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B78 1AA

Polesworth West · North Warwickshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Tamworth
Ward
Polesworth West
Local authority
North Warwickshire
Constituency
North Warwickshire and Bedworth
Postcode district
B78
Postcode sector
B78 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B78 1AE 322 m
B78 1AH 330 m
B78 1AF 336 m
B78 1AG 367 m
B78 1AQ 368 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B78 1AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B78
Postcode sector
B78 1
Latitude
52.613411
Longitude
-1.631688
British National Grid easting
425,035
British National Grid northing
301,799

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
North Warwickshire · E07000218
Electoral ward
Polesworth West · E05007472
Parish or community
E04009654
Westminster constituency
North Warwickshire and Bedworth · E14001400
Output area
E00158244
Lower layer super output area
North Warwickshire 001F · E01031040
Middle layer super output area
North Warwickshire 001 · E02006468

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Lamphouse Cottages, 2, Dark Lane, Birchmoor, Tamworth, B78 1AA 10 July 2019 £420,000
Lamphouse Cottages, 2, Dark Lane, Birchmoor, Tamworth, B78 1AA 30 March 2007 £318,000
Lamphouse Cottages, 3, Dark Lane, Birchmoor, Tamworth, B78 1AA 23 March 2007 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
26
Secondary
4

  1. The Polesworth School

    Academy converter

    821 m

  2. Birchwood Primary School

    Academy converter

    853 m

  3. Three Peaks Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
847
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 358
  • Anti social behaviour 128
  • Other theft 65
  • Public order 59
  • Vehicle crime 57

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
4.0
B78 1 residents
10,390

Age bands in B78 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

1,755 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,106 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.4%

2,658 residents

Age 45 to 64
27%

2,825 residents

Age 65 and over
20.3%

2,126 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B78 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • DR KHARE'S SURGERY

    STONEYDELPH MEDICAL CTR, ELLERBECK, STONYDELPH, TAMWORTH, B77 4JA

    ODS code M83113

    1.4 km

  • DORDON & POLESWORTH GROUP PRACTICE

    162 LONG STREET, DORDON, TAMWORTH, B78 1QA

    ODS code M84007

    1.6 km

  • HEATHVIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CALEDONIAN, TAMWORTH, B77 2ED

    ODS code M83110

    2.4 km

  • TRI-LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRI-LINKS, 130 TAMWORTH ROAD, AMINGTON, TAMWORTH, B77 3BZ

    ODS code M83693

    3.2 km

  • LAUREL HOUSE SURGERY

    12 ALBERT ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 7JN

    ODS code M83062

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Game Cock Inn

    BCT · Birchmoor

    0.2 miles

  • Game Cock Inn

    BCT · Birchmoor

    0.2 miles

  • Sports Ground

    BCT · Polesworth

    0.4 miles

  • Sports Ground

    BCT · Polesworth

    0.4 miles

  • Marrick

    BCT · Stonydelph

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Warwickshire 001F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,200 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

34 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 4 secondary schools. The Polesworth School is the nearest published school at 821 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

847 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 358 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.