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B78 3LN

Castle · Tamworth · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B78 3LP 15 m
B78 3LL 78 m
B78 3LS 85 m
B78 3LQ 118 m
B78 3LG 164 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B78 3LN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2004
Terminated
1 January 2004
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B78
Postcode sector
B78 3
Latitude
52.619151
Longitude
-1.697091
British National Grid easting
420,604
British National Grid northing
302,417

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
E00152054
Lower layer super output area
Tamworth 005B · E01029837
Middle layer super output area
Tamworth 005 · E02006221

Postcode source versions

Explore B78

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
32
Secondary
5

  1. Millfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    773 m

  2. Two Gates Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    970 m

  3. Kettlebrook Short Stay School

    Pupil referral unit

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,031
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 717
  • Shoplifting 355
  • Anti social behaviour 203
  • Public order 195
  • Other theft 118

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    41-42 BALFOUR, TAMWORTH, B79 7BH

    ODS code M83111

    1.5 km

  • THE PEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83148

    1.7 km

  • LAUREL HOUSE SURGERY

    12 ALBERT ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 7JN

    ODS code M83062

    2.0 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83117

    2.0 km

  • HOLLIES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83088

    2.0 km

  • THE ALDERGATE MED.PRACT.

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

    ODS code M83032

    2.2 km

  • HEATHVIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CALEDONIAN, TAMWORTH, B77 2ED

    ODS code M83110

    2.3 km

  • TRI-LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83693

    2.8 km

  • DR KHARE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83113

    3.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Bitterscote Lane

    BCT · Fazeley

    0.0 miles

  • Bitterscote Lane

    BCT · Fazeley

    0.1 miles

  • Sutton Avenue

    BCT · Ventura Park

    0.2 miles

  • Sutton Avenue

    BCT · Ventura Park

    0.2 miles

  • Atherstone Street

    BCT · Fazeley

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tamworth 005B, 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

16,286 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

42 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 5 secondary schools. Millfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 773 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,031 published events cover 12 months, averaging 169.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 717 events.

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