B79 7XL

Mercian · Tamworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 7XB 3 m
B79 7XD 68 m
B79 7SG 185 m
B79 7TB 185 m
B79 7SD 255 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B79 7XL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 July 2002
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B79
Postcode sector
B79 7
Latitude
52.640616
Longitude
-1.713967
British National Grid easting
419,452
British National Grid northing
304,800

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
E00152100
Lower layer super output area
Tamworth 001C · E01029848
Middle layer super output area
Tamworth 001 · E02006217

Postcode source versions

Explore B79

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
30
Secondary
4
  1. Coton Green Primary School

    Academy converter

    869 m
  2. Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy

    Academy converter

    941 m
  3. St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,773
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 784
  • Public order 184
  • Shoplifting 159
  • Anti social behaviour 157
  • Vehicle crime 109

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 ALDERGATE MED.PRACT.

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

    ODS code M83032

    1.3 km

  • THE PEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83148

    1.3 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83117

    1.3 km

  • HOLLIES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83088

    1.3 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    41-42 BALFOUR, TAMWORTH, B79 7BH

    ODS code M83111

    1.3 km

  • LAUREL HOUSE SURGERY

    12 ALBERT ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 7JN

    ODS code M83062

    1.5 km

  • TRI-LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83693

    3.4 km

  • HEATHVIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CALEDONIAN, TAMWORTH, B77 2ED

    ODS code M83110

    4.0 km

  • DR KHARE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83113

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Buckingham Road

    BCT · Coton

    0.2 miles
  • Buckingham Road

    BCT · Coton

    0.2 miles
  • Downing Drive

    BCT · Coton

    0.2 miles
  • Gagarin

    BCT · The Leys

    0.3 miles
  • Roman Way

    BCT · Coton Green

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tamworth 001C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,684 of 33,755

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

39 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 4 secondary schools. Coton Green Primary School is the nearest published school at 869 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,773 published events cover 12 months, averaging 147.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 784 events.

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