Flax Close, Alcester

House prices, sold prices and local information for B49 5DQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£156,800
10 sales
Price range
£68k – £325k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Oct 2025
B49 5DQ

At a glance

House prices£157k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station1 hr 39 min walkWilmcote station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

10 property sales on Flax Close, Alcester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 10 Oct 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £138,111. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Flax Close compared

B49 postcode area£364,756
Alcester£360,008
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Flax Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all B49 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £195,000 (1 sales)2016£195k2019: £90,000 (2 sales)2019£90k2020: £67,500 (1 sales)2020£68k2021: £325,000 (1 sales)2021£325k2022: £182,667 (3 sales)2022£183k2023: £107,500 (1 sales)2023£108k2025: £145,000 (1 sales)2025£145k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat9£138,11110 Oct 2025
Semi-detached1£325,00029 Jan 2021

Sold prices on Flax Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
14, Flax Close B49 5DQ 10 Oct 2025£145,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Flax Close B49 5DQ 10 Feb 2023£107,500 FlatLeasehold
22, Flax Close B49 5DQ 18 Oct 2022£195,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Flax Close B49 5DQ 8 Aug 2022£201,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Flax Close B49 5DQ 15 Jul 2022£152,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Flax Close B49 5DQ 29 Jan 2021£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Flax Close B49 5DQ 3 Aug 2020£67,500 FlatLeasehold
19, Flax Close B49 5DQ 2 Sep 2019£107,500 FlatLeasehold
14, Flax Close B49 5DQ 22 Feb 2019£72,500 FlatLeasehold
8, Flax Close B49 5DQ 25 Jan 2019£199,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Flax Close B49 5DQ 3 Mar 2016£195,000 FlatLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
14, Flax Close £72,500 (Feb 2019) → £145,000 (Oct 2025) +100%
over 7 yrs
8, Flax Close £195,000 (Mar 2016) → £199,000 (Jan 2019) +2%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Flax Close

Crime

81 crimes were reported within about a mile of Flax Close in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences30
Anti-social behaviour20
Shoplifting12
Criminal damage & arson5
Other theft5
Public order3

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Flax Close is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Arrow and River Alne Flood alert area
  • Middle Avon Rugby to Bidford Flood alert area
  • River Arrow and River Alne at Alcester and Oversley Mill Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Flax Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Fortitude School 13 pupils Other independent special school 5–11 Report 0.2 mi
Alcester Grammar School 1,299 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
St Benedict's Catholic High School 455 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Good Report 0.5 mi
St Nicholas CofE Primary 413 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 109 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Alcester Academy 636 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.9 mi
Coughton CofE Primary School 184 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 2.1 mi
Tudor Grange Primary Academy, Haselor 102 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 2.1 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train stations

  • Wilmcote station 5.0 mi · 1 hr 39 min walk
  • Wootton Wawen station 5.3 mi · 1 hr 46 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Roman Way (Opp, Evesham Street) 2 min walk
  • Gas House Lane (Opp, Stratford Road) 2 min walk
  • Roman Way (Adj, Evesham Street) 2 min walk
  • Gas House Lane (Adj, Stratford Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Alcester Health Centre
    Fields Park Drive, Alcester · 0.6 mi
  • The Arrow Surgery
    Fields Park Drive, Alcester · 0.6 mi
  • Bidford Health Centre
    Stratford Road, Bidford-On-Avon, Alcester · 3.2 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 8 of 10 · Crime: decile 7 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned67.1%62.5%
Private rented27.3%20.3%
Social rented5.5%17.1%
Households821

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1510.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.2%64.1%
Aged 65+28.3%18.6%
Residents1,578

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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