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Stratford-upon-Avon

Stratford-upon-Avon is a town in Warwickshire, England, with a population of around 30,495. It has around 104 restaurants and cafés, 4 pharmacies, 1 GP surgery, 1 supermarket, 1 park and green, 61 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Stratford-upon-Avon, 0.4 km away. The average sold house price is around £454,169, and there were around 219 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Stratford-upon-Avon area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Stratford-on-Avon area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 134,725 residents at roughly 138 people per km².

Council
Stratford-on-Avon
County
Warwickshire
Constituency
Stratford-on-Avon
Police force
Warwickshire
64/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 46th of 294 English council areas — better than 84% of them.

Home affordability61
Affordable rents83
Good schools26
Life expectancy87
Low deprivation82
Employment86
Low council tax37

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

19°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 23° / 10° · 68% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:31

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leamington Spa Rugby Road, United Kingdom

Crime

237 reported · July 2026 10% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences72
  • Anti-social behaviour59
  • Shoplifting47
  • Public order18

Neighbourhood team: Stratford Town · Warwickshire

Local policing priorities

  • ASB driving
  • Anti-social behaviour (ASB)

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

262 reported road collisions (2024)

75 killed or seriously injured · 352 casualties · 19.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

313 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 278 rated 4–5 ★ (241 top)
  • 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Stratford-upon-Avon (0.7 km)
  • 59 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Stratford-upon-Avon (0.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£392,574 average 1.4% YoY

Across Stratford-on-Avon · to 2026-06

Detached£603,986
Semi-detached£366,948
Terraced£290,117
Flat£188,888

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,143 average monthly rent 5.5% YoY

  • 1 bed £811
  • 2 bed £1,015
  • 3 bed £1,261

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

7.5× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.5 times median annual pay (8.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 164.9p · Morrisons (0.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (0.8 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

28 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Arden Hotel Waterside LLP (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms3
  • Swimming pools9
  • Sports pitches16
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

134,725 residents in Stratford-on-Avon · 138/km²

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 58%
  • 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 259 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,484 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (28% of 67,350)

A £1,656
B £1,932
C £2,208
D £2,484
E £3,036
F £3,588
G £4,140
H £4,968

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

75 schools · 21,560 pupils

56 primary · 11 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 23 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)

69inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Alcester Grammar SchoolOutstanding
  • King Edward VI SchoolOutstanding
  • Southam CollegeOutstanding
  • Stratford Girls' Grammar SchoolOutstanding
  • Studley High SchoolOutstanding
  • Alcester AcademyGood
  • Shipston High SchoolGood
  • St Benedict's Catholic High SchoolGood
  • Henley In Arden School
  • Kineton High School
  • Stratford Upon Avon School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Stratford-on-Avon

Care & health services

580 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes174
  • GP practices91
  • Dentists120
  • Homecare agencies143
  • Hospitals & hospices18

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Warwickshire

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 288 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

285 applications decided

94% granted · 268 granted, 17 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Manuela Perteghella

Liberal Democrat

Stratford-on-Avon

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Con 10
  • LD 24
  • Grn 3
  • Ref 2
  • Oth 2

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools11
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies6
  • Supermarkets6
  • Parks & greens28
  • Restaurants & cafés114

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,065 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

876 jobs advertised · £37,882 avg

e.g. Lead Ophthalmology Scrub Practitioner, Staff Nurse - Pre-Assessment, Theatre Scrub Nurse/ODP - Ophthalmology

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£818 median full-time weekly pay

2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£32,950 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

49% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 78,626 certificates

14.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

98% low-carbon electricity

Wind 66% · Nuclear 18% · Solar 13% · Gas 2%

8 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.5 yrs women · 82 yrs men

61% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.7
  • Feeling worthwhile7.8
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Stratford-on-Avon:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall · 0.0 km

    Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall is a municipal building in Sheep Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. It is a Grade II* listed building.

  • Garrick Inn · 0.0 km

    The Garrick Inn is a pub in Stratford-upon-Avon, in Warwickshire, England, located at 25 High Street, next door to Harvard House. It is reputedly the oldest pub in the town. The Garrick is located along Stratford's Hi…

  • The Chaucer Head Bookshop · 0.1 km

    The Chaucer Head Bookshop is a general and second hand bookseller in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. It was founded in 1830 in Birmingham before moving to Stratford-upon-Avon in 1960.

  • Nash's House · 0.1 km

    Nash's House in Chapel Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, is the house next door to the ruins and gardens of William Shakespeare's final residence, New Place.

  • Harvard House · 0.1 km

    Harvard House stands at what is now 26 High Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, in Warwickshire, England. Once known as the Ancient House, It was built in 1596, by Thomas Rogers, grandfather of the benefactor of Harvard Uni…

  • New Place · 0.1 km

    New Place was William Shakespeare's final place of residence in Stratford-upon-Avon. He died there in 1616. The whole building was demolished in 1702 by Sir John Clopton, who replaced it with a modern-style house, als…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Stratford-upon-Avon?
Stratford-upon-Avon is a town in Warwickshire, England, in the Stratford-on-Avon local authority.
What is the population of Stratford-upon-Avon?
Stratford-upon-Avon has an approximate settlement population of 30,495.
How deprived is Stratford-upon-Avon?
The Stratford-on-Avon local authority, which includes Stratford-upon-Avon, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.