are in areas at high risk, 4 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 40 addresses are between 40 m and 42 m above sea level (41 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 | Stratford-Upon-Avon 841,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway 109,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Wilmcote 20,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 45 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Willows Stratford-upon-Avon | 190 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Car Park - Stratford-Upon-Avon | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 29.5 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rother House Medical Centre | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rother Care Pharmacy | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stratford Dental | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Stratford Hospital | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Warwickshire Police | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® 22 Bridge Street Lloyds Bank | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shottery Fields 5.4 ha | 80 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,450 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,470 m² | 110 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 9.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stratford upon Avon Grammar School For Girls, a listed building (Grade II*), 260 m west. 154 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 9 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stratford upon Avon Grammar School For Girls | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m west |
| Mason's Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Anne Hathaway's Cottage | Listed building, Grade I | 730 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Anne Hathaway's Cottage | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 770 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Hall's Croft and Attached Garden Wall | Listed building, Grade I | 860 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Shakespeare's Gardens, New Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Clopton Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Weir Brake | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Bordon Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Bordon Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Bluecap Covert | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Coachroad Covert | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Wilmcote Lock Flight | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 27 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 40 |
32 of the postcode's 40 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Stratford-on-Avon: see them on the Stratford-on-Avon page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 58% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 10 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 Shottery Road.