Fairwater Crescent Alcester, Stratford-on-Avon
126 addresses across 4 postcodes (B49), about 350 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 38300750.
- Sales: 22 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £295,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 54 homes have an energy certificate (B: 32, C: 13, D: 8, E: 1).
- Flood: 12 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Stratford-on-Avon costs £2,484 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wilmcote, about 7.4 km (4.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 80 m away, and River Arrow Local Nature Reserve (8.9 hectares) is about 410 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 43 to 44 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 126 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Alcester Health Centre, about 130 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,020 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 66% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 109 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £315,000 | £315,000 | £315,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £273,250 | £266,000 | £280,500 |
| 2016 | 3 | £235,000 | £230,000 | £275,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £194,000 | £194,000 | £194,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £174,950 | £174,950 | £174,950 |
| 2006 | 1 | £205,000 | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £118,000 | £118,000 | £118,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £112,000 | £112,000 | £112,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 2026 | 8 B49 6QX | Semi-detached | £295,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2025 | 17 B49 6QX | Semi-detached | £315,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2022 | 9 B49 6QX | Semi-detached | £300,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2021 | 1 B49 6QX | Semi-detached | £280,500 | |
| 23 Jul 2021 | 4 B49 6QX | Semi-detached | £266,000 | |
| 21 Oct 2016 | 16 B49 6QX | Semi-detached | £275,000 | |
| 15 Aug 2016 | 8 B49 6QX | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 11 Aug 2016 | 1 B49 6QX | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2016 | 19 B49 6QX | Semi-detached | £215,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Dec 2014 | 16 B49 6QX | Semi-detached | £260,000 | |
| 1 Oct 2013 | 1 B49 6QX | Semi-detached | £194,000 | |
| 6 Dec 2007 | 5 B49 6QX | Semi-detached | £174,950 | |
| 4 Dec 2006 | 22 B49 6QX | Detached | £205,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2004 | 8 B49 6QX | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 7 Jun 2002 | 1 B49 6QX | Semi-detached | £118,000 | |
| 8 Jun 2001 | 7 B49 6QX | Semi-detached | £112,000 | |
| 2 Jun 2000 | 7 B49 6QX | Semi-detached | £96,000 | |
| 20 Aug 1999 | 7 B49 6QX | Semi-detached | £86,000 | |
| 6 Aug 1999 | 19 B49 6QX | Semi-detached | £87,500 | |
| 20 Nov 1998 | 1 B49 6QX | Semi-detached | £79,500 | |
| 29 Feb 1996 | 8 B49 6QX | Semi-detached | £58,500 | |
| 16 Aug 1995 | 13 B49 6QX | Semi-detached | £65,500 |
Energy performance certificates
54 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 76 m². Most common: Flat (34); House, semi-detached (13); House, mid-terrace (3). Built: 2015 (38); 1967-1975 (13); 2017 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10).
Each home's certificates and sales (52 addresses)
- 1 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 2 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 3 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 4 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 5 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 5, Fields Park Drive
- 6 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 7 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 8 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 9 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 10 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 11 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 11, Fields Park Drive
- 12 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 12, Fields Park Drive
- 14 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 14, Fields Park Drive
- 15 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 15, Fields Park Drive
- 16 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 17 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 17, Fields Park Drive
- 18 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 18, Fields Park Drive
- 19 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 20 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 21 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 22 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 23 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 23, Fields Park Drive
- 24 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 25 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 26 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 27 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 27, Fields Park Drive
- 28 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 29 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 30 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 31 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 32 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 33 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 34 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 35 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 35, Fields Park Drive
- 39, Fields Park Drive
- 41, Fields Park Drive
- 43, Fields Park Drive
- 101 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 102 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 103 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 104 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
- 105 Jackson Place, Fields Park Drive
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 street: most are in band C (39% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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
- OVERSLEY HOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 20 October 2026 to 22 October 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, verge (minor works)
- 21 September 2026 to 22 September 2026: BT, New service connection, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 8 at medium risk and 26 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| B49 6QR | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 8 / 8 | unlikely |
| B49 6GR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| B49 6QX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 17 | unlikely |
| B49 6PY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 126 addresses are between 43 m and 44 m above sea level (43 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B49 6GR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B49 6PY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B49 6QR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B49 6QX | 100% | 95% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wilmcote 20,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Wootton Wawen 19,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bearley 2,550 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Crooks Lane Alcester | 80 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 27.3 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Alcester Health Centre | 130 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hopkins Pharmacy | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Practice | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Alexandra Hospital | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Police station | Alcester Police Station | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Oversley Mill Service Station, Oversley Green, Alcester Bypass Cashzone | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,670 m² | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | River Arrow Local Nature Reserve 8.9 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,990 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 200 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 290 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Town Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 470 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 125 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Town Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 470 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Churchill House | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| 2 Malt Mill Lane | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Alcester Abbey | Scheduled monument | 650 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Roman town | Scheduled monument | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Durlop Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Oversley Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Arrow Lane Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Lord Henry's Clump | Wood | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Westminster Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 125 | 126 |
1 of the street's 126 addresses is 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Benedict's Catholic High School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 240 m | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 460 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Alcester Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Exceptional; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Nicholas CofE Primary Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Alcester Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | Outstanding (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIP C/O St Benedict's Catholic High School & Sixth Form B49 6PX | School/college/university | 70 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Tesco B49 6AA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 130 m | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2024 |
| Alcester Butchers B49 6AA | Retailers - other | 150 m | 4 Good | 16 Oct 2025 |
| Alcester Fish Bar B49 6AA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 150 m | 5 Very good | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Meadow View Care Centre B49 6PR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 210 m | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2026 |
| The Alcester Inn B49 6AQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 2 Feb 2026 |
| The Holly Bush Inn B49 5QX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2024 |
| Alcester Community Fridge B49 5AJ | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 32 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 23 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 21 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Grove Place (61); On or near St Nicholas Close (10); On or near Ten Acres (10); On or near Crooks Lane (7); On or near Gunnings Road (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 street is in decile 5 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.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: Utility repair and maintenance works, 20 October 2026 to 22 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- B49 6QR: 83 addresses of 84 in the postcode
- B49 6GR: 40 addresses
- B49 6QX: 2 addresses of 23 in the postcode
- B49 6PY: 1 address of 20 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Ten Acres · Crooks Lane · The Hopkins Precinct · Kinwarton Road · St Faith's Road · Chapman Way · St Nicholas Close · Beacon Close · Wharrage Road · Meadow View Close · Grove Place · Ten Acres
All the streets in B49 and across Stratford-on-Avon.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.