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B79 8HA

Spital · Tamworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Spital
Local authority
Tamworth
Constituency
Tamworth
Postcode district
B79
Postcode sector
B79 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B79 8DP 24 m
B79 8HR 62 m
B79 8DL 85 m
B79 8HN 94 m
B79 8DR 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B79 8HA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B79
Postcode sector
B79 8
Latitude
52.642379
Longitude
-1.699945
British National Grid easting
420,400
British National Grid northing
305,000

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
E00152121
Lower layer super output area
Tamworth 001E · E01029853
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
40
Primary
30
Secondary
5

  1. Landau Forte Academy, QEMS

    Academy sponsor led

    507 m

  2. Flax Hill Junior Academy

    Academy converter

    551 m

  3. Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form

    Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led

    619 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,163
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 927
  • Anti social behaviour 219
  • Public order 217
  • Shoplifting 163
  • Vehicle crime 163

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B79 8 residents
11,352

Age bands in B79 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

2,002 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,163 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.6%

2,750 residents

Age 45 to 64
25%

2,796 residents

Age 65 and over
22%

2,455 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

    467 m

  • CROWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83117

    698 m

  • HOLLIES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83088

    698 m

  • LAUREL HOUSE SURGERY

    12 ALBERT ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 7JN

    ODS code M83062

    796 m

  • THE PEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83148

    863 m

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    41-42 BALFOUR, TAMWORTH, B79 7BH

    ODS code M83111

    1.1 km

  • TRI-LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83693

    2.6 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

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Burns Road

    BCT · Leyfields

    0.0 miles

  • Burns Road

    BCT · Leyfields

    0.0 miles

  • Eliot Close

    BCT · Leyfields

    0.1 miles

  • Shakespeare Close

    BCT · Leyfields

    0.1 miles

  • Eliot Close

    BCT · Leyfields

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tamworth 001E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,278 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

40 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 5 secondary schools. Landau Forte Academy, QEMS is the nearest published school at 507 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,163 published events cover 12 months, averaging 180.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 927 events.

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