The postcode B79 8RG is located in Tamworth, in the county of Staffordshire. It was introduced in June 2000 and is an active postcode. B79 8RG is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
B79 8RG is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.4 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 8RG as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > White professionals.
The closest road name to B79 8RG is Wigginton Gardens which is centered 41 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Kensington Drive and is 44 m away. The closest railway station is Tamworth Rail Station, 873 m away.
The closest primary school to B79 8RG (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 8RG is The Bell Inn and is 5.66 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 5.67 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on May 12, 2021.
75% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Policing for B79 8RG 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 8RG and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to B79 8RG, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode B79 8RG
Introduction | June 2000 |
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 8RG - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Flax Hill Junior Academy | Academy | 7-11 | Good (November 4, 2021) | 203 m |
Ashcroft Infants' School | Maintained school | 3-7 | Good (December 8, 2021) | 423 m |
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS | Academy | 11-16 | Good (March 21, 2017) | 451 m |
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form | Academy | 16-19 | Good (September 20, 2018) | 525 m |
Anker Valley Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | 780 m | |
Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy | Academy | 3-7 | Good (December 1, 2021) | 841 m |
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (January 16, 2018) | 893 m |
Moorgate Primary Academy | Academy | 4-11 | Good (April 27, 2017) | 941 m |
The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy) | Academy | 11-16 | Good (March 28, 2017) | 1.04 km |
Mortimer House | Special school | 11-18 | Good (October 5, 2017) | 1.08 km |
Coton Green Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 1.31 km | |
St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (January 10, 2019) | 1.31 km |
Ankermoor Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Requires improvement (September 18, 2019) | 1.64 km |
William MacGregor Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 1.93 km | |
The Woodlands Community Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 2.18 km | |
Florendine Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (October 16, 2019) | 2.42 km |
Landau Forte Academy, Amington | Academy | 11-16 | Requires improvement (May 2, 2019) | 2.61 km |
Lakeside Primary School | Academy | 2-11 | 2.75 km | |
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres | Academy | 4-11 | Good (June 27, 2019) | 2.82 km |
Thomas Barnes Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (March 28, 2014) | 2.96 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from B79 8RG - Data from Apr 2022
Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Sheepwash Farm Day Nursery | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good February 23, 2022 | 4.79 km | |
Stubby Leas Nursing Home | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 30, 2021 | 4.84 km | |
JK's Little Cherubs Day Nursery | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 17, 2021 | 4.99 km | |
Age UK Staffordshire | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 8, 2021 | 5.15 km | |
Coton House Farm Events Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 6, 2019 | 5.15 km | |
Whittington Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 12, 2021 | 5.51 km | |
Elswick House Nursery School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 17, 2021 | 5.58 km | |
St Giles Hospice | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 17, 2021 | 5.58 km | |
Tarte Au Citroen | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 14, 2019 | 5.58 km | |
The Bell Inn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 12, 2021 | 5.66 km | |
Whittington-Tamworth Co-operative | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 29, 2018 | 5.66 km | |
Cafe 2 U Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 29, 2021 | 5.67 km | |
The Dog Inn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Needs Major Improvement September 15, 2021 | 5.67 km | |
Whittington Cantonese | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory May 12, 2021 | 5.67 km | |
Whittington Newsagent | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 9, 2022 | 5.67 km | |
Whittington Village Hall | Exempt August 26, 2021 | 5.75 km | |
Thomas Spencer Hall | Exempt January 3, 2020 | 5.79 km | |
Fisherwick Lakes | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 28, 2022 | 5.8 km | |
The Hawthorns B & B | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 27, 2020 | 5.84 km | |
St Georges Cafe | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 21, 2021 | 5.87 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to B79 8RG - Data from Apr 2022
Kensington Drive | 44 m | |
Kensington Drive | 47 m | |
Chestnut Avenue | 198 m | |
Chestnut Avenue | 211 m | |
Perrycrofts Crescent | 212 m | |
Tamworth Rail Station | 873 m | |
Tamworth HL Rail Station | 913 m | |
Wilnecote (Staffs) Rail Station | 3.85 km | |
East Midlands Airport | 31.82 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to B79 8RG - Data from Dec 2021
Hayter's Spinney | 2.55 km | |
Hanging Hill | 2.65 km | |
Darlaston Spinney | 3.17 km | |
Old Mill Pool | 3.5 km | |
Hopwas Hays Wood | 3.52 km | |
Pipes Wood | 3.57 km | |
Kendall's Wood | 3.78 km | |
Parson's Spinney | 3.85 km | |
The Larches | 3.88 km | |
Black Firs | 3.96 km | |
The Devil's Dressing Room | 4.06 km | |
Hogs Hill | 4.12 km | |
Dorcas Plantation | 4.29 km | |
Clifton Rough | 4.3 km | |
Seventeen Acre Wood | 4.32 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for B79 8RG - Data from Ofcom 2017
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | |
---|---|---|
0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% |
10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% |
30-300 Mbps | 25% | 100% |
300+ Mbps | 75% | 75% |
Country | England |
County | Staffordshire |
Latitude | 52.64451900 |
Longitude | -1.69304300 |
OS Easting | 420866 |
OS Northing | 0305240 |
OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
Staffordshire |
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 |
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: Urbanites Group: Urban professionals and families Subgroup: White professionals |
Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban city and town |
Built-Up Area | Tamworth BUA |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Tamworth BUASD |
Workplace Zone | E33022449 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Tamworth 001 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Tamworth 001E |
Output Area / Small Area | 5A1 |