B79 7QS maps, stats, and open data

B79 7QS lies on Richmond Close in Tamworth. B79 7QS 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 7QS maps

B79 7QS map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

B79 7QS map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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B79 7QS geodata

Easting	420170
Northing	304143
Latitude	52.634666
Longitude	-1.703403

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B79 7QS?

Street	Richmond Close
Town/City	Tamworth
Country	England
Postcode District	B79
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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B79 7QS Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	60m	197ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Castle
Constituency	Tamworth

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B79 7QS

November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Prospect Street	240m
November 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Prospect Street	240m
October 2023	Other crime	On or near Prospect Street	240m
➜ Richmond Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to B79 7QS

Fire Station (Lichfield St)	The Leys	61m
Sunset Close (Lichfield St)	The Leys	74m
Probation Centre (Moor Street)	The Leys	79m
Probation Centre (Moor Street)	The Leys	89m
Boot Inn (Lichfield Street)	Tamworth	294m

Nearest railway stations to B79 7QS

Tamworth Station	1.2km
Tamworth High Level Station	1.2km
Wilnecote (Staffs) Station	3.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B79 7QS

Broadband access in B79 7QS (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in B79 7QS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	54.9Mbps
Average download speed	98.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.3Mbps
Average upload speed	3.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	7.20Mbps

Broadband limitations in B79 7QS (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B79 7QS

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Source: Ofcom
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B79 7QS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	129,804
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,423
Median (kWh/meter)	11,133

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	15,088
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,515
Median (kWh/meter)	1,872

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B79 7QS, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in B79 7QS.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

62.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than B79 7QS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Tamworth Mercia Communtiy

TAMWORTH MERCIA COMMUNITY FIRE STATION LICHFIELD STREET

48m

The Tamworth Arms

The Tamworth Arms

48m

Moat House

THE MOAT HOUSE LICHFIELD STREET

109m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to B79 7QS

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Balfour	18:30	11:30	353m
Tamworth P.o.	18:45	12:30	637m
2 Albert Road	18:30	11:30	674m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B79 7QS

Facility	Distance
Moor Street Moor Street, Tamworth Grass Pitches	186m
Moorgate Primary Academy Moorgate, Tamworth Grass Pitches	423m
Bannatyne Health Club (Tamworth) Bonehill Road, Tamworth Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	692m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B79 7QS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Moorgate Primary Academy Moorgate, Tamworth, B79 7EL	Primary	422m
Mortimer House School Mortimer House, 17 Victoria Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 7HS	Not applicable	932m
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AH	Secondary	1km

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Source: Edubase
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Environment

Risk of B79 7QS flooding from rivers and sea	Low
➜ B79 7QS flood map

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Source: Open Flood Risk by Postcode
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B79 7QS ITL and B79 7QS 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 7QS:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLG	West Midlands (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLG2	Shropshire and Staffordshire
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLG24	Staffordshire CC
LAU 1 Code	Name
E07000199	Tamworth

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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B79 7QS 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 7QS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00152041
LSOA	E01029836	Tamworth 002B
MSOA	E02006218	Tamworth 002

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B79 7QS

B79 7QL	Lichfield Street	50m
B79 7RA	Halford Street	53m
B79 7QJ	Sunset Close	106m
B79 7QZ	Moor Street	109m
B79 7QU	Edward Street	133m
B79 7RB	Halford Street	137m
B79 7QP	Park Street	163m
B79 7QN	Lichfield Road	182m
B79 7QF	Lichfield Street	183m
B79 7BW	Lichfield Street	186m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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