Alcester

Alcester is covered by postcode district B49. It is in the Stratford-on-Avon council area, Warwickshire.

Typical price £291,000 Homes sold in Alcester, last 12 months. ▲ 1.6% on the year before Gigabit broadband 163 of 193 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 60 of 204 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 359 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 6 3 primary schools and 3 secondary schools at its postcodes

Every postcode in Alcester, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Alcester, by flood risk Of the 204 postcodes in Alcester that ONS places, 6 have a home or business at high risk, 27 are at medium risk at worst, 22 are at low risk at worst, 5 are at very low risk only and 144 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. 2 groups of postcodes at high or medium risk are outlined: 15 postcodes at high or medium risk; 7 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Alcester. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. B49 5AE: not on the flood risk listB49 5AH: not on the flood risk listB49 5AJ: not on the flood risk listB49 5AL: not on the flood risk listB49 5BD: not on the flood risk listB49 5BP: not on the flood risk listB49 5BS: not on the flood risk listB49 5BT: not on the flood risk listB49 5BU: not on the flood risk listB49 5BY: not on the flood risk listB49 5DH: not on the flood risk listB49 5DN: not on the flood risk listB49 5DQ: not on the flood risk listB49 5DR: not on the flood risk listB49 5DS: not on the flood risk listB49 5DT: not on the flood risk listB49 5DW: not on the flood risk listB49 5DY: not on the flood risk listB49 5DZ: not on the flood risk listB49 5EA: not on the flood risk listB49 5EB: not on the flood risk listB49 5ED: not on the flood risk listB49 5EE: not on the flood risk listB49 5EF: not on the flood risk listB49 5EG: not on the flood risk listB49 5EH: not on the flood risk listB49 5EJ: not on the flood risk listB49 5EL: not on the flood risk listB49 5EP: not on the flood risk listB49 5ER: not on the flood risk listB49 5ES: not on the flood risk listB49 5ET: not on the flood risk listB49 5EU: not on the flood risk listB49 5EW: not on the flood risk listB49 5EX: not on the flood risk listB49 5EY: not on the flood risk listB49 5FE: not on the flood risk listB49 5FF: not on the flood risk listB49 5FL: not on the flood risk listB49 5FN: not on the flood risk listB49 5FQ: not on the flood risk listB49 5HA: not on the flood risk listB49 5HB: not on the flood risk listB49 5HH: not on the flood risk listB49 5HJ: not on the flood risk listB49 5PR: not on the flood risk listB49 5PX: not on the flood risk listB49 5QA: not on the flood risk listB49 5QN: not on the flood risk listB49 5QT: not on the flood risk listB49 5QU: not on the flood risk listB49 5QW: not on the flood risk listB49 5RG: not on the flood risk listB49 5RH: not on the flood risk listB49 5RJ: not on the flood risk listB49 5RL: not on the flood risk listB49 5RN: not on the flood risk listB49 6AA: not on the flood risk listB49 6AD: not on the flood risk listB49 6AH: not on the flood risk listB49 6AJ: not on the flood risk listB49 6AL: not on the flood risk listB49 6AN: not on the flood risk listB49 6AP: not on the flood risk listB49 6AU: not on the flood risk listB49 6AW: not on the flood risk listB49 6AX: not on the flood risk listB49 6AY: not on the flood risk listB49 6BF: not on the flood risk listB49 6BJ: not on the flood risk listB49 6DB: not on the flood risk listB49 6DE: not on the flood risk listB49 6DF: not on the flood risk listB49 6EE: not on the flood risk listB49 6EF: not on the flood risk listB49 6EG: not on the flood risk listB49 6EH: not on the flood risk listB49 6EQ: not on the flood risk listB49 6ER: not on the flood risk listB49 6ET: not on the flood risk listB49 6EU: not on the flood risk listB49 6EX: not on the flood risk listB49 6FD: not on the flood risk listB49 6FE: not on the flood risk listB49 6FF: not on the flood risk listB49 6FG: not on the flood risk listB49 6FH: not on the flood risk listB49 6FJ: not on the flood risk listB49 6FL: not on the flood risk listB49 6FZ: not on the flood risk listB49 6GA: not on the flood risk listB49 6GD: not on the flood risk listB49 6GF: not on the flood risk listB49 6GG: not on the flood risk listB49 6GL: not on the flood risk listB49 6GN: not on the flood risk listB49 6GR: not on the flood risk listB49 6HA: not on the flood risk listB49 6HN: not on the flood risk listB49 6HT: not on the flood risk listB49 6HW: not on the flood risk listB49 6JY: not on the flood risk listB49 6JZ: not on the flood risk listB49 6LA: not on the flood risk listB49 6LB: not on the flood risk listB49 6LD: not on the flood risk listB49 6PB: not on the flood risk listB49 6PR: not on the flood risk listB49 6PY: not on the flood risk listB49 6PZ: not on the flood risk listB49 6QA: not on the flood risk listB49 6QB: not on the flood risk listB49 6QD: not on the flood risk listB49 6QE: not on the flood risk listB49 6QG: not on the flood risk listB49 6QJ: not on the flood risk listB49 6QL: not on the flood risk listB49 6QN: not on the flood risk listB49 6QP: not on the flood risk listB49 6QQ: not on the flood risk listB49 6QR: not on the flood risk listB49 6QS: not on the flood risk listB49 6QT: not on the flood risk listB49 6QU: not on the flood risk listB49 6QW: not on the flood risk listB49 6QX: not on the flood risk listB49 6QY: not on the flood risk listB49 6RB: not on the flood risk listB49 6RD: not on the flood risk listB49 6RE: not on the flood risk listB49 6RF: not on the flood risk listB49 6RN: not on the flood risk listB49 6RP: not on the flood risk listB49 6RR: not on the flood risk listB49 6RW: not on the flood risk listB49 5AZ: very low flood risk onlyB49 5BB: very low flood risk onlyB49 5BH: very low flood risk onlyB49 5BJ: very low flood risk onlyB49 5BL: very low flood risk onlyB49 5AD: low flood risk at worstB49 5AP: low flood risk at worstB49 5AY: low flood risk at worstB49 5BA: low flood risk at worstB49 5DD: low flood risk at worstB49 5DJ: low flood risk at worstB49 5DU: low flood risk at worstB49 5HD: low flood risk at worstB49 5QY: low flood risk at worstB49 6AE: low flood risk at worstB49 6AF: low flood risk at worstB49 6AG: low flood risk at worstB49 6AQ: low flood risk at worstB49 6AS: low flood risk at worstB49 6AZ: low flood risk at worstB49 6BG: low flood risk at worstB49 6BH: low flood risk at worstB49 6BL: low flood risk at worstB49 6BN: low flood risk at worstB49 6BQ: low flood risk at worstB49 6BW: low flood risk at worstB49 6PX: low flood risk at worstB49 5AA: medium flood risk at worstB49 5AB: medium flood risk at worstB49 5AF: medium flood risk at worstB49 5AR: medium flood risk at worstB49 5AS: medium flood risk at worstB49 5AT: medium flood risk at worstB49 5AU: medium flood risk at worstB49 5AX: medium flood risk at worstB49 5BW: medium flood risk at worstB49 5BX: medium flood risk at worstB49 5DA: medium flood risk at worstB49 5DB: medium flood risk at worstB49 5DE: medium flood risk at worstB49 5DF: medium flood risk at worstB49 5DL: medium flood risk at worstB49 5DP: medium flood risk at worstB49 5DX: medium flood risk at worstB49 5QP: medium flood risk at worstB49 5QX: medium flood risk at worstB49 5RA: medium flood risk at worstB49 6AR: medium flood risk at worstB49 6AT: medium flood risk at worstB49 6BA: medium flood risk at worstB49 6BB: medium flood risk at worstB49 6BD: medium flood risk at worstB49 6BE: medium flood risk at worstB49 6PU: medium flood risk at worstB49 5PH: high flood riskB49 5QR: high flood riskB49 5RB: high flood riskB49 6EP: high flood riskB49 6ES: high flood riskB49 6QH: high flood risk Alcester 15 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to B49 5QR, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk15 postcodes at high or medium risk7 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to B49 5DA, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk7 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Alcester, by flood risk Of the 204 postcodes in Alcester that ONS places, 6 have a home or business at high risk, 27 are at medium risk at worst, 22 are at low risk at worst, 5 are at very low risk only and 144 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. 2 groups of postcodes at high or medium risk are outlined: 15 postcodes at high or medium risk; 7 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Alcester. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Alcester
  • A home or business at high risk: 6
  • At medium risk at worst: 27
  • At low risk at worst: 22
  • At very low risk only: 5
  • Not on the at-risk list: 144
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 204 postcodes in Alcester that ONS places, 6 have a home or business at high risk, 27 are at medium risk at worst, 22 are at low risk at worst, 5 are at very low risk only and 144 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.2186, longitude -1.8689. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

B49 6EP20 at high riskB49 6ES7 at high riskB49 5QR2 at high riskB49 5RB1 at high riskB49 5PH1 at high riskB49 6QH1 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 15 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. B49 5QR, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
  • 7 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. B49 5DA, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Alcester?

Homes sold for a typical £291,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 1.6% on the 12 months before. At 163 of the 193 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 359 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 60 of its 204 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools and 3 secondary schools at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Wilmcote, 7.7 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Alcester?

Homes in Alcester sold for a typical £291,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 75 sales, up 1.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£291,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£286,525
12 months to August 2026
£291,000

▲ up 1.6% on the 12 months before

Detached£440,000 17 sales
Semi-detached£300,000 24 sales
Terraced£265,000 25 sales
Flat or maisonette£145,000 9 sales

Across the whole B49 district, Alcester's main postcode district: a typical £345,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Alcester: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Alcester?

23 of the 204 postcodes now in use in Alcester came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 4 of the 134 homes sold in Alcester were newly built (3%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the B49 district, 20%.

The newest postcodes

B49 9BZsince February 2026B49 9DZsince October 2025B49 6GNsince June 2025B49 6GTsince May 2025B49 9EFsince July 2024B49 6GLsince June 2024

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn AlcesterAcross the B49 district
The 12 months to August 2026 1 of 75 (1%) 9 of 113 (8%)
The 12 months to August 2025 4 of 134 (3%) 47 of 237 (20%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Alcester?

Ofcom reports on 193 of the 204 postcodes in Alcester. At 163 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit163 of 193
Postcodes where every home can get superfast188 of 193

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Alcester at risk of flooding?

60 of the 204 postcodes in Alcester have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 359 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 60 of 204 postcodes High: 32Medium: 327Low: 242Very low: 90

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Alcester?

The open schools at the postcodes in Alcester. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Alcester?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Alcester is Wilmcote Rail Station, 7.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Wilmcote Rail Station Railway station 7.7 kmDrive
  • Wootton Wawen Rail Station Railway station 7.9 kmDrive
  • Bearley Rail Station Railway station 8.6 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Alcester?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Alcester. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Alcester safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 646 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Alcester over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 47 September 2025
  2. 49 October 2025
  3. 53 November 2025
  4. 44 December 2025
  5. 48 January 2026
  6. 41 February 2026
  7. 41 March 2026
  8. 51 April 2026
  9. 64 May 2026
  10. 57 June 2026
  11. 71 July 2026
  12. 80 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences254 reports
Anti-social behaviour125 reports
Shoplifting60 reports
Criminal damage and arson47 reports
Public order41 reports
Other theft33 reports
Vehicle crime32 reports
Burglary21 reports

Also: other crime 13, drugs 9, possession of weapons 5, robbery 4, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Alcester?

District, borough or city council
Stratford-on-Avon
County council
Warwickshire
Parliamentary constituency
Stratford-on-Avon
Police force area
Warwickshire
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
MP
Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat)

All 204 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Alcester

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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Alcester postcodes

204 postcodes in use in Alcester, by district:

B49 postcode district,204 postcodes

That district is in the B postcode area.

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Places near Alcester

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Alcester's £291,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Bidford-on-Avon5.7 km, £345,000Studley6.0 km, £320,000Astwood Bank6.5 km, £305,500Inkberrow7.7 km, £565,000Welford-on-Avon8.3 km, £607,500Henley-in-Arden10.1 km, £377,500Redditch10.1 km, £261,000Stratford-upon-Avon11.0 km, £369,500 All places A to Z

Questions about Alcester

What is it like to live in Alcester?
Homes sold for a typical £291,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 1.6% on the 12 months before. At 163 of the 193 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 359 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 60 of its 204 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools and 3 secondary schools at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Wilmcote, 7.7 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Alcester?
Alcester is covered by postcode district B49, across 204 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Alcester in?
Alcester is in the Stratford-on-Avon council area, and Warwickshire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Alcester?
Alcester is in the Stratford-on-Avon parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Alcester?
Homes in Alcester sold for a typical £291,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 75 sales, up 1.6% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Alcester?
In Alcester, primary schools at its postcodes include Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, St Nicholas CofE Primary and Fortitude School; secondary schools at its postcodes include St Benedict's Catholic High School, Alcester Grammar School and Alcester Academy. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Alcester have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Alcester is Wilmcote, 7.7 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Alcester?
Ofcom reports on 193 of the 204 postcodes in Alcester. At 163 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Alcester at risk of flooding?
60 of the 204 postcodes in Alcester have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 359 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Alcester?
23 of the 204 postcodes now in use in Alcester came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 4 of the 134 homes sold in Alcester were newly built (3%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the B49 district, 20%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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