# Stratford-upon-Avon

Town in Stratford-on-Avon, West Midlands.

Stratford-upon-Avon is a town in Stratford-on-Avon, West Midlands. Median sale price £370,500 in 2025. Recorded crime 112.5 per 1,000 people.

Town. Code E63003502. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Stratford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon)

Stratford-upon-Avon is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Stratford-upon-Avon add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £370,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stratford-upon-Avon was £370,500 in 2025. 235th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/stratford-upon-avon#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 28,112** (2021). Stratford-upon-Avon had 28,112 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 395th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/stratford-upon-avon#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 54%** (2022). About 54% of people in Stratford-upon-Avon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/stratford-upon-avon#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.5%** (January 2026). In Stratford-upon-Avon, 91.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/stratford-upon-avon#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63003502) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 54% of people in Stratford-upon-Avon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63003502) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 624 homes were sold in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63003502) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Stratford-upon-Avon.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63003502) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Stratford-upon-Avon had 28,112 usual residents at the census.

## How Stratford-upon-Avon compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Stratford-upon-Avon | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £370,500 | 4th most expensive | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2025 |
| Population | 28,112 | 42nd most populated | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 54% | 44th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 91.5% | joint 24th lowest | 88 towns, West Midlands · Jan 2026 |

## Is Stratford-upon-Avon safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Stratford-upon-Avon at a rate of 112.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.4 per 1,000 people across West Midlands.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 327 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Stratford-upon-Avon.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (990), anti-social behaviour (798) and other crime (553).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Stratford-upon-Avon was 109.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in Stratford-upon-Avon, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Stratford-upon-Avon has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Stratford-upon-Avon

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Stratford-on-Avon 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/neighbourhood/e01031228) | 1,564 | 44.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.6% |
| [Stratford-on-Avon 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/neighbourhood/e01031229) | 2,097 | 227.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 79.1% |
| [Stratford-on-Avon 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/neighbourhood/e01031231) | 2,376 | 244.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.8% |
| [Stratford-on-Avon 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/neighbourhood/e01031236) | 1,540 | 76.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.4% |
| [Stratford-on-Avon 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/neighbourhood/e01031238) | 1,280 | 165.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.1% |
| [Stratford-on-Avon 009G](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/neighbourhood/e01035032) | 1,673 | 34.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Stratford-on-Avon 009H](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/neighbourhood/e01035033) | 1,769 | 46.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.3% |
| [Stratford-on-Avon 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/neighbourhood/e01031225) | 1,773 | 78.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.9% |
| [Stratford-on-Avon 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/neighbourhood/e01033250) | 1,325 | 48.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 85.3% |
| [Stratford-on-Avon 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/neighbourhood/e01033251) | 1,700 | 48.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 84.1% |
| [Stratford-on-Avon 010F](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/neighbourhood/e01033252) | 1,392 | 29.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.0% |
| [Stratford-on-Avon 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/neighbourhood/e01031232) | 2,082 | 51.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.4% |
| [Stratford-on-Avon 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/neighbourhood/e01031233) | 1,685 | 96.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.1% |
| [Stratford-on-Avon 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/neighbourhood/e01031234) | 1,739 | 392.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 75.9% |
| [Stratford-on-Avon 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/neighbourhood/e01031235) | 1,836 | 50.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.8% |
| [Stratford-on-Avon 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/neighbourhood/e01031237) | 1,520 | 65.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.5% |

## Your MP

- [Stratford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stratford-on-avon): Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

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

## Council

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

## Postcode districts covering Stratford-upon-Avon

[CV37](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv37)

## Middle areas in Stratford-upon-Avon

[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)

## Towns near Stratford-upon-Avon

[Warwick](https://openindex.co.uk/town/warwick), [Whitnash](https://openindex.co.uk/town/whitnash), [Royal Leamington Spa](https://openindex.co.uk/town/royal-leamington-spa), [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch), [Evesham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/evesham), [Kenilworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kenilworth)

## Stratford-upon-Avon in brief

Stratford-upon-Avon is a town in Stratford-on-Avon, West Midlands.
About 30,035 people lived in Stratford-upon-Avon in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £370,500 in 2025 across 624 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 112.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Stratford-upon-Avon was £370,500 in 2025.
Stratford-upon-Avon had 28,112 usual residents at the census.
About 54% of people in Stratford-upon-Avon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Stratford-upon-Avon, 91.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63003502
- Constituency: [Stratford-on-Avon †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stratford-on-avon)
- Council: [Stratford-on-Avon †](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 9.38 km²
- People, mid-2024: 30,035*
- Neighbourhoods: 16
- Output areas: 94

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Warwick](https://openindex.co.uk/town/warwick), [Whitnash](https://openindex.co.uk/town/whitnash), [Royal Leamington Spa](https://openindex.co.uk/town/royal-leamington-spa), [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch), [Evesham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/evesham), [Kenilworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kenilworth)

## Latest updates for Stratford-upon-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.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63003502

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/stratford-upon-avon, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/stratford-upon-avon#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/stratford-upon-avon
