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B79 7QT

Spital · Tamworth · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B79 7NE 54 m
B79 7JR 57 m
B79 7JQ 105 m
B79 7JS 113 m
B79 7JN 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B79 7QT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B79
Postcode sector
B79 7
Latitude
52.637134
Longitude
-1.691410
British National Grid easting
420,980
British National Grid northing
304,419

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
E00168395
Lower layer super output area
Tamworth 002E · E01029851
Middle layer super output area
Tamworth 002 · E02006218

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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107 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Penny Court, 40, Rosy Cross, Tamworth, B79 7QT 21 January 2026 £147,000
Penny Court, 34, Rosy Cross, Tamworth, B79 7QT 10 December 2025 £185,000
Penny Court, 44, Rosy Cross, Tamworth, B79 7QT 28 February 2025 £140,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
32
Secondary
5

  1. Mortimer House School

    Other independent special school

    231 m

  2. Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form

    Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led

    385 m

  3. Moorgate Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    454 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,790
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,038
  • Shoplifting 399
  • Anti social behaviour 283
  • Public order 267
  • Vehicle crime 194

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
43

31 female, 12 male

Postcode households
35
Residents per household
1.2
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

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B79 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

  • LAUREL HOUSE SURGERY

    12 ALBERT ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 7JN

    ODS code M83062

    124 m

  • CROWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83117

    253 m

  • HOLLIES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83088

    253 m

  • THE ALDERGATE MED.PRACT.

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

    ODS code M83032

    360 m

  • THE PEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83148

    477 m

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    41-42 BALFOUR, TAMWORTH, B79 7BH

    ODS code M83111

    764 m

  • TRI-LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83693

    1.9 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

    3.5 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

  • Morrisions Store

    BCT · Tamworth Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • The Albert PH

    BCT · Tamworth Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Rail Station

    BCT · Tamworth Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Rail Station

    BCT · Tamworth Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Hospital Street

    BCT · Tamworth Town Centre

    0.1 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.

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

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 £142,500 from 24 recorded sales in B79 7QT. 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

Published establishments

42 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 5 secondary schools. Mortimer House School is the nearest published school at 231 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,790 published events cover 12 months, averaging 232.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,038 events.

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