B79 0FJ

Spital · Tamworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Tamworth
Ward
Spital
Local authority
Tamworth
Constituency
Tamworth
Postcode district
B79
Postcode sector
B79 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B79 0ET 34 m
B79 8TQ 248 m
B79 8TU 259 m
B79 0FH 261 m
B79 0EW 264 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B79 0FJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B79
Postcode sector
B79 0
Latitude
52.640226
Longitude
-1.684546
British National Grid easting
421,443
British National Grid northing
304,765

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Tamworth · E07000199
Electoral ward
Spital · E05007072
Parish or community
E43000133
Westminster constituency
Tamworth · E14001538
Output area
E00152120
Lower layer super output area
Tamworth 001F · E01029854
Middle layer super output area
Tamworth 001 · E02006217

Postcode source versions

Explore B79

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Orchid Close, Tamworth, B79 0FJ 15 October 2021 £493,500
7, Orchid Close, Tamworth, B79 0FJ 6 August 2021 £204,995
9, Orchid Close, Tamworth, B79 0FJ 28 May 2021 £209,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
31
Secondary
5
  1. Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form

    Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led

    458 m
  2. Landau Forte Academy, QEMS

    Academy sponsor led

    563 m
  3. Mortimer House School

    Other independent special school

    644 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,261
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 987
  • Anti social behaviour 246
  • Public order 222
  • Vehicle crime 164
  • Other theft 141

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B79 0 residents
4,457

Age bands in B79 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

803 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

445 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.3%

1,168 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

1,282 residents

Age 65 and over
20%

925 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+
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%

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • LAUREL HOUSE SURGERY

    12 ALBERT ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 7JN

    ODS code M83062

    702 m

  • THE ALDERGATE MED.PRACT.

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

    ODS code M83032

    761 m

  • CROWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83117

    809 m

  • HOLLIES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83088

    809 m

  • THE PEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83148

    1.1 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    41-42 BALFOUR, TAMWORTH, B79 7BH

    ODS code M83111

    1.3 km

  • TRI-LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83693

    1.5 km

  • HEATHVIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CALEDONIAN, TAMWORTH, B77 2ED

    ODS code M83110

    2.5 km

  • DR KHARE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83113

    3.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Tamworth High Level Rail Station

    RLY · Tamworth

    0.2 miles
  • Henley Close

    BCT · Perry Crofts

    0.2 miles
  • Tamworth Rail Station

    RLY · Tamworth

    0.2 miles
  • Tamworth HL Rail Station

    RSE · Tamworth

    0.2 miles
  • Norton Close

    BCT · Perry Crofts

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tamworth 001F, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,199 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
10 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

Property market

The five-year median is £349,248 from 2 recorded sales in B79 0FJ. 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

41 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 5 secondary schools. Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form is the nearest published school at 458 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,261 published events cover 12 months, averaging 188.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 987 events.

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