Alcester

Stratford-on-Avon · West Midlands · population 5,912 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

64Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,438 of 6,856 in England
  • #213 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #12 of 15 in Stratford-on-Avon
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,869
Median age (est.)51
Density281per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above32%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 8%25–44 20%45–64 28%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 20%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 36%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 34% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Alcester is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,438 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 15 in Stratford-on-Avon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (70) and lowest on Income (49). Typical homes here sold for about £282,000 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 87 sales), 24% below the wider Stratford-on-Avon median of £370,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,565 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 72 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 49 · #3,480
Employment 53 · #3,234
Education 59 · #2,822
Health 66 · #2,363
Crime 66 · #2,336
Housing & access 70 · #2,089
Living environment 62 · #2,610

House prices ?

£282,000median (12m) · -3.8% yr · n=87
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£282,00087-3.8%+15.1%
Detached£393,75016-9.9%-9.0%
Semi-detached£291,00029-8.9%+10.9%
Terraced£261,00030+6.1%+13.5%
Flat£147,50012+5.4%+22.9%
This area£282,000
Stratford-on-Avon£370,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£35,565±£5,014 · #4,862 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,835
Price-to-income ?7.9×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

83Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

72 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 424 offences
Stratford-on-Avon53
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #3,646 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences211
Theft71
Burglary13
Vehicle crime31
Criminal damage & arson33
Public order & weapons44
Drugs10
Robbery5
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 99 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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