B79 9DL

Whittington & Streethay · Lichfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lichfield
Constituency
Tamworth
Postcode district
B79
Postcode sector
B79 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B79 9DJ 405 m
B79 9DR 767 m
B79 9BS 816 m
B79 9JT 824 m
B79 9BW 943 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B79 9DL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B79
Postcode sector
B79 9
Latitude
52.696223
Longitude
-1.705569
British National Grid easting
419,995
British National Grid northing
310,988

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Lichfield · E07000194
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

Explore B79

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. The Howard Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  2. Mary Howard Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km
  3. St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Burglary 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B79 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • ALREWAS

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

    ODS code M83035

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Eddies lane

    BCT · Elford

    0.6 miles
  • Eddies Lane

    BCT · Elford

    0.6 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Elford

    0.7 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Elford

    0.7 miles
  • The Osiers

    BCT · Elford

    0.7 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.

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

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Howard Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

15 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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