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B78 3GA

Bourne Vale · Lichfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B78 3EE 297 m
B78 3DZ 452 m
B78 3DY 650 m
B78 3DT 769 m
B78 3EA 770 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B78 3GA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2022
Terminated
1 February 2025
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B78
Postcode sector
B78 3
Latitude
52.604817
Longitude
-1.753861
British National Grid easting
416,766
British National Grid northing
300,808

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
E00150244
Lower layer super output area
Lichfield 012A · E01029488
Middle layer super output area
Lichfield 012 · E02006157

Postcode source versions

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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

    2.3 km

  2. Manor Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

  3. Millfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
29
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 9
  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Public order 5
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • 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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • SUTTON COLDFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

    233 TAMWORTH ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B75 6DX

    ODS code M85046

    4.7 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    41-42 BALFOUR, TAMWORTH, B79 7BH

    ODS code M83111

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Gainsborough Drive

    BCT · Mile Oak

    0.8 miles

  • Gainsborough Drive

    BCT · Mile Oak

    0.9 miles

  • George Avenue

    BCT · Mile Oak

    1.2 miles

  • George Avenue

    BCT · Mile Oak

    1.2 miles

  • French Avenue

    BCT · Mile Oak

    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 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

29 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.417 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.