Buying a home in B49, Alcester. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£349kmost £303k–£408k
Houses per m²£4,058flats £2,995
Sold last year70549 in five years
Prices in Stratford-on-Avon+1.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in B49 sold for £349,217 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £303,293 and £408,001, for about 89 m² of space. That is 3% more than the same home across Alcester (£338,000).

70 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £112k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in B49 6 (£3,976) and the most in B49 5 (£4,122).

Across Stratford-on-Avon, prices are up 1.6% on a year ago and up 17.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,267 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,592 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £70,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.

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House prices in B49 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£171,486£149k–£189k40 m²20
2£280,496£244k–£329k67 m²161
3£349,217£303k–£408k89 m²167
4£443,621£364k–£624k116 m²59
5+£656,811£543k–£819k177 m²73

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£171k£280k£349k£444k£657k
Detached—£356k£464k£544k£687k
Semi-detached—£315k£351k£376k£427k
Terraced£154k£254k£288k£331k—
Flats£112k£152k£165k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across B49

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
B49 5£4,122£2,715
B49 6£3,976£3,812

Schools near B49

Best state primary within 2 kmOur Lady's Catholic Primary School76% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%2 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmAlcester Academy50.8% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%3 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about B49

Is B49 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 3% more than across Alcester; prices in Stratford-on-Avon are up 1.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (76% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (50.8% against 43.8%); 70 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in B49?

A typical 3-bedroom house in B49 sold for £349,217 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £303,293 and £408,001.

Is B49 expensive for Alcester?

A 3-bedroom house in B49 costs 3% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Alcester (£338,000).

How many homes sell in B49 each year?

70 homes sold in the last year and 549 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near B49?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, where 76% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near B49?

For a 3-bedroom house, B98 (£228k, 10 km), B97 (£283k, 11 km), WR11 (£297k, 14 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.