UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/b49
B49Alcester, Stratford-on-Avon, England
House prices in B49, Alcester
Homes in B49 sold for a median of £335,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 350 standard sales.
That puts it among the dearest third of the 71 B postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 110 | £525,000 | £416,000 to £654,000 |
| Semi-detached | 112 | £319,500 | £283,000 to £371,000 |
| Terraced | 94 | £265,000 | £228,000 to £294,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 34 | £156,500 | £123,000 to £215,000 |
B49 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Nearby districts priced within 20% of it have their own: B97 at £3,440 per m² from 28 sales, CV37 at £3,886 per m² from 68 sales, and WR11 at £3,398 per m² from 50 sales.
Semi-detached houses and detached houses sold in similar numbers here, at 32% and 31% of sales.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.4 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Flats here sold for a median of £156,500, 18% more than the £132,500 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
Compare an asking price
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Where prices are higher in B49
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in B49 6, around Alcester, with a median of £350,000, and lowest in B49 5, around Alcester, at £326,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in B49 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 42 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| B49 6GH | £778,500 | 3 |
| B49 6DA | £677,000 | 4 |
| B49 6FS | £654,500 | 3 |
| B49 6PL | £615,500 | 3 |
| B49 6FP | £608,500 | 7 |
| B49 5LH | £580,000 | 3 |
| B49 6FR | £574,500 | 5 |
| B49 6FJ | £533,500 | 4 |
| B49 6QL | £500,000 | 3 |
| B49 5FH | £497,500 | 8 |
| B49 6QW | £485,000 | 3 |
| B49 6QJ | £480,000 | 3 |
| B49 6FT | £443,500 | 3 |
| B49 6FY | £436,500 | 3 |
| B49 6PG | £425,000 | 3 |
| B49 5DD | £415,000 | 3 |
| B49 5FP | £415,000 | 7 |
| B49 5FQ | £394,500 | 4 |
| B49 5FJ | £380,000 | 3 |
| B49 6HQ | £370,000 | 3 |
| B49 5BL | £360,000 | 7 |
| B49 6QA | £355,000 | 5 |
| B49 5DA | £315,000 | 4 |
| B49 6QU | £310,000 | 5 |
| B49 5HD | £307,500 | 5 |
| B49 5FF | £297,000 | 4 |
| B49 5ET | £295,000 | 5 |
| B49 6BA | £290,000 | 5 |
| B49 5RQ | £282,000 | 29 |
| B49 5BB | £280,000 | 4 |
| B49 5QT | £278,000 | 3 |
| B49 5BA | £270,000 | 3 |
| B49 5AU | £262,000 | 4 |
| B49 5AZ | £260,000 | 3 |
| B49 6BN | £255,000 | 4 |
| B49 6EE | £250,000 | 4 |
| B49 5BU | £231,500 | 4 |
| B49 6LD | £209,000 | 8 |
| B49 6EG | £207,500 | 3 |
| B49 5RB | £195,500 | 8 |
| B49 6BL | £137,500 | 4 |
| B49 6PX | £79,000 | 10 |
Prices over time
The median rose 40%, from £235,000 in 2016 to £329,000 in 2025, less than the 48% rise for a typical district in the West Midlands.
Postcode districts in the Stratford-on-Avon council area
Median sale price of the 10 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. B49 is the fourth cheapest.
- B94 Solihull£560,000
- B95 Henley-in-Arden£440,000
- CV35 Warwick£403,000
- CV36 Shipston-on-Stour£400,000
- CV33 Leamington Spa£380,000
- CV37 Stratford-upon-Avon£380,000
- B49 Alcester, this district£335,000
- B50 Alcester£335,000
- CV47 Southam£325,000
- B80 Studley£312,500
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of B49, from the sales in B49, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Salford Priors & Alcester Rural 34 sales£525,500
- Kinwarton 85 sales£442,500
- Alcester West 166 sales£312,500
- Alcester East 65 sales£267,500
Fewer than 30 sales, so no median: Inkberrow.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £150,000 for a terraced house on Smiths Way to £930,000 for a detached house on Worcester Road.
The latest standard sales recorded in B49. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 25 Smiths WaySold for £150,000
- 42 Bleachfield StreetSold for £183,000
- The Old Cider MillSold for £765,000
- 12 Horton CloseSold for £247,000
- 4 Avon CrescentSold for £272,250
- Dairy CottageSold for £572,000
- Sashas Chase Worcester RoadSold for £930,000
- 49 Kinnersley RoadSold for £205,000
- 31 Stratford RoadSold for £280,000
- 44 Fairwater CrescentSold for £415,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Payne Drive, Alcester£282,50033 sales
- Woodland Drive, Great Alne£520,00016 sales
- Kinwarton Road, Alcester£83,50011 sales
- Throckmorton Road, Alcester£355,00010 sales
Living in B49
Crime
66 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 79% of homes can get it
Lower than 67 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
46% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,484 a year in Stratford-on-Avon for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 64 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 5 | |
| C | 112 | |
| D | 87 | |
| E | 43 | |
| F | 11 | |
| G | 2 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | ||
| 13 | ||
| 11 | ||
| 56 | ||
| 59 | ||
| 49 | ||
| 19 | ||
| 13 |
Coal mining
None of the 394 live postcodes in B49 is in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, although 41% of postcodes in the West Midlands are.
About these figures
The figures come from 350 standard sales in B49, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 16% were new builds and fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.