Postcode B79 8BT (Tamworth)

Map showing B79 8BT and nearby postcodes

The postcode B79 8BT is located in Tamworth, in the county of Staffordshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. B79 8BT is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

B79 8BT is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.3 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 8BT as Hard-pressed living > Challenged terraced workers > Deprived blue-collar terraces.

The closest road name to B79 8BT is St Austell Close which is centered 52 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Wordsworth Avenue and is 62 m away. The closest railway station is Tamworth Rail Station, 884 m away.

The closest primary school to B79 8BT (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 8BT is The Dog Inn and is 5.6 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 5.6 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on May 12, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 106.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 18.2 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 2.2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for B79 8BT is covered by the Staffordshire police force association and South Staffordshire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to B79 8BT and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to B79 8BT, and the approximate distance away.

St Austell Close 52 m
Tennyson Avenue 79 m
Coleridge Close 93 m
Shakespeare Close 101 m
Chaucer Close 141 m
Spenser Close 141 m
Stevenson Road 163 m
Brunel Close 181 m
Marmion Park 184 m
Woodcroft Avenue 193 m
Wordsworth Avenue 196 m
Kingsley Close 204 m
Marlowe Court 207 m
Freville Close 216 m
Laurel Bank 227 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode B79 8BT

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from B79 8BT - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Moorgate Primary Academy Good
(April 27, 2017)
344 m
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Good
(September 20, 2018)
415 m
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS Good
(March 21, 2017)
589 m
Flax Hill Junior Academy Good
(November 4, 2021)
780 m
Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy Good
(December 1, 2021)
824 m
Mortimer House Good
(October 5, 2017)
861 m
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School Good
(January 16, 2018)
952 m
Ashcroft Infants' School Good
(December 8, 2021)
1.11 km
Coton Green Primary School 1.21 km
The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy) Good
(March 28, 2017)
1.26 km
Anker Valley Primary Academy 1.44 km
William MacGregor Primary School 1.79 km
Ankermoor Primary Academy Requires improvement
(September 18, 2019)
1.8 km
St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School Good
(January 10, 2019)
1.9 km
The Woodlands Community Primary School 2.25 km
Thomas Barnes Primary School Outstanding
(March 28, 2014)
2.53 km
Lakeside Primary School 2.66 km
Florendine Primary School Good
(October 16, 2019)
2.68 km
Landau Forte Academy, Amington Requires improvement
(May 2, 2019)
2.76 km
Hanbury's Farm Community Primary School Good
(May 22, 2018)
2.79 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from B79 8BT - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
JK's Little Cherubs Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
May 17, 2021
4.58 km
Sheepwash Farm Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
February 23, 2022
4.78 km
Age UK Staffordshire Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 8, 2021
5.08 km
Coton House Farm Events Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 6, 2019
5.08 km
Stubby Leas Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 30, 2021
5.13 km
Whittington Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
5.37 km
Elswick House Nursery School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 17, 2021
5.5 km
St Giles Hospice Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 17, 2021
5.5 km
Tarte Au Citroen Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
March 14, 2019
5.5 km
Cafe 2 U Ltd Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
November 29, 2021
5.6 km
The Dog Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 1
Needs Major Improvement
September 15, 2021
5.6 km
Whittington Cantonese Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
May 12, 2021
5.6 km
Whittington Newsagent Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 9, 2022
5.6 km
St Georges Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 21, 2021
5.61 km
Whittington Community Store Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 17, 2022
5.61 km
The Bell Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
5.62 km
Whittington-Tamworth Co-operative Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
October 29, 2018
5.62 km
Thomas Spencer Hall Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Exempt
January 3, 2020
5.71 km
Whittington Village Hall Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Exempt
August 26, 2021
5.71 km
The Hawthorns B & B Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
January 27, 2020
5.76 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to B79 8BT - Data from Apr 2022

Wordsworth Avenue Bus Stop/Station 62 m
Wordsworth Avenue Bus Stop/Station 74 m
Tennyson Avenue Bus Stop/Station 78 m
Tennyson Avenue Bus Stop/Station 92 m
Shakespeare Close Bus Stop/Station 137 m
Tamworth Rail Station Rail 884 m
Tamworth HL Rail Station Rail 955 m
Wilnecote (Staffs) Rail Station Rail 3.51 km
East Midlands Airport Air 32.5 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to B79 8BT - Data from Dec 2021

Pipes Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.89 km
Old Mill Pool Inland Water 2.93 km
Hanging Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.1 km
Kendall's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.12 km
Hopwas Hays Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.2 km
Hayter's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.22 km
The Devil's Dressing Room Woodland Or Forest 3.49 km
Seventeen Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.64 km
Darlaston Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.85 km
Dorcas Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.86 km
Hanging Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.91 km
Common Plantation Woodland Or Forest 4.1 km
Alder Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.21 km
Hints Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.3 km
Drayton Plantation Woodland Or Forest 4.4 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for B79 8BT - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 77.2 Mbps 106.9 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 18.5 Mbps 18.2 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 74.9 15.7
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

9 meters consuming 127,708 kWh - mean 14,190 kWh : median 14,997 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for B79 8BT - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Staffordshire
Latitude 52.63992600
Longitude -1.69993900
OS Easting 420402
OS Northing 0304729
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
8774
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Staffordshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Tamworth
County Electorial Division Perrycrofts ED
Electoral Ward Mercian
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

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000199
Travel To Work Area Birmingham

NHS

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

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Challenged terraced workers
Subgroup: Deprived blue-collar terraces
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Tamworth BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Tamworth BUASD
Workplace Zone E33022452
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Tamworth 002
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Tamworth 002D
Output Area / Small Area 8B1