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B79 0GE

Whittington & Streethay · Lichfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Tamworth
Ward
Whittington & Streethay
Local authority
Lichfield
Constituency
Tamworth
Postcode district
B79
Postcode sector
B79 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B79 0GD 72 m
B79 0GB 88 m
B79 0FY 109 m
B79 0GF 135 m
B79 0GA 207 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B79 0GE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B79
Postcode sector
B79 0
Latitude
52.652007
Longitude
-1.682688
British National Grid easting
421,563
British National Grid northing
306,076

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Lichfield · E07000194
Electoral ward
Whittington & Streethay · E05010672
Parish or community
E04008942
Westminster constituency
Tamworth · E14001538
Output area
E00150402
Lower layer super output area
Lichfield 008B · E01029517
Middle layer super output area
Lichfield 008 · E02006153

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Property

At this postcode

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Townshend Lane, Tamworth, B79 0GE 31 May 2024 £374,995
19, Townshend Lane, Tamworth, B79 0GE 14 May 2024 £499,995
17, Townshend Lane, Tamworth, B79 0GE 3 May 2024 £365,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
28
Secondary
4

  1. Anker Valley Primary Academy

    Free schools

    511 m

  2. St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    705 m

  3. Ashcroft Infants' School

    Community school

    726 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
504
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 257
  • Anti social behaviour 71
  • Public order 37
  • Vehicle crime 36
  • Other theft 29

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

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

9

within 5 km

  • THE ALDERGATE MED.PRACT.

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

    ODS code M83032

    1.7 km

  • LAUREL HOUSE SURGERY

    12 ALBERT ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 7JN

    ODS code M83062

    1.9 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83117

    1.9 km

  • HOLLIES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83088

    1.9 km

  • THE PEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83148

    2.2 km

  • TRI-LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83693

    2.3 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    41-42 BALFOUR, TAMWORTH, B79 7BH

    ODS code M83111

    2.5 km

  • HEATHVIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CALEDONIAN, TAMWORTH, B77 2ED

    ODS code M83110

    3.6 km

  • DR KHARE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83113

    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

  • Grosvenor Drive

    BCT · Arkall Farm (Tamworth)

    0.0 miles

  • Hutchinson Close

    BCT · Arkall Farm (Tamworth)

    0.2 miles

  • Hutchinson Close

    BCT · Arkall Farm (Tamworth)

    0.2 miles

  • Lyneham Close

    BCT · Perry Crofts

    0.3 miles

  • Manston View

    BCT · Perry Crofts

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lichfield 008B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,436 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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

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 £374,995 from 10 recorded sales in B79 0GE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lichfield is £337,052 in June 2026, up 3.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

37 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 4 secondary schools. Anker Valley Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 511 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

504 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 257 events.

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