B50 postcode area guide — Stratford-on-Avon
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the B50 postcode district in Stratford-on-Avon — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in B50
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
88%
Gigabit-capable
88%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the B50 postcode district (Stratford-on-Avon) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 210 postcodes Ofcom measures in B50, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 88%.
Around 0.2% of premises in B50 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 B50
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| B50 4AA | 100% | 88.9% |
| B50 4AB | 100% | 100% |
| B50 4AD | 100% | 100% |
| B50 4AE | 100% | 100% |
| B50 4AF | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| B50 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| B50 4AH | 100% | 100% |
| B50 4AJ | 100% | 100% |
| B50 4AL | 96.8% | 60.3% |
| B50 4AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Stratford-on-Avon
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Stratford-on-avon district (71,941 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
72.6%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.8%
5G outdoors — all networks
13.3%
Voice indoors — all networks
80.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in B50
Police recorded 22 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B50 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 | 31.8% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 4 | 18.2% |
| Weapons possession | 3 | 13.6% |
| Public order | 2 | 9.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 9.1% |
| Burglary | 1 | 4.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 4.5% |
| Robbery | 1 | 4.5% |
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 B50
Based on 100 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B50 is £340,000, up 15.3% on the previous year (£295,000).
Detached
£415,000
47 sales
Semi-detached
£285,000
26 sales
Terraced
£243,000
18 sales
Flat / maisonette
£169,250
7 sales
Latest recorded sales in B50
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £467,500 | Semi-detached | Dugdale Avenue | B50 4QE |
| 21 May 2026 | £243,000 | Terraced | Orchard Close | B50 4BT |
| 12 May 2026 | £330,000 | Terraced | Hill View Road | B50 4DT |
| 8 May 2026 | £368,000 | Semi-detached | Ebsdorf Close | B50 4FQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £482,000 | Detached | Damson Way | B50 4NB |
| 1 May 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | Jacksons Meadow | B50 4HQ |
| 1 May 2026 | £330,000 | Semi-detached | Old School Mead | B50 4AW |
| 1 May 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached | Trafalgar Court | B50 4BW |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £315,000 | Detached | High Street | B50 4AQ |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £218,000 | Terraced | Old School Mead | B50 4AW |
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):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.4% |
| 15–29 | 18.2% |
| 30–44 | 17.7% |
| 45–64 | 22.5% |
| 65+ | 25.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70.8% |
| Private rented | 14.1% |
| Social rented | 11.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around B50
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bidford-on-Avon CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 312 | B50 4QG |
| Salford Priors CofE Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 25 | WR11 8XD |
| Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 21 | WR11 8LG |
| Dunnington CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 97 | B49 5NT |
| Temple Grafton CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 110 | B49 6NU |
| Welford-on-Avon Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 270 | CV37 8ER |
| Harvington CofE First School | Primary | 3–10 | 176 | WR11 8NQ |
| Fortitude School | Not applicable | 5–11 | 13 | B49 5HJ |
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 B50
34 rated food businesses operate in B50. 23 hold the top rating of 5, 4 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Balti Hot, Bidford Bowling Club, Bidford Bright Stars, Bidford Community Fridge & Cafe, Bidford Grange Golf Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in B50
From a sample of 180 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 B50 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 74% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
55%
Band C
19%
Band D
20%
Band E
4%
Band F
1%
Band G
1%
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
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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.