B79 7XR

Bolehall · Tamworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B77 2BS 100 m
B77 2QL 100 m
B77 2BT 122 m
B77 2SF 133 m
B77 2BJ 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B79 7XR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 September 2003
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B79
Postcode sector
B79 7
Latitude
52.627018
Longitude
-1.670502
British National Grid easting
422,400
British National Grid northing
303,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Tamworth · E07000199
Electoral ward
Bolehall · E05007068
Parish or community
E43000133
Westminster constituency
Tamworth · E14001538
Output area
E00152013
Lower layer super output area
Tamworth 004C · E01029832
Middle layer super output area
Tamworth 004 · E02006220

Postcode source versions

Explore B79

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
35
Secondary
6
  1. The Woodlands Community Primary School

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    313 m
  2. Lakeside Primary School

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    367 m
  3. Glascote Academy

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    782 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,307
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,081
  • Anti social behaviour 295
  • Public order 174
  • Criminal damage and arson 169
  • Vehicle crime 131

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • HEATHVIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CALEDONIAN, TAMWORTH, B77 2ED

    ODS code M83110

    721 m

  • TRI-LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83693

    977 m

  • DR KHARE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83113

    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

    2.0 km

  • HOLLIES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83088

    2.0 km

  • THE PEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83148

    2.0 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    41-42 BALFOUR, TAMWORTH, B79 7BH

    ODS code M83111

    2.1 km

  • THE ALDERGATE MED.PRACT.

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

    ODS code M83032

    2.2 km

  • DORDON & POLESWORTH GROUP PRACTICE

    162 LONG STREET, DORDON, TAMWORTH, B78 1QA

    ODS code M84007

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Camden Drive

    BCT · Glascote

    0.0 miles
  • Camden Drive

    BCT · Glascote

    0.1 miles
  • Dumolos Close

    BCT · Glascote

    0.1 miles
  • Wyvern

    BCT · Glascote

    0.1 miles
  • Trojan

    BCT · Glascote

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tamworth 004C, 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

21,027 of 33,755

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

46 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 6 secondary schools. The Woodlands Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 313 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,307 published events cover 12 months, averaging 192.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,081 events.

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