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B78 3US

Bourne Vale · Lichfield · England

Updated September 2026

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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 3UH 30 m
B78 3TZ 39 m
B78 3UA 84 m
B78 3UE 131 m
B78 3UD 173 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B78 3US
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 September 2001
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B78
Postcode sector
B78 3
Latitude
52.597474
Longitude
-1.717968
British National Grid easting
419,200
British National Grid northing
300,000

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

Explore B78

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
20
Secondary
3

  1. Manor Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    237 m

  2. Millfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

  3. Dosthill Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
68
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 38
  • Vehicle crime 10
  • Other theft 8
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    41-42 BALFOUR, TAMWORTH, B79 7BH

    ODS code M83111

    4.1 km

  • THE PEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83148

    4.4 km

  • PEAR TREE SURGERY

    28 MEADOW CLOSE, KINGSBURY, TAMWORTH, B78 2NR

    ODS code M84006

    4.5 km

  • HEATHVIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CALEDONIAN, TAMWORTH, B77 2ED

    ODS code M83110

    4.6 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83117

    4.6 km

  • HOLLIES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83088

    4.6 km

  • LAUREL HOUSE SURGERY

    12 ALBERT ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 7JN

    ODS code M83062

    4.7 km

  • THE ALDERGATE MED.PRACT.

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

    ODS code M83032

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • St Peters Church

    BCT · Drayton Bassett

    0.1 miles

  • St Peters Church

    BCT · Drayton Bassett

    0.2 miles

  • Salts Lane

    BCT · Drayton Bassett

    0.3 miles

  • Salts Lane

    BCT · Drayton Bassett

    0.3 miles

  • Drayton Lane

    BCT · Fazeley

    0.7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

26 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 3 secondary schools. Manor Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 237 m.

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

Recorded crime

68 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 38 events.

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