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B78 3AS

Whittington & Streethay · Lichfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B78 3AF 161 m
B78 3AA 180 m
B78 3AB 204 m
B78 3BG 214 m
B78 3AJ 223 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B78 3AS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B78
Postcode sector
B78 3
Latitude
52.641229
Longitude
-1.738391
British National Grid easting
417,799
British National Grid northing
304,862

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
E00150401
Lower layer super output area
Lichfield 008B · E01029517
Middle layer super output area
Lichfield 008 · E02006153

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
23, Nursery Lane, Hopwas, Tamworth, B78 3AS 23 May 2025 £350,000
22, Little Acre, Nursery Lane, Hopwas, Tamworth, B78 3AS 13 October 2023 £862,500
17a, Nursery Lane, Hopwas, Tamworth, B78 3AS 8 December 2022 £520,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
20
Secondary
2

  1. Thomas Barnes Primary School

    Foundation school

    370 m

  2. Dunstall Park Primary School

    Free schools

    1.8 km

  3. Coton Green Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
237
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 105
  • Vehicle crime 23
  • Public order 22
  • Anti social behaviour 19
  • Criminal damage and arson 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
81

45 female, 36 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B78 3 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

6

within 5 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    41-42 BALFOUR, TAMWORTH, B79 7BH

    ODS code M83111

    2.8 km

  • THE PEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83148

    2.9 km

  • THE ALDERGATE MED.PRACT.

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

    ODS code M83032

    2.9 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83117

    3.0 km

  • HOLLIES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83088

    3.0 km

  • LAUREL HOUSE SURGERY

    12 ALBERT ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 7JN

    ODS code M83062

    3.1 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

  • Church Drive

    BCT · Hopwas

    0.1 miles

  • Church Drive

    BCT · Hopwas

    0.1 miles

  • The Tame Otter PH

    BCT · Hopwas

    0.2 miles

  • The Tame Otter PH

    BCT · Hopwas

    0.2 miles

  • Plantation Lane

    BCT · Hopwas

    0.2 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.

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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £350,000 from 5 recorded sales in B78 3AS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lichfield is £337,052 in June 2026, up 3.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

25 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 2 secondary schools. Thomas Barnes Primary School is the nearest published school at 370 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

237 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 105 events.

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