Neighbourhood · Stratford-on-Avon

Bidford & Welford: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Bidford & Welford neighbourhood of Stratford-on-Avon, England (ONS area Stratford-on-Avon 012). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes B49, B50, CV37, WR11. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near B50 4LZ.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Stratford-on-Avon

Bidford & Welford is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Stratford-on-Avon (signals are mixed: 2 rising and 4 falling of 19). Houses here typically resell for £355,000 and flats for £160,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Stratford-on-Avon (0.8 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Honeybourne, is 7.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£355,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£160,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance -0.05; 2 of 19 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 7 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 6 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£61,100

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.8 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Bidford & Welford sits in Stratford-on-Avon

Typical house price: 5th lowest of 15 neighbourhoods in Stratford-on-Avon
Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 8 neighbourhoods in Stratford-on-Avon with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 8th highest of 15 neighbourhoods in Stratford-on-Avon

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Bidford & Welford

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Stratford-on-Avon, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Stratford-on-Avon, 1998 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Stratford-on-Avon, 4 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Recent price momentum
Solar and heat pumps

Falling behind the borough

Recorded crime
Anti-social behaviour
Income deprivation ranking
Homes improving their energy rating

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Honeybourne Railway station, 7.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to London Paddington (99 to 107 min) and Great Malvern (43 to 49 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Bidford-on-Avon CofE Primary School 1.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Jan 2025).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Bidford & Welford

What is the typical house price in Bidford & Welford?

£355,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

How does Bidford & Welford compare with the rest of Stratford-on-Avon?

Typical house price: 5th lowest of 15 neighbourhoods in Stratford-on-Avon. Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 8 neighbourhoods in Stratford-on-Avon with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 8th highest of 15 neighbourhoods in Stratford-on-Avon.

Is Bidford & Welford an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Bidford & Welford gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.05; 2 of 19 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Bidford & Welford?

Honeybourne. Railway station, 7.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to London Paddington (99 to 107 min) and Great Malvern (43 to 49 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Bidford & Welford?

Nearest state primary school. Bidford-on-Avon CofE Primary School. 1.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Jan 2025).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.