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B79 7AJ

Mercian · Tamworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Mercian
Local authority
Tamworth
Constituency
Tamworth
Postcode district
B79
Postcode sector
B79 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B79 7FU 90 m
B79 7FS 95 m
B79 7QZ 186 m
B79 7TS 188 m
B79 7AH 190 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B79 7AJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B79
Postcode sector
B79 7
Latitude
52.637106
Longitude
-1.705050
British National Grid easting
420,057
British National Grid northing
304,412

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Tamworth · E07000199
Electoral ward
Mercian · E05007071
Parish or community
E43000133
Westminster constituency
Tamworth · E14001538
Output area
E00152090
Lower layer super output area
Tamworth 002D · E01029850
Middle layer super output area
Tamworth 002 · E02006218

Postcode source versions

Explore B79

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
32
Secondary
5

  1. Moorgate Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    476 m

  2. Landau Forte Academy, QEMS

    Academy sponsor led

    963 m

  3. Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form

    Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,650
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 999
  • Shoplifting 394
  • Public order 273
  • Anti social behaviour 238
  • Vehicle crime 189

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B79 7 residents
6,347

Age bands in B79 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.9%

752 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

591 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.1%

1,578 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

1,771 residents

Age 65 and over
25.5%

1,602 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

  • THE PEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83148

    584 m

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    41-42 BALFOUR, TAMWORTH, B79 7BH

    ODS code M83111

    648 m

  • CROWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83117

    673 m

  • HOLLIES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83088

    673 m

  • THE ALDERGATE MED.PRACT.

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

    ODS code M83032

    675 m

  • LAUREL HOUSE SURGERY

    12 ALBERT ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 7JN

    ODS code M83062

    816 m

  • TRI-LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83693

    2.8 km

  • HEATHVIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CALEDONIAN, TAMWORTH, B77 2ED

    ODS code M83110

    3.3 km

  • DR KHARE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83113

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Fire Station

    BCT · The Leys

    0.2 miles

  • Fire Station

    BCT · The Leys

    0.2 miles

  • Bradford Street

    BCT · The Leys

    0.3 miles

  • Wordsworth Avenue

    BCT · Leyfields

    0.3 miles

  • Wordsworth Avenue

    BCT · Leyfields

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tamworth 002D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,227 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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. Moorgate Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 476 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,650 published events cover 12 months, averaging 220.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 999 events.

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