B49 5FL

Alcester West · Stratford-on-Avon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Alcester
Local authority
Stratford-on-Avon
Constituency
Stratford-on-Avon
Postcode district
B49
Postcode sector
B49 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B49 5FF 51 m
B49 5EH 88 m
B49 5EL 115 m
B49 5FQ 117 m
B49 5EW 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B49 5FL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B49
Postcode sector
B49 5
Latitude
52.217958
Longitude
-1.878824
British National Grid easting
408,375
British National Grid northing
257,755

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Stratford-on-Avon · E07000221
Parish or community
E04012351
Westminster constituency
Stratford-on-Avon · E14001526
Output area
E00158965
Lower layer super output area
Stratford-on-Avon 006B · E01031184
Middle layer super output area
Stratford-on-Avon 006 · E02006509

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Stuart Place, Alcester, B49 5FL 31 October 2023 £575,000
10, Stuart Place, Alcester, B49 5FL 2 October 2023 £396,000
12, Stuart Place, Alcester, B49 5FL 29 September 2023 £390,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
7
Secondary
3
  1. Alcester Grammar School

    Academy converter

    282 m
  2. Fortitude School

    Other independent special school

    519 m
  3. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    680 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
599
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 261
  • Anti social behaviour 93
  • Shoplifting 45
  • Public order 42
  • Criminal damage and arson 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B49 5 residents
4,105

Age bands in B49 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.1%

514 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

342 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.1%

768 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.3%

1,327 residents

Age 65 and over
30.3%

1,285 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • ALCESTER HEALTH CENTRE

    FIELDS PARK DRIVE, ALCESTER, B49 6QR

    ODS code M84049

    1.2 km

  • THE ARROW SURGERY

    FIELDS PARK DRIVE, ALCESTER, B49 6QR

    ODS code M84060

    1.2 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Alcester Grammar School

    BCT · Alcester

    0.1 miles
  • Grammar School

    BCT · Alcester

    0.1 miles
  • Grammar School

    BCT · Alcester

    0.2 miles
  • Police Station

    BCT · Alcester

    0.4 miles
  • Police Station

    BCT · Alcester

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stratford-on-Avon 006B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,528 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £393,000 from 8 recorded sales in B49 5FL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Stratford-on-Avon is £392,574 in June 2026, up 1.4% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 3 secondary schools. Alcester Grammar School is the nearest published school at 282 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

599 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 261 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.