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B79 9BY

Whittington & Streethay · Lichfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Whittington & Streethay
Local authority
Lichfield
Constituency
Tamworth
Postcode district
B79
Postcode sector
B79 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B79 9DA 83 m
B79 9DD 122 m
B79 9DB 153 m
B79 9DQ 157 m
B79 9DG 213 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B79 9BY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 2005
Terminated
1 April 2005
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B79
Postcode sector
B79 9
Latitude
52.691413
Longitude
-1.724125
British National Grid easting
418,743
British National Grid northing
310,448

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Lichfield · E07000194
Electoral ward
Whittington & Streethay · E05010672
Parish or community
E04008923
Westminster constituency
Tamworth · E14001538
Output area
E00150398
Lower layer super output area
Lichfield 008B · E01029517
Middle layer super output area
Lichfield 008 · E02006153

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
10
Secondary
1

  1. The Howard Primary School

    Academy converter

    169 m

  2. Mary Howard Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.9 km

  3. Whittington Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Burglary 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B79 9 residents
2,240

Age bands in B79 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

303 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

196 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.6%

406 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.3%

706 residents

Age 65 and over
26.4%

577 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • ALREWAS

    EXCHANGE ROAD, ALREWAS, BURTON-ON-TRENT, DE13 7AS

    ODS code M83035

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Church Road

    BCT · Elford

    0.2 miles

  • Church Road

    BCT · Elford

    0.2 miles

  • The Osiers

    BCT · Elford

    0.2 miles

  • The Osiers

    BCT · Elford

    0.2 miles

  • Eddies Lane

    BCT · Elford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lichfield 008B, 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

22,436 of 33,755

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

11 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Howard Primary School is the nearest published school at 169 m.

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

Recorded crime

13 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Vehicle crime with 4 events.

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