Bacteriostatic water in Alcester

Local facts for Alcester

Alcester sits in the B49 postcode district (B area), within Stratford-on-Avon, West Midlands, England.

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Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• University of Worcester, Biological Sciences, 25.5 km
• The University of Birmingham, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 26.7 km
• The University of Warwick, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 28 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Alcester with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• University of Oxford (UKPRN 10007774): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 66.2 km south-east
• The University of Northampton (UKPRN 10007138): Biological Sciences, 66.9 km east
• Oxford Brookes University (UKPRN 10004930): Biological Sciences, 67.7 km south-east
• The University of Leicester (UKPRN 10007796): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 68 km north-east
• Loughborough University (UKPRN 10004113): Chemistry, 75.5 km north-east

Nearby: Henley-in-Arden (10.7 km), Redditch (11.4 km), Stratford-upon-Avon (11.5 km), Evesham (14.4 km), Pershore (18 km).

Regional hub: Birmingham.

Alcester lies south of Birmingham, about 29.6 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the B postcode area (26 of the 150 we list for West Midlands):

• Redditch, B97, 11.4 km
• Bromsgrove, B60, 18.6 km
• Bromsgrove, B60, 18.6 km
• Solihull, B91, 23 km
• Solihull, B91, 23 km
• Birmingham, B2, 29.6 km
• Halesowen, B63, 29.6 km
• B, 29.7 km

Postcode districts in the B area covered by our West Midlands location pages: B2, B19, B24, B37, B46, B49, B60, B63, B64, B65, B66, B69, B70, B72, B78, B79, B91, B95, B97.

More nearby location pages in West Midlands (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Stratford-on-Avon (6 location pages): Henley-in-Arden 10.7 km, Stratford-on-Avon 11.5 km, Stratford-upon-Avon 11.5 km, Shipston-on-Stour 23.8 km, Southam 33.2 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Alcester: north, Henley-in-Arden (10.7 km); east, Stratford-on-Avon (11.5 km); south, Evesham (14.4 km); west, Redditch (11.4 km).

Location pages in West Midlands within 10 km of Alcester: 0; within 25 km: 24; within 50 km: 87.

Map reference: 52.2137, -1.8710 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074545167).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.