Postcode B79 8QF (Tamworth)

Map showing B79 8QF and nearby postcodes

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

B79 8QF is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.4 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 8QF as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Renting hard-pressed workers.

The closest road name to B79 8QF is Hawthorne Avenue which is centered 35 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Laburnum Avenue and is 23 m away. The closest railway station is Tamworth Rail Station, 1.43 km away.

The closest primary school to B79 8QF (for ages 11 and under) is Flax Hill Junior Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 4, 2021. 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 8QF is The Bell Inn and is 5.14 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on November 12, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Whittington Cantonese and is 5.15 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on May 12, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 79 Mbps and an average upload speed of 10.9 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 1.9 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for B79 8QF 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 8QF and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Hawthorne Avenue 35 m
Laburnum Avenue 136 m
Lilac Road 140 m
Gillway 162 m
Beech Road 165 m
Queensway 206 m
Hill Top Avenue 227 m
Cedar Drive 254 m
Chestnut Avenue 298 m
Comberford Road 335 m
Wigginton Road 461 m
Masefield Drive 697 m
B5493 4.99 km
M6 TOLL 9.27 km
M42 15.66 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode B79 8QF

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 8QF - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Flax Hill Junior Academy Good
(November 4, 2021)
364 m
The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy) Good
(March 28, 2017)
492 m
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School Good
(January 16, 2018)
493 m
Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy Good
(December 1, 2021)
532 m
Ashcroft Infants' School Good
(December 8, 2021)
666 m
Coton Green Primary School 926 m
St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School Good
(January 10, 2019)
938 m
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS Good
(March 21, 2017)
1 km
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Good
(September 20, 2018)
1.02 km
Anker Valley Primary Academy 1.04 km
Moorgate Primary Academy Good
(April 27, 2017)
1.32 km
Mortimer House Good
(October 5, 2017)
1.61 km
Ankermoor Primary Academy Requires improvement
(September 18, 2019)
2.19 km
William MacGregor Primary School 2.49 km
Thomas Barnes Primary School Outstanding
(March 28, 2014)
2.7 km
The Woodlands Community Primary School 2.74 km
Florendine Primary School Good
(October 16, 2019)
2.93 km
Landau Forte Academy, Amington Requires improvement
(May 2, 2019)
3.15 km
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres Good
(June 27, 2019)
3.28 km
Lakeside Primary School 3.31 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Sheepwash Farm Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
February 23, 2022
4.25 km
Stubby Leas Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 30, 2021
4.28 km
Age UK Staffordshire Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 8, 2021
4.63 km
Coton House Farm Events Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 6, 2019
4.63 km
JK's Little Cherubs Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
May 17, 2021
4.66 km
Whittington Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
5.02 km
Elswick House Nursery School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 17, 2021
5.07 km
St Giles Hospice Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 17, 2021
5.07 km
Tarte Au Citroen Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
March 14, 2019
5.07 km
The Bell Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
5.14 km
Whittington-Tamworth Co-operative Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
October 29, 2018
5.14 km
Cafe 2 U Ltd Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
November 29, 2021
5.15 km
The Dog Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 1
Needs Major Improvement
September 15, 2021
5.15 km
Whittington Cantonese Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
May 12, 2021
5.15 km
Whittington Newsagent Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 9, 2022
5.15 km
Whittington Village Hall Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Exempt
August 26, 2021
5.22 km
Fisherwick Lakes Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 28, 2022
5.25 km
Thomas Spencer Hall Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Exempt
January 3, 2020
5.28 km
The Hawthorns B & B Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
January 27, 2020
5.32 km
St Georges Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 21, 2021
5.43 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Laburnum Avenue Bus Stop/Station 23 m
Beech Road Bus Stop/Station 110 m
Lilac Road Bus Stop/Station 122 m
Tam O'Shanter PH Bus Stop/Station 205 m
Hawthorne Avenue Bus Stop/Station 217 m
Tamworth Rail Station Rail 1.43 km
Tamworth HL Rail Station Rail 1.48 km
Wilnecote (Staffs) Rail Station Rail 4.38 km
East Midlands Airport Air 31.77 km

Nearby Nature

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

Hanging Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.14 km
Hayter's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.63 km
Hopwas Hays Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.15 km
Darlaston Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.17 km
Pipes Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.62 km
Kendall's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.8 km
Hogs Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.85 km
The Larches Woodland Or Forest 3.91 km
The Devil's Dressing Room Woodland Or Forest 3.91 km
Old Mill Pool Inland Water 3.91 km
Parson's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.96 km
Black Firs Woodland Or Forest 4.04 km
Clifton Rough Woodland Or Forest 4.29 km
Cartersclose Pond Inland Water 4.32 km
Hanging Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.38 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 39.1 Mbps 79 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 8.7 Mbps 10.9 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 4 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 20 5
30-300 Mbps 0% 71.1 10.3
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

23 meters consuming 279,335 kWh - mean 12,145 kWh : median 11,865 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for B79 8QF - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Staffordshire
Latitude 52.64867600
Longitude -1.69782500
OS Easting 420541
OS Northing 0305703
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
13142
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Staffordshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Tamworth
County Electorial Division Perrycrofts ED
Electoral Ward Spital
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: Hard pressed ageing workers
Subgroup: Renting hard-pressed workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Tamworth BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Tamworth BUASD
Workplace Zone E33022447
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Tamworth 001
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Tamworth 001D
Output Area / Small Area 8C3