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B78 3AP

Whittington & Streethay · Lichfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Whittington & Streethay
Local authority
Lichfield
Constituency
Tamworth
Postcode district
B78
Postcode sector
B78 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B78 3AL 402 m
B78 3AJ 449 m
B78 3AQ 467 m
B78 3AD 500 m
B78 3AF 501 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B78 3AP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2011
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B78
Postcode sector
B78 3
Latitude
52.646543
Longitude
-1.742690
British National Grid easting
417,506
British National Grid northing
305,452

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Lichfield · E07000194
Electoral ward
Whittington & Streethay · E05010672
Parish or community
E04008942
Westminster constituency
Tamworth · E14001538
Output area
E00150404
Lower layer super output area
Lichfield 008B · E01029517
Middle layer super output area
Lichfield 008 · E02006153

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
15
Secondary
2

  1. Thomas Barnes Primary School

    Foundation school

    486 m

  2. Coton Green Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

  3. Dunstall Park Primary School

    Free schools

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
89
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 30
  • Burglary 11
  • Public order 10
  • Vehicle crime 9
  • Other theft 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B78 3 residents
9,847

Age bands in B78 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

1,588 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,063 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.6%

2,383 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.4%

2,969 residents

Age 65 and over
20.8%

2,096 residents

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.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE ALDERGATE MED.PRACT.

    THE MOUNT, 10 SALTERS LANE, TAMWORTH, B79 8BH

    ODS code M83032

    3.3 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    41-42 BALFOUR, TAMWORTH, B79 7BH

    ODS code M83111

    3.3 km

  • THE PEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DOCTORS SURGERY, THE PEEL PRACTICE, 2 ALDERGATE, TAMWORTH, B79 7DJ

    ODS code M83148

    3.3 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TAMWORTH HEALTH CENTRE, UPPER GUNGATE, TAMWORTH, B79 7EA

    ODS code M83117

    3.4 km

  • HOLLIES PRACTICE

    TAMWORTH HEALTH CENTRE, UPPER GUNGATE, TAMWORTH, B79 7EA

    ODS code M83088

    3.4 km

  • LAUREL HOUSE SURGERY

    12 ALBERT ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 7JN

    ODS code M83062

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Church Drive

    BCT · Hopwas

    0.3 miles

  • Church Drive

    BCT · Hopwas

    0.3 miles

  • Plantation Lane

    BCT · Hopwas

    0.3 miles

  • Plantation Lane

    BCT · Hopwas

    0.3 miles

  • The Tame Otter PH

    BCT · Hopwas

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lichfield 008B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,436 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

20 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. Thomas Barnes Primary School is the nearest published school at 486 m.

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

Recorded crime

89 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 30 events.

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