The postcode B79 7BW is located in Tamworth, in the county of Staffordshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. B79 7BW is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
B79 7BW is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.1 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of B79 7BW as Constrained city dwellers > Ageing city dwellers > Retired independent city dwellers.
The closest road name to B79 7BW is Lichfield Street which is centered 90 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Fire Station and is 130 m away. The closest railway station is Tamworth Rail Station, 1.08 km away.
The closest primary school to B79 7BW (for ages 11 and under) is Moorgate Primary Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on April 27, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Mortimer House. The last OFSTED inspection on October 5, 2017 rated this school as Good
The local pub for residents of B79 7BW is The Dog Inn and is 6.02 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Needs Major Improvement on September 15, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Whittington Cantonese and is 6.02 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on May 12, 2021.
Residents reported an average download speed of 53.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 6.9 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 0.8 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for B79 7BW is covered by the Staffordshire police force association and South Staffordshire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to B79 7BW and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to B79 7BW, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode B79 7BW
Introduction | January 1980 |
Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from B79 7BW - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Moorgate Primary Academy | Academy | 4-11 | Good (April 27, 2017) | 448 m |
Mortimer House | Special school | 11-18 | Good (October 5, 2017) | 814 m |
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form | Academy | 16-19 | Good (September 20, 2018) | 914 m |
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS | Academy | 11-16 | Good (March 21, 2017) | 1.09 km |
Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy | Academy | 3-7 | Good (December 1, 2021) | 1.51 km |
Flax Hill Junior Academy | Academy | 7-11 | Good (November 4, 2021) | 1.52 km |
William MacGregor Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 1.52 km | |
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (January 16, 2018) | 1.64 km |
Coton Green Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 1.79 km | |
Ashcroft Infants' School | Maintained school | 3-7 | Good (December 8, 2021) | 1.79 km |
Ankermoor Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Requires improvement (September 18, 2019) | 1.85 km |
The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy) | Academy | 11-16 | Good (March 28, 2017) | 1.98 km |
Anker Valley Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | 2.05 km | |
The Woodlands Community Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 2.15 km | |
Hanbury's Farm Community Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (May 22, 2018) | 2.25 km |
Millfield Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (June 28, 2017) | 2.3 km |
Longwood Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (November 12, 2019) | 2.32 km |
Two Gates Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | 2.34 km | |
Lakeside Primary School | Academy | 2-11 | 2.35 km | |
Thomas Barnes Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (March 28, 2014) | 2.64 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from B79 7BW - Data from Apr 2022
Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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JK's Little Cherubs Day Nursery | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 17, 2021 | 4.64 km | |
Sheepwash Farm Day Nursery | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good February 23, 2022 | 5.26 km | |
Age UK Staffordshire | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 8, 2021 | 5.5 km | |
Coton House Farm Events Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 6, 2019 | 5.5 km | |
Whittington Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 12, 2021 | 5.72 km | |
Stubby Leas Nursing Home | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 30, 2021 | 5.8 km | |
St Georges Cafe | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 21, 2021 | 5.83 km | |
Whittington Community Store | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 17, 2022 | 5.83 km | |
Elswick House Nursery School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 17, 2021 | 5.9 km | |
St Giles Hospice | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 17, 2021 | 5.9 km | |
Tarte Au Citroen | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 14, 2019 | 5.9 km | |
Cafe 2 U Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 29, 2021 | 6.02 km | |
The Dog Inn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Needs Major Improvement September 15, 2021 | 6.02 km | |
Whittington Cantonese | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory May 12, 2021 | 6.02 km | |
Whittington Newsagent | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 9, 2022 | 6.02 km | |
Whittington Pre-School & Day Nursery | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 16, 2022 | 6.03 km | |
The Bell Inn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 12, 2021 | 6.05 km | |
Whittington-Tamworth Co-operative | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 29, 2018 | 6.05 km | |
Thomas Spencer Hall | Exempt January 3, 2020 | 6.1 km | |
Whittington Village Hall | Exempt August 26, 2021 | 6.14 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to B79 7BW - Data from Apr 2022
Fire Station | 130 m | |
Fire Station | 137 m | |
New Street | 193 m | |
New Street | 237 m | |
Probation Centre | 239 m | |
Tamworth Rail Station | 1.08 km | |
Tamworth HL Rail Station | 1.14 km | |
Wilnecote (Staffs) Rail Station | 2.91 km | |
East Midlands Airport | 33.08 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to B79 7BW - Data from Dec 2021
Old Mill Pool | 2.18 km | |
Pipes Wood | 2.44 km | |
Kendall's Wood | 2.7 km | |
Seventeen Acre Wood | 2.94 km | |
Dorcas Plantation | 3.18 km | |
The Devil's Dressing Room | 3.29 km | |
Hopwas Hays Wood | 3.41 km | |
Alder Wood | 3.59 km | |
Drayton Plantation | 3.65 km | |
Hanging Wood | 3.67 km | |
Edden's Wood | 3.78 km | |
Hayter's Spinney | 3.81 km | |
Hanging Hill | 3.84 km | |
Common Plantation | 3.84 km | |
Hints Hill | 3.98 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for B79 7BW - Data from Ofcom 2017
All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
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Download | 29.4 Mbps | 53.1 Mbps | 205 Mbps |
Upload | 5.5 Mbps | 6.9 Mbps | 21 Mbps |
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
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0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 18.3 | 1 |
30-300 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 88.3 | 12.8 |
300+ Mbps | 100% | 100% | - | - |
Energy usage data for B79 7BW - Data from 2020
Country | England |
County | Staffordshire |
Latitude | 52.63325100 |
Longitude | -1.70195000 |
OS Easting | 420269 |
OS Northing | 0303986 |
OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
Staffordshire |
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Tamworth |
County Electorial Division | Bolebridge ED |
Electoral Ward | Castle |
Local Authority District | Tamworth |
Region / Government Office Region | West Midlands |
European Electoral Region | West Midlands |
Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: Greater Birmingham and Solihull Secondary: Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire |
Local Learning and Skills Council | Staffordshire |
International Territorial Level Code | E07000199 |
Travel To Work Area | Birmingham |
NHS England Region | Midlands |
Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
South Staffordshire |
Cancer Alliance | West Midlands |
Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
West Midlands |
Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent |
Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsula CCG |
Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Constrained city dwellers Group: Ageing city dwellers Subgroup: Retired independent city dwellers |
Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban city and town |
Built-Up Area | Tamworth BUA |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Tamworth BUASD |
Workplace Zone | E33022450 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Tamworth 002 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Tamworth 002A |
Output Area / Small Area | 7D2 |