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B49 6RN

Alcester East · Stratford-on-Avon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Alcester
Ward
Alcester East
Local authority
Stratford-on-Avon
Constituency
Stratford-on-Avon
Postcode district
B49
Postcode sector
B49 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B49 6RP 58 m
B49 6BN 77 m
B49 6RW 83 m
B49 6BB 85 m
B49 6AF 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B49 6RN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B49
Postcode sector
B49 6
Latitude
52.222725
Longitude
-1.871945
British National Grid easting
408,844
British National Grid northing
258,286

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Stratford-on-Avon · E07000221
Electoral ward
Alcester East · E05015107
Parish or community
E04012351
Westminster constituency
Stratford-on-Avon · E14001526
Output area
E00158968
Lower layer super output area
Stratford-on-Avon 006C · E01031185
Middle layer super output area
Stratford-on-Avon 006 · E02006509

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Property

At this postcode

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Heron Close, Alcester, B49 6RN 21 May 2021 £210,000
7, Heron Close, Alcester, B49 6RN 15 December 2017 £182,000
7, Heron Close, Alcester, B49 6RN 25 October 2010 £149,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
6
Secondary
3

  1. St Nicholas CofE Primary

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    244 m

  2. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School

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    322 m

  3. Alcester Grammar School

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    538 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
569
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 242
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Shoplifting 44
  • Criminal damage and arson 42
  • Public order 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

8 female, 9 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.4
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.

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

    857 m

  • THE ARROW SURGERY

    FIELDS PARK DRIVE, ALCESTER, B49 6QR

    ODS code M84060

    857 m

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

  • Blackthorn Way

    BCT · Alcester

    0.1 miles

  • Beauchamp Road

    BCT · Alcester

    0.2 miles

  • Beauchamp Road

    BCT · Alcester

    0.2 miles

  • Alauna Avenue

    BCT · Alcester

    0.3 miles

  • Alauna Avenue

    BCT · Alcester

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stratford-on-Avon 006C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,532 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
10 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

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

Schools

Published establishments

10 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Nicholas CofE Primary is the nearest published school at 244 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

569 published events cover 12 months, averaging 47.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 242 events.

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