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Housing in B49 6EB

What the homes in B49 6EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wilmcote & Great Alne
Council
Stratford-on-Avon
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,534 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (42.2%). Flats make up 6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

B49 6EBEngland
Detached42.2%22.9%
Semi-detached34.9%31.5%
Terraced10.9%23%
Purpose-built flat4.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home6%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B49 6EB area is above that, at 79.9%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.4% of households against 20.5%. 53.4% own outright and 26.5% with a mortgage.

B49 6EB
80%
England
  • Owned79.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2%1%
  • Private rented11.4%20.5%
  • Social rented6.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B49 6EBEngland
Owned outright53.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council0.5%8.3%
From a housing association6.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 27.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B49 6EBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 21.3%. 21.4% of households include dependent children.

B49 6EBEngland
Living alone, under 6611.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.5%12.8%
Couple, no children19.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over21.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households3%7.7%
Rents

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.

Stratford-on-AvonEngland
All homes£1,149£1,459
One bedroom£816£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,020£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,267£1,489
Four or more£1,815£2,161
Detached£1,579£1,640
Semi-detached£1,228£1,449
Terraced£1,107£1,435
Flat or maisonette£929£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B49 6EB sits in (Wilmcote & Great Alne): about 2,534 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.

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