Birmingham commuter townsStratford-upon-Avon vs Warwick

Stratford-upon-Avon vs Warwick: which commuter town suits you?

Warwick is 20 minutes closer to Birmingham and £15k cheaper on the average sold price.
Warwick

#10 of 24

Train to Birmingham

48 min
28 min

Average house price

£370k
£355k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

7.5x
9.4x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

52
49

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

867 Mb
922 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.7
7.5

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

45
92

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

47 ha
166 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

138
336

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

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Living in Stratford-upon-Avon

Warwickshire · 48 min to Birmingham · average sold price £370k.

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Living in Warwick

Warwickshire · 28 min to Birmingham · average sold price £355k.

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