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B79 8ST

Glascote · Tamworth · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B77 4EY 93 m
B77 4EZ 102 m
B77 4EE 145 m
B77 2DA 163 m
B77 3JZ 194 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B79 8ST
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B79
Postcode sector
B79 8
Latitude
52.626997
Longitude
-1.663115
British National Grid easting
422,900
British National Grid northing
303,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Tamworth · E07000199
Electoral ward
Glascote · E05007070
Parish or community
E43000133
Westminster constituency
Tamworth · E14001538
Output area
E00152079
Lower layer super output area
Tamworth 007D · E01029845
Middle layer super output area
Tamworth 007 · E02006223

Postcode source versions

Explore B79

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
34
Secondary
6

  1. Glascote Academy

    Academy converter

    415 m

  2. The Woodlands Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    583 m

  3. Landau Forte Academy, Amington

    Academy sponsor led

    602 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,279
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,077
  • Anti social behaviour 302
  • Public order 173
  • Criminal damage and arson 165
  • Vehicle crime 116

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • HEATHVIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CALEDONIAN, TAMWORTH, B77 2ED

    ODS code M83110

    560 m

  • TRI-LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83693

    878 m

  • DR KHARE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83113

    1.3 km

  • LAUREL HOUSE SURGERY

    12 ALBERT ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 7JN

    ODS code M83062

    2.3 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83117

    2.4 km

  • HOLLIES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83088

    2.4 km

  • THE PEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83148

    2.5 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    41-42 BALFOUR, TAMWORTH, B79 7BH

    ODS code M83111

    2.5 km

  • THE ALDERGATE MED.PRACT.

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

    ODS code M83032

    2.6 km

  • DORDON & POLESWORTH GROUP PRACTICE

    162 LONG STREET, DORDON, TAMWORTH, B78 1QA

    ODS code M84007

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Marlborough Way

    BCT · Glascote Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Marlborough Way

    BCT · Glascote Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Briar

    BCT · Amington

    0.1 miles

  • Briar

    BCT · Amington

    0.1 miles

  • Cornel

    BCT · Amington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tamworth 007D, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

308 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

45 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 6 secondary schools. Glascote Academy is the nearest published school at 415 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,279 published events cover 12 months, averaging 189.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,077 events.

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