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B79 7HZ

Spital · Tamworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B79 7ET 54 m
B79 7QU 65 m
B79 7QZ 65 m
B79 7RA 109 m
B79 7FU 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B79 7HZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B79
Postcode sector
B79 7
Latitude
52.636130
Longitude
-1.703165
British National Grid easting
420,185
British National Grid northing
304,304

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
E00152126
Lower layer super output area
Tamworth 002E · E01029851
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

    350 m

  2. Mortimer House School

    Other independent special school

    918 m

  3. Landau Forte Academy, QEMS

    Academy sponsor led

    919 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,687
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,018
  • Shoplifting 395
  • Public order 265
  • Anti social behaviour 244
  • Vehicle crime 192

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

    423 m

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    41-42 BALFOUR, TAMWORTH, B79 7BH

    ODS code M83111

    488 m

  • CROWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83117

    550 m

  • HOLLIES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83088

    550 m

  • THE ALDERGATE MED.PRACT.

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

    ODS code M83032

    607 m

  • LAUREL HOUSE SURGERY

    12 ALBERT ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 7JN

    ODS code M83062

    688 m

  • TRI-LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83693

    2.7 km

  • HEATHVIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CALEDONIAN, TAMWORTH, B77 2ED

    ODS code M83110

    3.1 km

  • DR KHARE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83113

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Fire Station

    BCT · The Leys

    0.1 miles

  • Fire Station

    BCT · The Leys

    0.1 miles

  • New Street

    BCT · Tamworth

    0.2 miles

  • New Street

    BCT · Tamworth

    0.2 miles

  • Bradford Street

    BCT · The Leys

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tamworth 002E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,964 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 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 350 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,687 published events cover 12 months, averaging 223.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,018 events.

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