# Stratford-on-Avon

The south east of the West Midlands. 148,772 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 978 square kilometres.

Stratford-on-Avon had 134,725 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

District. Code E07000221. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £396,711** (August 2026). Stratford-on-Avon’s average house price was £396,711 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon#f-house-price-average
- **Median full-time pay: £41,280** (2025). Full-time workers living in Stratford-on-Avon earned a median of £41,280 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 114th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon#f-median-pay-full-time
- **House price to pay: 9.6×** (2025). A home in Stratford-on-Avon costs 9.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 64th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon#f-price-against-pay
- **Deprivation score: 11.8** (2025). Stratford-on-Avon has a deprivation score of 11.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 44th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon#f-imd-2025-score

## On the map

- [Deprivation by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?place=E07000221) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): None of Stratford-on-Avon’s 77 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.
- [Sales per year by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E07000221) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): Stratford-on-Avon’s 77 neighbourhoods range from 11 to 113.
- [Crime and ASB by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E07000221) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Stratford-on-Avon’s 77 neighbourhoods range from 0 to 87.
- [Population by output area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E07000221) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Stratford-on-Avon’s 444 output areas range from 104 to 611.

## How Stratford-on-Avon compares

Each council against every other council the measure covers.

| Measure | Stratford-on-Avon | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average house price | £396,711 | 78th most expensive | 360 areas, UK · Aug 2026 |
| Annual price change | +1.3% | joint 174th strongest | 360 areas, UK · Aug 2026 |
| Median full-time pay | £41,280 | 114th highest paid | 348 areas, Great Britain · 2025 |
| House price to pay | 9.6× | joint 64th least affordable | 348 areas, Great Britain · 2025 |
| Deprivation score | 11.8 | joint 44th least deprived | 296 areas, England · 2025 |

England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each measure deprivation their own way, so Open Index never ranks them together.

### House prices since 2000

Average house price each month for Stratford-on-Avon, West Midlands, England, January 2000 to August 2026. Source: UK House Price Index.

| Month | Stratford-on-Avon | West Midlands | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan 2000 | £119,700 | £61,126 | £71,017 |
| Jan 2001 | £129,585 | £68,051 | £79,663 |
| Jan 2002 | £141,633 | £77,233 | £90,840 |
| Jan 2003 | £185,523 | £100,038 | £114,816 |
| Jan 2004 | £204,643 | £117,648 | £131,914 |
| Jan 2005 | £221,447 | £134,090 | £149,713 |
| Jan 2006 | £235,283 | £141,318 | £157,240 |
| Jan 2007 | £248,157 | £150,710 | £171,666 |
| Jan 2008 | £257,208 | £154,899 | £181,037 |
| Jan 2009 | £228,523 | £134,062 | £153,585 |
| Jan 2010 | £241,059 | £140,215 | £164,711 |
| Jan 2011 | £252,820 | £140,278 | £164,697 |
| Jan 2012 | £251,300 | £138,919 | £164,449 |
| Jan 2013 | £245,732 | £138,856 | £166,938 |
| Jan 2014 | £269,601 | £145,700 | £177,748 |
| Jan 2015 | £288,173 | £151,953 | £191,523 |
| Jan 2016 | £300,026 | £162,549 | £208,050 |
| Jan 2017 | £303,548 | £170,924 | £218,655 |
| Jan 2018 | £322,573 | £179,879 | £227,594 |
| Jan 2019 | £333,149 | £187,207 | £230,974 |
| Jan 2020 | £316,440 | £192,534 | £234,049 |
| Jan 2021 | £330,275 | £204,427 | £249,890 |
| Jan 2022 | £344,847 | £221,008 | £270,231 |
| Jan 2023 | £377,015 | £237,934 | £285,817 |
| Jan 2024 | £358,963 | £232,200 | £278,060 |
| Jan 2025 | £378,977 | £241,526 | £287,264 |
| Jan 2026 | £394,939 | £247,199 | £290,474 |
| Aug 2026 | £396,711 | £250,731 | £293,525 |

## Wards in Stratford-on-Avon

[Alcester East](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/alcester-east), [Alcester West](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/alcester-west), [Bidford East](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/bidford-east), [Bidford West](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/bidford-west), [Bishop's Itchington, Fenny Compton & Napton](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/bishops-itchington-fenny-compton-and-napton), [Brailes & Compton](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/brailes-and-compton), [Claverdon & Snitterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/claverdon-and-snitterfield), [Gaydon, Kineton & Upper Lighthorne](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/gaydon-kineton-and-upper-lighthorne), [Harbury](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/harbury), [Henley-in-Arden](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/henley-in-arden), [Kinwarton](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/kinwarton), [Long Marston](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/long-marston), [Quinton](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/quinton), [Salford Priors & Alcester Rural](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/salford-priors-and-alcester-rural), [Shipston North](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/shipston-north), [Shipston South](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/shipston-south), [Southam East, Central & Stockton](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/southam-east-central-and-stockton), [Southam North & Long Itchington](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/southam-north-and-long-itchington), [Southam South](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/southam-south), [Southam West](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/southam-west), [Stratford Avenue](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/stratford-avenue), [Stratford Bishopton](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/stratford-bishopton), [Stratford Clopton](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/stratford-clopton), [Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/stratford-guildhall-and-bridgetown), [Stratford Hathaway](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/stratford-hathaway), [Stratford Orchard Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/stratford-orchard-hill), [Stratford Shottery](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/stratford-shottery), [Stratford Tiddington](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/stratford-tiddington), [Stratford Welcombe](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/stratford-welcombe), [Studley North](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/studley-north), [Studley South](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/studley-south), [Tanworth-in-Arden](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/tanworth-in-arden), [Tredington](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/tredington), [Tysoe](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/tysoe), [Welford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/welford-on-avon), [Wellesbourne East & Rural](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/wellesbourne-east-and-rural), [Wellesbourne North & Rural](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/wellesbourne-north-and-rural), [Wellesbourne South](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/wellesbourne-south), [Wootton Wawen](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/ward/wootton-wawen)

## Middle areas in Stratford-on-Avon

[Alcester](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/alcester), [Bidford & Welford](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/bidford-and-welford), [Earlswood, Tanworth-in-Arden & Sambourne](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/earlswood-tanworth-in-arden-and-sambourne), [Harbury, Long Itchington & Fenny Compton](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/harbury-long-itchington-and-fenny-compton), [Henley-in-Arden & Claverdon](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/henley-in-arden-and-claverdon), [Kineton, Tysoe & Warmington](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/kineton-tysoe-and-warmington), [Lower Quinton & Ettington](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/lower-quinton-and-ettington), [Shipston-on-Stour & Brailes](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/shipston-on-stour-and-brailes), [Southam, Stockton & Napton](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/southam-stockton-and-napton), [Stratford North](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/stratford-north), [Stratford South East & Tiddington](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/stratford-south-east-and-tiddington), [Stratford South West](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/stratford-south-west), [Studley](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/studley), [Wellesbourne & Snitterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/wellesbourne-and-snitterfield), [Wilmcote & Great Alne](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/wilmcote-and-great-alne)

## Constituencies mostly in Stratford-on-Avon

[Kenilworth and Southam](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kenilworth-and-southam), [Stratford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stratford-on-avon)

## Towns in Stratford-on-Avon

[Stratford-upon-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stratford-upon-avon), [Southam](https://openindex.co.uk/town/southam)

## Postcodes in Stratford-on-Avon

[Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/postcodes)

## Neighbourhoods in Stratford-on-Avon

77 areas, listed on the page: https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon

## Stratford-on-Avon in brief

Stratford-on-Avon’s average house price was £396,711 in August 2026.
Full-time workers living in Stratford-on-Avon earned a median of £41,280 in 2025.
A home in Stratford-on-Avon costs 9.6 times local full-time pay.
Stratford-on-Avon has a deprivation score of 11.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

## MPs for Stratford-on-Avon

- [Stratford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stratford-on-avon): Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 71% of the people here.
- [Kenilworth and Southam](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kenilworth-and-southam): Sir Jeremy Wright (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 29% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## About

- Type: District
- Code: E07000221
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 978 km²
- People, mid-2025: 148,772
- Wards: 39
- Middle areas: 15
- Neighbourhoods: 77
- Output areas: 444

## Next door

[Warwick](https://openindex.co.uk/warwick), [Wychavon](https://openindex.co.uk/wychavon), [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell), [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold), [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire), [Rugby](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby)

## Similar places

Councils with the closest mix of age, prices, pay and density. [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon), [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold), [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden), [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk), [Rutland](https://openindex.co.uk/rutland), [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes).

## Latest updates for Stratford-on-Avon

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

## More on this place

- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/housing) (17)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/health) (4)
- [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/education) (2)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/sources) (28)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000221

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