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B78 1DP

Polesworth East · North Warwickshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B78 1EQ 42 m
B78 1EL 67 m
B78 1DJ 105 m
B78 1DD 108 m
B78 1DE 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B78 1DP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B78
Postcode sector
B78 1
Latitude
52.620522
Longitude
-1.614833
British National Grid easting
426,172
British National Grid northing
302,596

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
North Warwickshire · E07000218
Electoral ward
Polesworth East · E05007471
Parish or community
E04009654
Westminster constituency
North Warwickshire and Bedworth · E14001400
Output area
E00158236
Lower layer super output area
North Warwickshire 001D · E01031038
Middle layer super output area
North Warwickshire 001 · E02006468

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Property

At this postcode

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Station Road, Polesworth, Tamworth, B78 1DP 30 October 2019 £400,000
The Willows, Station Road, Polesworth, Tamworth, B78 1DP 12 October 2015 £325,000
6, Station Road, Polesworth, Tamworth, B78 1DP 11 November 2014 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
23
Secondary
4

  1. The Nethersole CofE Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    565 m

  2. The Polesworth School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. Birchwood Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
380
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 138
  • Anti social behaviour 93
  • Other theft 31
  • Public order 26
  • Burglary 25

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

12 female, 14 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
3.3
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 0.3% 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

4

within 5 km

  • DORDON & POLESWORTH GROUP PRACTICE

    162 LONG STREET, DORDON, TAMWORTH, B78 1QA

    ODS code M84007

    1.8 km

  • DR KHARE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83113

    2.5 km

  • HEATHVIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CALEDONIAN, TAMWORTH, B77 2ED

    ODS code M83110

    3.3 km

  • TRI-LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83693

    3.7 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

  • Polesworth Fish Bar

    BCT · Polesworth

    0.0 miles

  • Elizabeth Avenue

    BCT · Polesworth

    0.1 miles

  • Elizabeth Avenue

    BCT · Polesworth

    0.1 miles

  • Goodere Drive

    BCT · Polesworth

    0.1 miles

  • Bridge

    BCT · Polesworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Warwickshire 001D, 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

19,528 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 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
2
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

29 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. The Nethersole CofE Academy is the nearest published school at 565 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

380 published events cover 12 months, averaging 31.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 138 events.

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