B49 5BL
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Property report — B49 5BL
Open-data due diligence for B49 5BL and the area around it.
B49 5BL in brief: 56 recorded sales (£10,000–£542,500) · very low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for B49 5BL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the B49 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£388,024
Population
10,047
Crimes recorded
7
Schools
4
Flood risk
Very low
Gigabit broadband
68%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in B49 5, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (23 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | £380,000 | 6 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2026-02-04 | £335,000 | 12 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2025-12-16 | £425,000 | 46 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2025-06-17 | £10,000 | 32 NEWPORT DRIVE | Other |
| 2025-06-17 | £325,000 | 32 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2025-03-20 | £360,000 | 50 NEWPORT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2025-02-13 | £370,000 | 41 NEWPORT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-11-28 | £340,000 | 9 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-02-01 | £335,000 | 11 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-06-30 | £275,000 | 19 NEWPORT DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2023-06-28 | £542,500 | 2 NEWPORT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-05-26 | £335,000 | 35 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-07-30 | £355,000 | 3 NEWPORT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2021-02-12 | £400,000 | 23 NEWPORT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2020-12-07 | £280,000 | 31 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-10-09 | £267,500 | 5 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-03-12 | £259,950 | 35 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-01-17 | £215,000 | 37 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-11-15 | £255,000 | 6 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-08-30 | £390,000 | 24 NEWPORT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2019-03-15 | £275,000 | 39 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-02-01 | £227,500 | 27 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-01-04 | £440,000 | 2 NEWPORT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2016-09-30 | £239,000 | 14 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-04-15 | £225,000 | 31 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-01-18 | £195,000 | 9 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-10-28 | £380,000 | 2 NEWPORT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2015-03-26 | £217,000 | 33 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-09-09 | £185,000 | 37 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-05-25 | £167,500 | 31 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-08-05 | £175,000 | 39 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-12-02 | £190,000 | 35 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-04-12 | £222,000 | 48 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-09-21 | £165,000 | 48 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-06-26 | £162,000 | 37 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-03-25 | £210,000 | 8 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-08-24 | £237,000 | 5 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-04-25 | £215,000 | 11 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-12-09 | £177,000 | 46 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-05-10 | £200,000 | 16 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-01-30 | £190,000 | 15 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-11-13 | £239,950 | 21 NEWPORT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2003-05-21 | £156,000 | 6 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-09-16 | £132,000 | 17 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-08-03 | £112,000 | 16 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-05-04 | £105,000 | 17 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-12-08 | £97,000 | 27 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-11-10 | £89,500 | 14 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-09-04 | £80,000 | 11 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-07-17 | £84,995 | 33 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-03-27 | £83,000 | 27 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-09-09 | £80,500 | 35 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-03-27 | £79,950 | 5 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-08-28 | £94,500 | 43 NEWPORT DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-03-15 | £67,500 | 27 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-01-05 | £65,000 | 36 NEWPORT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
56 recorded sales on B49 5BL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcester Grammar School | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Outstanding (2022) |
| St Benedict's Catholic High School | 0.6 mi | Secondary | Good (2024) |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Nicholas CofE Primary | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Alcester Academy | 1.0 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| Great Alne Primary School | 2.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: ALCESTER HEALTH CENTRE (0.7 mi) · THE ARROW SURGERY (0.7 mi) · BIDFORD HEALTH CENTRE (3.2 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (5.0 mi) · ARROWSIDE UNIT (ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL) (5.0 mi) · ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL (5.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: ACORN HOUSE, ATTACHED COACH HOUSE AND WALLS (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · 18 AND 20, EVESHAM STREET (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · 12 AND 14, EVESHAM STREET (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ALCESTER PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · DELIVERMYMEDS PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · HOPKINS PHARMACY (0.7 mi)
Nearest stations: Wootton Wawen (5.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Waitrose (0.3 mi) · Simply Fresh (0.3 mi) · Co-op Food (3.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 52
- One-person households
- 30%
- Households with children
- 22%
- Households
- 4,419
Owned 73% · Social rent 12% · Private rent 15%
Census 2021 (ONS), for B49 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in B49 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 6/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictB49 | SectorB49 5 | PostcodeB49 5BL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £412,720 | £388,024 | £227,069 |
| Population | 20,708 | 10,047 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 9/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 51 | 7 | — |
| Schools | 11 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 78% | 68% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 93% | 91% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (B49 5); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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