B79 7YL maps, stats, and open data
B79 7YL lies on Oxbridge Way in Tamworth. B79 7YL 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 June 1999.
B79 7YL maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
B79 7YL geodata
| Easting | 419090 |
| Northing | 304536 |
| Latitude | 52.638238 |
| Longitude | -1.719338 |
Where is B79 7YL?
| Street | Oxbridge Way |
| Town/City | Tamworth |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | B79 |
B79 7YL Elevation
Elevation or altitude of B79 7YL 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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Politics
| Ward | Castle |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Tamworth |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in B79 7YL
2025 11 AUG £400,000 |
2022 11 FEB £375,000 |
2021 29 OCT £347,500 |
2020 16 OCT £325,000 |
2019 31 MAY £295,000 |
2018 30 NOV £293,500 |
2017 15 MAR £326,500 |
2016 5 APR £325,000 |
2015 25 NOV £264,000 |
2015 27 JUL £273,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to B79 7YL
| Buckingham Road (Lichfield Rd) | Lichfield Road Industrial Estate | 117m |
| Buckingham Road (Lichfield Rd) | Lichfield Road Industrial Estate | 154m |
| Downing Drive (Lichfield Rd) | Lichfield Road Industrial Estate | 222m |
| Footpath Oxbridge Way (Lichfield Road) | The Leys | 381m |
| Footpath Oxbridge Way (Lichfield Rd) | Coton | 414m |
Nearest railway stations to B79 7YL
| Tamworth Station | 2.2km |
| Tamworth High Level Station | 2.2km |
| Wilnecote (Staffs) Station | 4.1km |
Broadband
Broadband access in B79 7YL (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 7YL (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 61.8Mbps |
| Average download speed | 71.2Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 8.3Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 9.2Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in B79 7YL (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% |
B79 7YL gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in B79 7YL by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 719,952 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 46 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 15,651 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 15,853 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 306,747 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 67 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,578 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 4,114 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B79 7YL, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in B79 7YL.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
62.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than B79 7YL:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B79 7YL (metres)
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Nearest post box to B79 7YL
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Lincoln Avenue / Lichfield Roa | 17:15 | 11:30 | 18m |
| Braham / Buckingham Road | 18:30 | 11:30 | 506m |
| Mariner | 18:30 | 11:30 | 564m |
Environment
| Risk of B79 7YL flooding from rivers and sea | Low |
B79 7YL ITL and B79 7YL 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 7YL:
| 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 |
B79 7YL 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 7YL:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00152036 | |
| LSOA | E01029836 | Tamworth 002B |
| MSOA | E02006218 | Tamworth 002 |
Nearest postcodes to B79 7YL
| B79 7YG | Greyfriars Drive | 63m |
| B79 7YE | Mansfield Close | 84m |
| B79 7SE | Lichfield Road | 137m |
| B79 7YB | Pembroke Close | 144m |
| B79 7UR | Buckingham Road | 179m |
| B79 7SF | Lichfield Road | 184m |
| B79 7UP | Wynyates | 189m |
| B79 7YQ | Exeter Drive | 192m |
| B79 7YD | Somerville Court | 203m |
| B79 7SQ | Thoresby | 209m |
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