Housing in B49 5DN
What the homes in B49 5DN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Alcester
- Council
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,545 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (32.9%). Flats make up 22.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B49 5DN area is broadly in line with that, at 66.4%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 27.3% of households against 20.5%. 41.4% own outright and 25% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented27.3%20.5%
- Social rented5.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 39.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 22.4%. 15.5% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Stratford-on-Avon
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Stratford-on-Avon, August 2026, +6% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B49 5DN sits in (Alcester): about 1,545 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.