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B78 3BF

Bourne Vale · Lichfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Tamworth
Ward
Bourne Vale
Local authority
Lichfield
Constituency
Tamworth
Postcode district
B78
Postcode sector
B78 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B78 3RX 70 m
B78 3RT 76 m
B78 3RL 115 m
B78 3RQ 127 m
B78 3TG 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B78 3BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B78
Postcode sector
B78 3
Latitude
52.611562
Longitude
-1.699846
British National Grid easting
420,421
British National Grid northing
301,572

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Lichfield · E07000194
Electoral ward
Bourne Vale · E05010655
Parish or community
E04008921
Westminster constituency
Tamworth · E14001538
Output area
E00150320
Lower layer super output area
Lichfield 012D · E01029504
Middle layer super output area
Lichfield 012 · E02006157

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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89 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Marina View, Fazeley, Tamworth, B78 3BF 2 April 2026 £150,000
55, Marina View, Fazeley, Tamworth, B78 3BF 17 October 2025 £155,000
34, Marina View, Fazeley, Tamworth, B78 3BF 16 May 2025 £147,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
33
Secondary
5

  1. Millfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    177 m

  2. Two Gates Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km

  3. Hanbury's Farm Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
990
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 420
  • Anti social behaviour 115
  • Shoplifting 79
  • Public order 76
  • Vehicle crime 69

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
72

33 female, 39 male

Postcode households
50
Residents per household
1.4
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 0.7% 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+
1.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
1.8%
Gigabit-capable
1.8%
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

9

within 5 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    41-42 BALFOUR, TAMWORTH, B79 7BH

    ODS code M83111

    2.3 km

  • THE PEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83148

    2.6 km

  • HEATHVIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CALEDONIAN, TAMWORTH, B77 2ED

    ODS code M83110

    2.7 km

  • LAUREL HOUSE SURGERY

    12 ALBERT ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 7JN

    ODS code M83062

    2.8 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83117

    2.8 km

  • HOLLIES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83088

    2.8 km

  • THE ALDERGATE MED.PRACT.

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

    ODS code M83032

    3.1 km

  • DR KHARE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83113

    3.4 km

  • TRI-LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83693

    3.6 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

  • St Pauls Church

    BCT · Fazeley

    0.1 miles

  • The Square

    BCT · Fazeley

    0.2 miles

  • Brook End

    BCT · Fazeley

    0.2 miles

  • Brook End

    BCT · Fazeley

    0.3 miles

  • Atherstone Street

    BCT · Fazeley

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lichfield 012D, 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

12,714 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £140,000 from 20 recorded sales in B78 3BF. 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

43 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 5 secondary schools. Millfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 177 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

990 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 420 events.

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