B78 2NR

Kingsbury · North Warwickshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Tamworth
Local authority
North Warwickshire
Postcode district
B78
Postcode sector
B78 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B78 2NS 82 m
B78 2LW 89 m
B78 2BG 117 m
B78 2AG 124 m
B78 2NT 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B78 2NR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B78
Postcode sector
B78 2
Latitude
52.563711
Longitude
-1.680137
British National Grid easting
421,779
British National Grid northing
296,255

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
North Warwickshire · E07000218
Electoral ward
Kingsbury · E05007469
Parish or community
E04009644
Output area
E00158209
Lower layer super output area
North Warwickshire 004C · E01031033
Middle layer super output area
North Warwickshire 004 · E02006471

Postcode source versions

Explore B78

50 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Meadow Close, Kingsbury, Tamworth, B78 2NR 1 November 2024 £260,000
19, Meadow Close, Kingsbury, Tamworth, B78 2NR 21 June 2024 £220,000
24, Meadow Close, Kingsbury, Tamworth, B78 2NR 5 April 2024 £196,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
2
  1. Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    359 m
  2. Kingsbury Primary School

    Community school

    530 m
  3. Wood End Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
179
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 57
  • Anti social behaviour 41
  • Criminal damage and arson 17
  • Public order 15
  • Vehicle crime 15

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
48

31 female, 17 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.0
B78 2 residents
4,562

Age bands in B78 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

747 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

512 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.3%

1,107 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

1,454 residents

Age 65 and over
23.2%

1,152 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B78 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • PEAR TREE SURGERY

    28 MEADOW CLOSE, KINGSBURY, TAMWORTH, B78 2NR

    ODS code M84006

    0 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Church Lane

    BCT · Kingsbury

    0.1 miles
  • Church Lane

    BCT · Kingsbury

    0.1 miles
  • White Swan

    BCT · Kingsbury

    0.1 miles
  • White Swan

    BCT · Kingsbury

    0.1 miles
  • Hill Side

    BCT · Kingsbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Warwickshire 004C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,454 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £193,000 from 6 recorded sales in B78 2NR. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Warwickshire is £270,450 in June 2026, up 2.7% year on year.

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy is the nearest published school at 359 m.

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

Recorded crime

179 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 57 events.

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