Housing in B49 6BH
What the homes in B49 6BH 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
- 1,357 (2024)
B49 6BHAlcester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (42.5%). Flats make up 13.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
47.2% of households in the B49 6BH area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 27% own outright and 20.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned47.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented13.7%20.5%
- Social rented38.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 34.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (18.2%). 24.2% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B49 6BH (Alcester) (about 1,357 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.