B79 8AB maps, stats, and open data

B79 8AB lies on Croft Street in Tamworth. B79 8AB is located in the Spital 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 8AB maps

B79 8AB map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

B79 8AB map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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B79 8AB geodata

Easting	420894
Northing	304614
Latitude	52.638873
Longitude	-1.692676

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is B79 8AB?

Street	Croft Street
Town/City	Tamworth
Country	England
Postcode District	B79
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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B79 8AB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B79 8AB as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	70m	230ft

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	Spital
Constituency	Tamworth

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in B79 8AB

7, CROFT STREET, TAMWORTH, B79 8AB 2020 21 DEC £280,000
2, CROFT STREET, TAMWORTH, B79 8AB 2020 4 DEC £290,000
11, CROFT STREET, TAMWORTH, B79 8AB 2014 5 DEC £245,000
2, CROFT STREET, TAMWORTH, B79 8AB 2011 18 JUL £175,000
9, CROFT STREET, TAMWORTH, B79 8AB 2006 17 MAR £230,000
17, CROFT STREET, TAMWORTH, B79 8AB 2005 27 JUL £249,995
1, CROFT STREET, TAMWORTH, B79 8AB 2005 28 JAN £197,500
11, CROFT STREET, TAMWORTH, B79 8AB 2004 16 DEC £249,995
7, CROFT STREET, TAMWORTH, B79 8AB 2004 24 SEP £225,500
9, CROFT STREET, TAMWORTH, B79 8AB 2004 20 AUG £249,995

➜ Tamworth house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B79 8AB

January 2024	Public order	On or near Salter'S Lane	231m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	411m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Parking Area	411m
➜ Croft Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B79 8AB

Tamworth College (Upper Gungate)	Tamworth Town Centre	123m
Morrisions Supermarket (Offa Dr)	Tamworth Town Centre	167m
Aldergate Clinic (Salters Lane)	Leyfields	178m
Aldergate Clinic (Salters Lane)	Leyfields	190m
Hospital Street (Upper Gungate)	Tamworth Town Centre	265m

Nearest railway stations to B79 8AB

Tamworth Station	0.4km
Tamworth High Level Station	0.4km
Wilnecote (Staffs) Station	3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B79 8AB

Broadband access in B79 8AB (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	96.4%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in B79 8AB (2019 data)

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Median download speed	80.0Mbps
Average download speed	86.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	7.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B79 8AB (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 8AB

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Source: Ofcom
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B79 8AB gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in B79 8AB by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	409,013
Meter count	28
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,608
Median (kWh/meter)	12,465

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	140,407
Meter count	28
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,015
Median (kWh/meter)	3,752

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B79 8AB, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in B79 8AB.
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

65.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than B79 8AB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B79 8AB (meters)

Little Learners Nursery

South Staffordshire College

79m

Aspens Services Ltd Tamworth & Lichfield College

TAMWORTH AND LICHFIELD COLLEGE CROFT STREET

116m

Landau Forte 6th Form Academy

Ashby Road

121m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to B79 8AB

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
2 Albert Road	18:30	11:30	284m
Tweedale	18:30	11:30	427m
Lichfield Road Hopwas Hill	17:15	09:00	483m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B79 8AB

Facility	Distance
South Staffordshire College Croft Street, Tamworth Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches	116m
Landau-forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Ashby Road, Tamworth Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Grass Pitches	212m
Landau-forte Academy Qems Ashby Road, Tamworth Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Artificial Grass Pitch, Studio	271m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B79 8AB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AA	16 plus	212m
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AH	Secondary	274m
Moorgate Primary Academy Moorgate, Tamworth, B79 7EL	Primary	442m

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B79 8AB ITL and B79 8AB 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 8AB:

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 8AB 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 8AB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00168396
LSOA	E01029851	Tamworth 002E
MSOA	E02006218	Tamworth 002

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B79 8AB

B79 8AF	School Walk	79m
B79 8AJ	Perry Close	84m
B79 8AY	Croft Avenue	96m
B79 8AA	Upper Gungate	129m
B79 8AX	Upper Gungate	148m
B79 8BH	Salters Lane	202m
B79 7NE	Rosy Cross	208m
B79 7QT	Rosy Cross	213m
B79 7EH	Cross Street	238m
B79 8BA	Laurel Bank	249m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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