B49 9AB

Alcester West · Stratford-on-Avon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Stratford-on-Avon
Constituency
Stratford-on-Avon
Postcode district
B49
Postcode sector
B49 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B49 5AA 12 m
B49 9AP 12 m
B49 9BU 12 m
B49 9BZ 12 m
B49 9DZ 12 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B49 9AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2005
Terminated
1 April 2006
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B49
Postcode sector
B49 9
Latitude
52.214002
Longitude
-1.870038
British National Grid easting
408,976
British National Grid northing
257,316

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
E00158962
Lower layer super output area
Stratford-on-Avon 006A · E01031183
Middle layer super output area
Stratford-on-Avon 006 · E02006509

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
7
Secondary
3
  1. Fortitude School

    Other independent special school

    316 m
  2. St Benedict's Catholic High School

    Academy converter

    474 m
  3. Alcester Grammar School

    Academy converter

    566 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
594
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 257
  • Anti social behaviour 94
  • Shoplifting 45
  • Criminal damage and arson 44
  • Public order 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • ALCESTER HEALTH CENTRE

    FIELDS PARK DRIVE, ALCESTER, B49 6QR

    ODS code M84049

    775 m

  • THE ARROW SURGERY

    FIELDS PARK DRIVE, ALCESTER, B49 6QR

    ODS code M84060

    775 m

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

  • Post Office

    BCT · Alcester

    0.0 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Alcester

    0.0 miles
  • Gas House Lane

    BCT · Alcester

    0.0 miles
  • Gas House Lane

    BCT · Alcester

    0.1 miles
  • Police Station

    BCT · Alcester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

27,682 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
3 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

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 3 secondary schools. Fortitude School is the nearest published school at 316 m.

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

Recorded crime

594 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 257 events.

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