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Stratford-on-Avon

Stratford-on-Avon is a district council in Warwickshire, in the West Midlands. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

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Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,484

Higher than 63% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£393k

Higher than 78% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

The highest of the 5 districts in Warwickshire.

The highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Up 1.4% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£1,020

Higher than 56% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

3rd highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Up 6.1% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings9.5

Higher than 80% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 5 districts in Warwickshire.

2nd highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home72

Higher than 91% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint highest of the 5 districts in Warwickshire.

Joint highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van11.1%

Lower than 95% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

The lowest of the 5 districts in Warwickshire.

The lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station16.4%

Lower than 73% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket54.1%

Lower than 83% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

The lowest of the 5 districts in Warwickshire.

6th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy48.2%

Lower than 94% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The lowest of the 5 districts in Warwickshire.

3rd lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available81.7%

Higher than 61% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths62%

Lower than 51% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Down 6 points since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score50.2

Higher than 83% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

2nd highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP1,782

Lower than 91% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

The lowest of the 5 districts in Warwickshire.

3rd lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding100%

Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Published for Warwickshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Joint highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents55.1

Lower than 75% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 6th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Down 6.3% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households6.4

Higher than 67% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year48.1

Higher than 65% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

Published for Warwickshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Joint 2nd highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier88.8%

Lower than 75% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 4th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents9.7

Higher than 91% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

The highest of the 5 districts in Warwickshire.

5th highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Down 9.4% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.7

Higher than 81% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

The highest of the 5 districts in Warwickshire.

5th highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.3

Higher than 53% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women62.9 yrs

Higher than 63% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Published for Warwickshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Joint 7th highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Down 4.3 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home17.4 ha

Lower than 67% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

Joint lowest of the 5 districts in Warwickshire.

Joint 7th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean5 µg/m³

Lower than 84% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

The lowest of the 5 districts in Warwickshire.

4th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Down 39.8% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Stratford-on-Avon shares a boundary with Bromsgrove, Cherwell, Cotswold, Redditch, Rugby, Solihull, Warwick, West Northamptonshire, West Oxfordshire and Wychavon. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. Wychavon£872
  2. Redditch£881
  3. Bromsgrove£899
  4. Rugby£933
  5. West Northamptonshire£954
  6. Stratford-on-Avon£1,020
  7. Solihull£1,065
  8. Cotswold£1,105
  9. Warwick£1,105
  10. West Oxfordshire£1,208
  11. Cherwell£1,217
Average house price, all homes
  1. Redditch£244k
  2. Rugby£276k
  3. West Northamptonshire£293k
  4. Wychavon£328k
  5. Solihull£335k
  6. Bromsgrove£339k
  7. Cherwell£354k
  8. Warwick£373k
  9. Stratford-on-Avon£393k
  10. Cotswold£412k
  11. West Oxfordshire£416k
Council tax, band D
  1. Solihull£2,197
  2. Wychavon£2,373
  3. Cotswold£2,392
  4. Warwick£2,462
  5. Redditch£2,463
  6. Bromsgrove£2,479
  7. Rugby£2,483
  8. Stratford-on-Avon£2,484
  9. West Northamptonshire£2,487
  10. West Oxfordshire£2,567
  11. Cherwell£2,583
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. West Oxfordshire42.6
  2. Cotswold44.2
  3. Rugby53.7
  4. Stratford-on-Avon55.1
  5. Warwick55.1
  6. Cherwell63.0
  7. Wychavon63.1
  8. Bromsgrove63.8
  9. Redditch63.8
  10. West Northamptonshire70.3
  11. Solihull79.4
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. Bromsgrove1,663
  2. Stratford-on-Avon1,782
  3. Wychavon1,797
  4. Cotswold1,925
  5. West Oxfordshire1,944
  6. Cherwell2,037
  7. Rugby2,080
  8. Warwick2,082
  9. Redditch2,115
  10. Solihull2,174
  11. West Northamptonshire2,438
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. Wychavon57%
  2. Cherwell61%
  3. Cotswold61%
  4. Rugby61%
  5. West Oxfordshire61%
  6. Stratford-on-Avon62%
  7. Redditch62%
  8. West Northamptonshire64%
  9. Warwick65%
  10. Solihull67%
  11. Bromsgrove70%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. Cotswold4.4 µg/m³
  2. Stratford-on-Avon5 µg/m³
  3. West Oxfordshire5.5 µg/m³
  4. Wychavon5.6 µg/m³
  5. Cherwell6.7 µg/m³
  6. Redditch7.1 µg/m³
  7. Warwick7.9 µg/m³
  8. Rugby8 µg/m³
  9. Bromsgrove8.2 µg/m³
  10. West Northamptonshire8.5 µg/m³
  11. Solihull11.8 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. West Northamptonshire4.2%
  2. West Oxfordshire5.8%
  3. Cotswold6.9%
  4. Redditch11%
  5. Rugby11.8%
  6. Wychavon15.5%
  7. Stratford-on-Avon16.4%
  8. Bromsgrove19.6%
  9. Cherwell20.5%
  10. Solihull25.1%
  11. Warwick30%

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