Alcester
Stratford-on-Avon · West Midlands · population 5,912 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,438 of 6,856 in England
- #213 of 736 in West Midlands
- #12 of 15 in Stratford-on-Avon
- Less deprived (top 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 17% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 17% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £282,000 | 87 | -3.8% | +15.1% |
| Detached | £393,750 | 16 | -9.9% | -9.0% |
| Semi-detached | £291,000 | 29 | -8.9% | +10.9% |
| Terraced | £261,000 | 30 | +6.1% | +13.5% |
| Flat | £147,500 | 12 | +5.4% | +22.9% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #1,169 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #3,646 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 211 |
| Theft | 71 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 31 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 33 |
| Public order & weapons | 44 |
| Drugs | 10 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Other | 6 |
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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Stratford-on-Avon
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Bury St Edmunds WestWest Suffolk64£285,000
- Wetherby East & Thorp ArchLeeds64£301,000
- Cadley & CollegePreston64£255,500
- Tettenhall NorthWolverhampton64£255,000
- Herne & BroomfieldCanterbury64£320,000
- Little VeniceWestminster64£870,000