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B78 3FX

Castle · Tamworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Tamworth
Ward
Castle
Local authority
Tamworth
Constituency
Tamworth
Postcode district
B78
Postcode sector
B78 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B78 3AX 51 m
B78 3FY 66 m
B78 3FT 175 m
B78 3FL 185 m
B78 3EZ 203 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B78 3FX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B78
Postcode sector
B78 3
Latitude
52.633147
Longitude
-1.726190
British National Grid easting
418,628
British National Grid northing
303,966

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Tamworth · E07000199
Electoral ward
Castle · E05007069
Parish or community
E43000133
Westminster constituency
Tamworth · E14001538
Output area
E00180691
Lower layer super output area
Tamworth 002B · E01029836
Middle layer super output area
Tamworth 002 · E02006218

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Property

At this postcode

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41 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Worthing Grove, Tamworth, B78 3FX 25 July 2024 £322,500
58, Worthing Grove, Tamworth, B78 3FX 26 April 2024 £339,625
47, Worthing Grove, Tamworth, B78 3FX 19 April 2024 £467,832

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
28
Secondary
4

  1. Dunstall Park Primary School

    Free schools

    600 m

  2. Thomas Barnes Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.4 km

  3. Longwood Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
668
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 258
  • Shoplifting 68
  • Public order 68
  • Vehicle crime 53
  • Anti social behaviour 48

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

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

8

within 5 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    41-42 BALFOUR, TAMWORTH, B79 7BH

    ODS code M83111

    1.8 km

  • THE PEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83148

    2.0 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83117

    2.1 km

  • HOLLIES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83088

    2.1 km

  • THE ALDERGATE MED.PRACT.

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

    ODS code M83032

    2.2 km

  • LAUREL HOUSE SURGERY

    12 ALBERT ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 7JN

    ODS code M83062

    2.3 km

  • TRI-LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83693

    4.2 km

  • HEATHVIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CALEDONIAN, TAMWORTH, B77 2ED

    ODS code M83110

    4.4 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

  • Dashwood Close

    BCT · Dunstall Park (Tamworth)

    0.1 miles

  • Longburn Crescent

    BCT · Dunstall Park (Tamworth)

    0.2 miles

  • Austen Drive

    BCT · Dunstall Park (Tamworth)

    0.5 miles

  • Austen Drive

    BCT · Dunstall Park (Tamworth)

    0.5 miles

  • Buckingham Road

    BCT · Coton

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tamworth 002B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,199 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
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 £305,000 from 41 recorded sales in B78 3FX. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Tamworth is £230,478 in June 2026, up 1.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

37 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 4 secondary schools. Dunstall Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 600 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

668 published events cover 12 months, averaging 55.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 258 events.

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