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B79 8NW

Mercian · Tamworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Tamworth
Ward
Mercian
Local authority
Tamworth
Constituency
Tamworth
Postcode district
B79
Postcode sector
B79 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B79 8NB 100 m
B79 8ND 120 m
B79 8FF 131 m
B79 8LN 145 m
B79 8LX 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B79 8NW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B79
Postcode sector
B79 8
Latitude
52.648202
Longitude
-1.713666
British National Grid easting
419,469
British National Grid northing
305,644

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
E00180732
Lower layer super output area
Tamworth 001A · E01029846
Middle layer super output area
Tamworth 001 · E02006217

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
49, Coton Lane, Tamworth, B79 8NW 3 March 2006 £310,000
49a, Coton Lane, Tamworth, B79 8NW 27 February 2002 £185,000
49a, Coton Lane, Tamworth, B79 8NW 3 January 1997 £34,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
27
Secondary
4

  1. Coton Green Primary School

    Academy converter

    152 m

  2. St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    533 m

  3. Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy

    Academy converter

    577 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
827
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 416
  • Anti social behaviour 86
  • Public order 75
  • Other theft 49
  • Vehicle crime 49

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B79 8 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

8

within 5 km

  • THE ALDERGATE MED.PRACT.

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

    ODS code M83032

    1.6 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83117

    1.8 km

  • HOLLIES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83088

    1.8 km

  • THE PEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83148

    1.9 km

  • LAUREL HOUSE SURGERY

    12 ALBERT ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 7JN

    ODS code M83062

    1.9 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    41-42 BALFOUR, TAMWORTH, B79 7BH

    ODS code M83111

    2.0 km

  • TRI-LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83693

    3.7 km

  • HEATHVIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CALEDONIAN, TAMWORTH, B77 2ED

    ODS code M83110

    4.5 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

  • Lillingstone Avenue

    BCT · Coton Green

    0.0 miles

  • Browning Close

    BCT · Coton Green

    0.1 miles

  • Browning Close

    BCT · Coton Green

    0.1 miles

  • Cromwell Road

    BCT · Coton Green

    0.2 miles

  • Cromwell Road

    BCT · Coton Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tamworth 001A, 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

17,561 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 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.

Schools

Published establishments

36 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 4 secondary schools. Coton Green Primary School is the nearest published school at 152 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

827 published events cover 12 months, averaging 68.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 416 events.

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