The Hides Walcote, Stratford-on-Avon
13 addresses across 3 postcodes (B49), about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) long. USRN 38303251.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5, D: 1).
- Flood: 2 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 80% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wilmcote, about 4.1 km (2.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 46 to 49 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Alcester Health Centre, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away.
- People: About 590 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 44% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 118 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (3); Bungalow, semi-detached (2); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 2021 (6).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (22% of about 2,130 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- 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
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 4 September 2026: WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, multi-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 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 13 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 8 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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| B49 6HP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B49 6JA | zone 2 | 2 / 0 / 7 | unlikely |
| B49 6LT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 46 m and 49 m above sea level (49 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B49 6HP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B49 6JA | 100% | 80% | 80% | 0% |
| B49 6LT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wilmcote 20,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Bearley 2,550 journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Wootton Wawen 19,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Walcote Manor Farm | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 25.8 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Alcester Health Centre | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Hopkins Pharmacy | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Practice | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Stratford Hospital | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| Police station | Alcester Police Station | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Oversley Mill Service Station, Oversley Green, Alcester Bypass Cashzone | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 7,810 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 120 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,980 m² | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary and All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 740 m (0.5 miles) south. 22 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary and All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Ringwork castle, 80m north west of St John the Baptist's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Carmore Hill Spinney | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Yew Tree Spinney | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Carmore Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| New Covert | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) north |
| Tom's Corner Spinney | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Warren Chase Water | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 13 |
2 of the street's 13 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tudor Grange Primary Academy, Haselor | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (warwickshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 40% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 45% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 to 9 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 6HP: 10 addresses
- B49 6JA: 2 addresses of 23 in the postcode
- B49 6LT: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
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.