B49 6DG

Salford Priors & Alcester Rural · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B49 6DA 274 m
B49 6DQ 337 m
B49 6DJ 454 m
B49 6DY 497 m
B49 6DD 539 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B49 6DG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B49
Postcode sector
B49 6
Latitude
52.188088
Longitude
-1.867188
British National Grid easting
409,176
British National Grid northing
254,434

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Stratford-on-Avon · E07000221
Parish or community
E04009806
Westminster constituency
Stratford-on-Avon · E14001526
Output area
E00159007
Lower layer super output area
Stratford-on-Avon 012C · E01031191
Middle layer super output area
Stratford-on-Avon 012 · E02006515

Postcode source versions

Explore B49

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Honeysuckle Cottage, Wixford, Alcester, B49 6DG 29 April 2022 £715,000
Haybrook House, Wixford, Alcester, B49 6DG 28 September 2001 £421,000
Honeysuckle Cottage, Wixford, Alcester, B49 6DG 1 May 1998 £148,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
7
Secondary
3
  1. Bidford-on-Avon CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.4 km
  2. Dunnington CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.5 km
  3. Fortitude School

    Other independent special school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
27
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 6
  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Other theft 3
  • Anti social behaviour 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

8 female, 9 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.9
B49 6 residents
6,181

Age bands in B49 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.9%

919 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

490 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.7%

1,151 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

1,715 residents

Age 65 and over
30.6%

1,887 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B49 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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+
90%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
90%
Gigabit-capable
90%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • BIDFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    STRATFORD ROAD, BIDFORD-ON-AVON, ALCESTER, B50 4LX

    ODS code M84018

    2.9 km

  • ALCESTER HEALTH CENTRE

    FIELDS PARK DRIVE, ALCESTER, B49 6QR

    ODS code M84049

    3.4 km

  • THE ARROW SURGERY

    FIELDS PARK DRIVE, ALCESTER, B49 6QR

    ODS code M84060

    3.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Three Horseshoes

    BCT · Wixford

    0.0 miles
  • Three Horseshoes

    BCT · Wixford

    0.0 miles
  • Fish Inn

    BCT · Wixford

    0.2 miles
  • Fish Inn

    BCT · Wixford

    0.2 miles
  • Turn

    BCT · Broom

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stratford-on-Avon 012C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,698 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
2
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £715,000 from 1 recorded sale in B49 6DG. 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 3 secondary schools. Bidford-on-Avon CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

27 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 6 events.

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