B49 6JW

Kinwarton · 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 6JP 620 m
B49 6JL 636 m
B49 6JN 744 m
B95 6BP 1.0 km
B95 6BW 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B49 6JW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B49
Postcode sector
B49 6
Latitude
52.260275
Longitude
-1.815209
British National Grid easting
412,709
British National Grid northing
262,471

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Stratford-on-Avon · E07000221
Electoral ward
Kinwarton · E05015117
Parish or community
E04009704
Westminster constituency
Stratford-on-Avon · E14001526
Output area
E00158974
Lower layer super output area
Stratford-on-Avon 007A · E01031187
Middle layer super output area
Stratford-on-Avon 007 · E02006510

Postcode source versions

Explore B49

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Old Barn, Shelfield, Alcester, B49 6JW 30 October 2024 £980,000
Shepherds Barn, Shelfield, Alcester, B49 6JW 30 June 2023 £715,000
Stoopers, Shelfield, Alcester, B49 6JW 7 April 2015 £495,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
8
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Wootton Wawen CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km
  2. Great Alne Primary School

    Community school

    3.7 km
  3. Venture Academy

    Academy special sponsor led

    3.7 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

15 female, 16 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.5% 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+
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%

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

1

within 5 km

  • HENLEY-IN-ARDEN MED CTR

    PRINCE HARRY ROAD, HENLEY-IN-ARDEN, B95 5GD

    ODS code M84024

    4.2 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

  • Alcester Road

    BCT · Little Alne

    1.1 miles
  • Wootton Wawen Rail Station

    RLY · Wootton Wawen

    1.4 miles
  • Wootton Wawen Rail Station

    RSE · Wootton Wawen

    1.4 miles
  • Wootton Wawen Rail Station

    RSE · Wootton Wawen

    1.4 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Wootton Wawen

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stratford-on-Avon 007A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,135 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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
1
Low risk addresses
6
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 £847,500 from 2 recorded sales in B49 6JW. 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Wootton Wawen CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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