B49 postcode area guide — Stratford-on-Avon

Where is B49?

Broadband & internet speeds in B49

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the B49 postcode district (Stratford-on-Avon) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 375 postcodes Ofcom measures in B49, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 65.9%.

Around 0.9% of premises in B49 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in B49

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Mobile signal around Stratford-on-Avon

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Stratford-on-avon district (71,941 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in B49

Police recorded 64 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B49 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in B49

Based on 114 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B49 is £307,500, down 6.8% on the previous year (£330,000).

Latest recorded sales in B49

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Stratford-on-Avon demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Stratford-on-Avon district (134,725 residents, 59,463 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around B49

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in B49

88 rated food businesses operate in B49. 71 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: ABM Catering @ Alcester Grammar School, AIP C/O Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, AIP C/O St Benedict's Catholic High School & Sixth Form, Alcester Academy, Alcester And Ragley Park Cricket.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in B49

From a sample of 108 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 B49 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 32% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Stratford-on-Avon

Landlines around B49 typically use:

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What's it like living in B49?

Postcodes in B49

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.