B79 7BH maps, stats, and open data

B79 7BH lies on Balfour in Tamworth. B79 7BH is located in the Castle electoral ward, within the local authority district of Tamworth and the English Parliamentary constituency of Tamworth. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB - 05Q and the police force is Staffordshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

B79 7BH maps

B79 7BH map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
B79 7BH map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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B79 7BH geodata

Easting420434
Northing303885
Latitude52.632337
Longitude-1.699518

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B79 7BH?

StreetBalfour
Town/CityTamworth
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB79
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B79 7BH Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B79 7BH as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation60m197ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

WardCastle
ConstituencyTamworth

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B79 7BH

November 2023RobberyOn or near Parking Area333m
November 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Prospect Street474m
November 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Prospect Street474m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B79 7BH

Boot Inn (Lichfield Street)Tamworth170m
Three Tuns Ph (Lichfield Street)Tamworth192m
Bus Interchange (Corporation St)Tamworth Town Centre315m
Fire Station (Lichfield St)The Leys320m
Bus Interchange (Corporation Street)Tamworth Town Centre326m

Nearest railway stations to B79 7BH

Tamworth Station1.1km
Tamworth High Level Station1.1km
Wilnecote (Staffs) Station2.8km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B79 7BH

Broadband access in B79 7BH (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in B79 7BH (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed39.8Mbps
Average download speed43.0Mbps
Maximum download speed78.50Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed10.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B79 7BH (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B79 7BH

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B79 7BH gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in B79 7BH by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)265,341
Meter count27
Mean (kWh/meter)9,827
Median (kWh/meter)9,394

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)241,202
Meter count40
Mean (kWh/meter)6,030
Median (kWh/meter)4,536
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B79 7BH, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in B79 7BH.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

87.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than B79 7BH:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B79 7BH (meters)

Castle Hotel
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Ladybank
124m
Tamworth Castle Bowling Club
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
2 The Green
124m
The Old Bank House
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
9 Lady Bank
148m

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Nearest post box to B79 7BH

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Balfour18:3011:3078m
Tamworth P.o.18:4512:30406m
2 Albert Road18:3011:30594m

Nearest sports facilities to B79 7BH

FacilityDistance
The Gym Group (Tamworth)
River Drive, Tamworth
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
407m
Moorgate Primary Academy
Moorgate, Tamworth
Grass Pitches
489m
Moor Street
Moor Street, Tamworth
Grass Pitches
533m

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Nearest schools to B79 7BH

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Moorgate Primary Academy
Moorgate, Tamworth, B79 7EL
Primary488m
Mortimer House School
Mortimer House, 17 Victoria Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 7HS
Not applicable745m
Kettlebrook Short Stay School
Tame Street, Kettlebrook, Tamworth, B77 1AL
Not applicable975m

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B79 7BH ITL and B79 7BH LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for B79 7BH:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLGWest Midlands (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLG2Shropshire and Staffordshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLG24Staffordshire CC
LAU 1 CodeName
E07000199Tamworth

B79 7BH census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for B79 7BH:

CodeName
OAE00152044
LSOAE01029835Tamworth 002A
MSOAE02006218Tamworth 002

Nearest postcodes to B79 7BH

B79 7BQBalfour101m
B79 7BJLichfield Street108m
B79 7BGBalfour114m
B79 7NBLady Bank126m
B79 7BNLichfield Street146m
B79 7QDLichfield Street146m
B79 7BLLichfield Street147m
B79 7BEBalfour173m
B79 7QBLichfield Street188m
B79 7BWLichfield Street193m