Stratford-on-Avon, in numbers

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Stratford-on-Avon local authority area. Every figure carries its own date.

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Homes rented privately

6.3% to 29.6%

Homes rented privately ranged from 6.3% in Claverdon & Snitterfield to 29.6% in Stratford Welcombe — a gap of 23.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Claverdon & Snitterfield	6.3%	79	1,264
Shipston South	6.6%	85	1,297
Wellesbourne South	7.5%	110	1,464
Welford-on-Avon	7.7%	96	1,239
Southam West	8.1%	117	1,446
Southam South	8.4%	107	1,278
Tanworth-in-Arden	9%	118	1,305
Southam North & Long Itchington	9.6%	124	1,287
Long Marston	9.7%	93	963
Bidford West	9.7%	131	1,354
Harbury	9.9%	153	1,545
Kinwarton	10.2%	166	1,621
Tredington	10.4%	152	1,463
Wootton Wawen	11.1%	187	1,688
Bidford East	11.6%	181	1,554
Alcester East	12%	167	1,397
Studley South	12.4%	211	1,706
Stratford Tiddington	12.4%	124	1,002
Southam East, Central & Stockton	13.2%	178	1,345
Stratford Bishopton	13.6%	159	1,172
Wellesbourne East & Rural	13.9%	198	1,427
Tysoe	14.1%	207	1,469
Wellesbourne North & Rural	14.2%	216	1,516
Brailes & Compton	14.3%	222	1,557
Studley North	14.4%	183	1,274
Bishop's Itchington, Fenny Compton & Napton	14.6%	417	2,850
Stratford Hathaway	14.9%	213	1,429
Salford Priors & Alcester Rural	15.5%	201	1,300
Stratford Orchard Hill	15.6%	290	1,862
Gaydon, Kineton & Upper Lighthorne	16.1%	388	2,404
Henley-in-Arden	16.5%	260	1,576
Stratford Shottery	17%	275	1,618
Stratford Clopton	17.4%	276	1,590
Quinton	17.6%	320	1,821
Shipston North	18.6%	285	1,535
Alcester West	19.6%	306	1,559
Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown	24.1%	471	1,955
Stratford Avenue	25%	382	1,531
Stratford Welcombe	29.6%	539	1,819

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.4% to 5.8%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.4% in Long Marston to 5.8% in Studley North — a gap of 3.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Long Marston	2.4%	59	2,467
Claverdon & Snitterfield	2.8%	88	3,122
Tanworth-in-Arden	2.9%	92	3,227
Bidford West	2.9%	96	3,340
Harbury	2.9%	105	3,594
Stratford Orchard Hill	3%	133	4,421
Southam South	3.1%	93	3,035
Southam East, Central & Stockton	3.2%	95	2,983
Stratford Shottery	3.2%	116	3,610
Bishop's Itchington, Fenny Compton & Napton	3.2%	220	6,821
Wellesbourne East & Rural	3.4%	111	3,312
Tredington	3.4%	114	3,354
Wellesbourne South	3.5%	118	3,334
Southam North & Long Itchington	3.6%	110	3,050
Quinton	3.7%	156	4,163
Tysoe	3.8%	125	3,329
Stratford Welcombe	3.9%	140	3,606
Shipston South	4.1%	119	2,927
Wellesbourne North & Rural	4.1%	146	3,580
Salford Priors & Alcester Rural	4.1%	124	3,037
Kinwarton	4.1%	150	3,668
Stratford Tiddington	4.1%	88	2,144
Stratford Avenue	4.2%	145	3,486
Brailes & Compton	4.3%	144	3,374
Gaydon, Kineton & Upper Lighthorne	4.4%	248	5,581
Stratford Bishopton	4.5%	126	2,799
Bidford East	4.6%	162	3,489
Wootton Wawen	4.7%	179	3,799
Welford-on-Avon	4.9%	141	2,895
Southam West	4.9%	158	3,235
Studley South	5%	196	3,917
Henley-in-Arden	5.1%	166	3,228
Stratford Hathaway	5.2%	167	3,237
Alcester West	5.2%	159	3,040
Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown	5.3%	205	3,901
Shipston North	5.4%	173	3,232
Stratford Clopton	5.6%	184	3,289
Alcester East	5.6%	178	3,174
Studley North	5.8%	169	2,928

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People aged 65 or over

11% to 35.1%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 11% in Stratford Avenue to 35.1% in Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown — a gap of 24.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Stratford Avenue	11%	383	3,487
Long Marston	12.4%	307	2,469
Southam South	13.5%	412	3,046
Bidford West	18.2%	606	3,335
Southam North & Long Itchington	18.7%	573	3,067
Gaydon, Kineton & Upper Lighthorne	19.7%	1,102	5,586
Stratford Hathaway	19.9%	645	3,241
Stratford Orchard Hill	20.5%	903	4,410
Bishop's Itchington, Fenny Compton & Napton	21.2%	1,452	6,839
Southam East, Central & Stockton	22.4%	666	2,976
Bidford East	23.2%	807	3,485
Wellesbourne North & Rural	23.5%	841	3,586
Wellesbourne South	23.5%	782	3,333
Stratford Bishopton	23.7%	666	2,807
Quinton	23.9%	991	4,148
Southam West	24.3%	787	3,234
Studley South	24.9%	978	3,922
Wellesbourne East & Rural	25.4%	841	3,315
Stratford Shottery	25.8%	930	3,607
Tredington	25.9%	871	3,362
Stratford Clopton	26.4%	870	3,296
Studley North	27%	789	2,926
Shipston North	27.2%	876	3,224
Harbury	27.3%	984	3,600
Alcester East	27.6%	873	3,163
Shipston South	27.7%	808	2,920
Salford Priors & Alcester Rural	28.7%	875	3,046
Claverdon & Snitterfield	29.1%	905	3,115
Tysoe	29.7%	989	3,334
Henley-in-Arden	29.7%	957	3,223
Stratford Welcombe	29.9%	1,074	3,596
Tanworth-in-Arden	29.9%	962	3,214
Kinwarton	30%	1,094	3,652
Stratford Tiddington	30.2%	649	2,151
Brailes & Compton	31.2%	1,056	3,384
Wootton Wawen	32.6%	1,237	3,795
Welford-on-Avon	33.5%	969	2,896
Alcester West	34.1%	1,032	3,024
Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown	35.1%	1,369	3,900

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

9% to 24.1%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 9% in Stratford Orchard Hill to 24.1% in Alcester East — a gap of 15.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Stratford Orchard Hill	9%	324	3,608
Southam South	9.4%	228	2,435
Long Marston	10%	184	1,835
Stratford Shottery	10.7%	327	3,055
Tredington	10.9%	303	2,791
Claverdon & Snitterfield	11.1%	285	2,572
Tysoe	11.7%	335	2,873
Bidford West	11.7%	306	2,624
Wellesbourne East & Rural	11.9%	324	2,713
Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown	12%	411	3,437
Bishop's Itchington, Fenny Compton & Napton	12%	680	5,653
Kinwarton	12.4%	388	3,125
Harbury	12.5%	379	3,022
Quinton	12.8%	440	3,450
Southam North & Long Itchington	13.2%	316	2,395
Brailes & Compton	13.3%	390	2,937
Gaydon, Kineton & Upper Lighthorne	13.4%	618	4,621
Stratford Welcombe	13.5%	436	3,227
Shipston South	13.5%	327	2,415
Wellesbourne North & Rural	13.7%	416	3,026
Wellesbourne South	13.8%	377	2,730
Stratford Tiddington	14.2%	255	1,798
Southam East, Central & Stockton	15.4%	391	2,544
Stratford Avenue	15.4%	429	2,780
Tanworth-in-Arden	15.8%	436	2,757
Henley-in-Arden	16.2%	452	2,794
Salford Priors & Alcester Rural	16.3%	420	2,582
Welford-on-Avon	16.5%	412	2,493
Bidford East	16.7%	483	2,894
Stratford Bishopton	17%	406	2,385
Alcester West	17.2%	460	2,682
Wootton Wawen	18.2%	592	3,260
Stratford Hathaway	18.2%	483	2,650
Studley North	18.4%	452	2,456
Stratford Clopton	18.5%	523	2,829
Studley South	18.5%	593	3,199
Shipston North	18.8%	517	2,753
Southam West	19.4%	520	2,682
Alcester East	24.1%	630	2,616

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

26.8% to 50.8%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 26.8% in Alcester East to 50.8% in Stratford Orchard Hill — a gap of 24 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Alcester East	26.8%	700	2,616
Southam West	29.6%	795	2,682
Studley South	29.9%	956	3,199
Studley North	30.3%	743	2,456
Shipston North	30.6%	842	2,753
Bidford East	31.8%	919	2,894
Stratford Hathaway	32.2%	853	2,650
Stratford Bishopton	33%	788	2,385
Wellesbourne South	34.5%	942	2,730
Salford Priors & Alcester Rural	34.9%	902	2,582
Stratford Clopton	35.7%	1,011	2,829
Southam East, Central & Stockton	35.8%	911	2,544
Alcester West	36.2%	970	2,682
Henley-in-Arden	37.2%	1,038	2,794
Bidford West	37.7%	988	2,624
Shipston South	38.1%	919	2,415
Wootton Wawen	38.1%	1,241	3,260
Stratford Avenue	38.2%	1,063	2,780
Tanworth-in-Arden	39.1%	1,078	2,757
Quinton	39.9%	1,378	3,450
Southam South	40.4%	983	2,435
Long Marston	41.3%	757	1,835
Bishop's Itchington, Fenny Compton & Napton	41.4%	2,341	5,653
Welford-on-Avon	41.8%	1,041	2,493
Wellesbourne North & Rural	41.9%	1,268	3,026
Gaydon, Kineton & Upper Lighthorne	42.1%	1,944	4,621
Wellesbourne East & Rural	42.3%	1,148	2,713
Kinwarton	42.8%	1,336	3,125
Southam North & Long Itchington	43.2%	1,034	2,395
Brailes & Compton	43.2%	1,270	2,937
Tredington	44.2%	1,233	2,791
Stratford Tiddington	44.4%	798	1,798
Tysoe	45.2%	1,300	2,873
Harbury	45.3%	1,369	3,022
Stratford Welcombe	45.3%	1,463	3,227
Stratford Shottery	46.4%	1,417	3,055
Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown	47.4%	1,628	3,437
Claverdon & Snitterfield	49.3%	1,269	2,572
Stratford Orchard Hill	50.8%	1,832	3,608

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

7.4% to 22.7%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 7.4% in Claverdon & Snitterfield to 22.7% in Alcester East — a gap of 15.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Claverdon & Snitterfield	7.4%	94	1,268
Tredington	8%	116	1,456
Long Marston	8.5%	82	963
Tysoe	8.6%	126	1,467
Stratford Shottery	8.6%	140	1,620
Southam South	8.9%	114	1,275
Harbury	9%	138	1,541
Quinton	9.1%	166	1,819
Tanworth-in-Arden	9.1%	119	1,303
Stratford Orchard Hill	9.4%	175	1,866
Southam North & Long Itchington	9.4%	120	1,278
Bishop's Itchington, Fenny Compton & Napton	9.5%	270	2,836
Wellesbourne East & Rural	10%	142	1,418
Shipston South	10%	130	1,298
Bidford West	10.2%	139	1,362
Kinwarton	10.6%	172	1,630
Brailes & Compton	10.7%	167	1,559
Gaydon, Kineton & Upper Lighthorne	10.7%	257	2,393
Southam East, Central & Stockton	11%	148	1,345
Stratford Welcombe	11.2%	204	1,816
Welford-on-Avon	11.3%	140	1,237
Stratford Tiddington	11.4%	115	1,007
Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown	11.5%	225	1,957
Salford Priors & Alcester Rural	11.8%	153	1,296
Stratford Avenue	12.3%	189	1,531
Wellesbourne South	12.4%	182	1,465
Alcester West	12.5%	194	1,558
Wootton Wawen	12.7%	216	1,696
Wellesbourne North & Rural	12.8%	195	1,523
Stratford Bishopton	12.9%	151	1,168
Henley-in-Arden	13.1%	208	1,582
Studley North	13.4%	170	1,268
Bidford East	14.2%	220	1,554
Southam West	14.7%	211	1,440
Shipston North	15.6%	238	1,530
Studley South	16.8%	287	1,710
Stratford Clopton	17.3%	273	1,581
Stratford Hathaway	17.3%	248	1,433
Alcester East	22.7%	318	1,403

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

4.4% to 28.8%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 4.4% in Tanworth-in-Arden to 28.8% in Alcester East — a gap of 24.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Tanworth-in-Arden	4.4%	58	1,305
Stratford Shottery	6.4%	103	1,618
Stratford Welcombe	6.7%	122	1,819
Welford-on-Avon	7.2%	89	1,239
Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown	7.3%	142	1,955
Kinwarton	7.9%	128	1,621
Claverdon & Snitterfield	8%	101	1,264
Wootton Wawen	8.4%	142	1,688
Harbury	9%	139	1,545
Bishop's Itchington, Fenny Compton & Napton	9.4%	268	2,850
Tysoe	9.5%	140	1,469
Southam East, Central & Stockton	10%	134	1,345
Stratford Tiddington	10%	100	1,002
Tredington	10%	147	1,463
Stratford Orchard Hill	10.1%	188	1,862
Salford Priors & Alcester Rural	10.6%	138	1,300
Alcester West	10.8%	169	1,559
Brailes & Compton	11.2%	175	1,557
Wellesbourne East & Rural	11.8%	168	1,427
Studley North	12.6%	160	1,274
Shipston South	12.8%	166	1,297
Studley South	13.4%	229	1,706
Quinton	13.5%	246	1,821
Bidford East	14.3%	222	1,554
Wellesbourne North & Rural	14.8%	224	1,516
Gaydon, Kineton & Upper Lighthorne	14.8%	356	2,404
Stratford Bishopton	15.1%	177	1,172
Bidford West	15.2%	206	1,354
Southam North & Long Itchington	15.5%	200	1,287
Henley-in-Arden	16.1%	254	1,576
Wellesbourne South	16.7%	245	1,464
Southam South	18.5%	237	1,278
Shipston North	19.8%	304	1,535
Long Marston	19.9%	192	963
Southam West	22.2%	321	1,446
Stratford Avenue	23.5%	360	1,531
Stratford Hathaway	25.1%	358	1,429
Stratford Clopton	25.3%	403	1,590
Alcester East	28.8%	402	1,397

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39 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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