B78 3EE

Bourne Vale · Lichfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B78 3DT 659 m
B78 3DZ 680 m
B78 3EG 783 m
B78 3DY 829 m
B78 3EA 894 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B78 3EE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B78
Postcode sector
B78 3
Latitude
52.602156
Longitude
-1.753448
British National Grid easting
416,795
British National Grid northing
300,512

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Lichfield · E07000194
Parish or community
E04008921
Westminster constituency
Tamworth · E14001538
Output area
E00150244
Lower layer super output area
Lichfield 012A · E01029488
Middle layer super output area
Lichfield 012 · E02006157

Postcode source versions

Explore B78

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Cranebrook, Drayton Lane, Drayton Bassett, Tamworth, B78 3EE 4 November 2019 £2,000,000
Lone Oak, Drayton Lane, Drayton Bassett, Tamworth, B78 3EE 28 March 2002 £355,000
Lone Oak, Drayton Lane, Drayton Bassett, Tamworth, B78 3EE 21 June 1996 £171,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
10
Secondary
0
  1. Longwood Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.5 km
  2. Manor Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.6 km
  3. Millfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
28
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 9
  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Public order 4
  • Other theft 3

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

2

within 5 km

  • SUTTON COLDFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

    233 TAMWORTH ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B75 6DX

    ODS code M85046

    4.5 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    41-42 BALFOUR, TAMWORTH, B79 7BH

    ODS code M83111

    5.0 km

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Gainsborough Drive

    BCT · Mile Oak

    0.9 miles
  • Gainsborough Drive

    BCT · Mile Oak

    1.0 miles
  • George Avenue

    BCT · Mile Oak

    1.3 miles
  • George Avenue

    BCT · Mile Oak

    1.4 miles
  • Bassetts Pole PH

    BCT · Carroway Head

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lichfield 012A, 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

20,125 of 33,755

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

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 0 secondary schools. Longwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

28 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 9 events.

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