Riverside Alcester, Stratford-on-Avon
14 addresses across 1 postcode (B49), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 38301672.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2017 the median was £240,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, D: 2, E: 1, F: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 7.1 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 400 m away, and River Arrow Local Nature Reserve (8.9 hectares) is about 680 m 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 42 to 44 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Alcester Health Centre, about 200 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km.
- People: About 380 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 19 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £196,500 | £196,500 | £196,500 |
| 2003 | 1 | £195,000 | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £124,950 | £124,950 | £124,950 |
| 1999 | 1 | £91,000 | £91,000 | £91,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £113,000 | £113,000 | £113,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £74,000 | £74,000 | £74,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £68,000 | £68,000 | £68,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 2017 | 11 B49 6RD | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 7 Jun 2013 | 2 B49 6RD | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 22 Jul 2005 | 7 B49 6RD | Semi-detached | £196,500 | |
| 27 Mar 2003 | 12 B49 6RD | Detached | £195,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2002 | 2 B49 6RD | Semi-detached | £124,950 | |
| 2 Aug 1999 | 2 B49 6RD | Semi-detached | £91,000 | |
| 9 Sep 1998 | 12 B49 6RD | Detached | £113,000 | |
| 10 Oct 1997 | 5 B49 6RD | Semi-detached | £74,000 | |
| 1 Sep 1995 | 2 B49 6RD | Semi-detached | £68,000 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 79 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (5). Built: 1967-1975 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
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: 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 street's 14 addresses are between 42 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 6RD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wilmcote 20,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km |
| Wootton Wawen 19,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km | |
| Bearley 2,550 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Crooks Lane Alcester | 380 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 830 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 27.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Alcester Health Centre | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hopkins Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Practice | 800 m |
| Hospital | Alexandra Hospital | 7.8 km |
| Police station | Alcester Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | Oversley Mill Service Station, Oversley Green, Alcester Bypass Cashzone | 1.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,670 m² | 400 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | River Arrow Local Nature Reserve 8.9 ha | 680 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 120 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 220 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Town Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 650 m west. 111 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 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 | 650 m west |
| 2 Malt Mill Lane | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m south-west |
| Churchill House | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m west |
| 5 and 7 Malt Mill Lane | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m south-west |
| Roman town | Scheduled monument | 830 m south-west |
| Alcester Abbey | Scheduled monument | 950 m west |
| Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Durlop Hill | Hill | 1.0 km south-east |
| Oversley Wood | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south |
| Arrow Lane Plantation | Wood | 2.3 km south-west |
| Lord Henry's Clump | Wood | 2.3 km south-west |
| Westminster Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km north-west |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 14 |
1 of the street's 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcester Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 380 m | 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 Benedict's Catholic High School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 480 m | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 770 m | 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 |
| St Nicholas CofE Primary Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 830 m | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Alcester Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km | Outstanding (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow View Care Centre B49 6PR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 240 m | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2026 |
| AIP C/O St Benedict's Catholic High School & Sixth Form B49 6PX | School/college/university | 360 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Miquill Catering Company B49 6QQ | School/college/university | 430 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Tesco B49 6AA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 440 m | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2024 |
| Alcester Butchers B49 6AA | Retailers - other | 450 m | 4 Good | 16 Oct 2025 |
| Alcester Fish Bar B49 6AA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 450 m | 5 Very good | 6 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Alne Bank Road (6); On or near Meadow View Close (4); On or near Throckmorton Road (4); On or near Fields Park Drive (2); On or near Fairwater Crescent (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- B49 6RD: 14 addresses
Nearby streets
Collins Way · Alcocks Road · Weatheroak Road · Alne Bank Road · Haselor Close · Fairwater Crescent · Throckmorton Road · Wharrage Road · Throckmorton Road · St Mary's Road · Meadow View Close · Gerard Road
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.