B79 8AY maps, stats, and open data
B79 8AY lies on Croft Avenue in Tamworth. B79 8AY 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 June 2004.
B79 8AY maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
B79 8AY geodata
| Easting | 420954 |
| Northing | 304689 |
| Latitude | 52.639545 |
| Longitude | -1.691784 |
Where is B79 8AY?
| Street | Croft Avenue |
| Town/City | Tamworth |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | B79 |
B79 8AY Elevation
Elevation or altitude of B79 8AY 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.
➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.
Politics
| Ward | Spital |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Tamworth |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in B79 8AY
2025 17 OCT £368,000 |
2021 11 MAR £325,000 |
2007 16 FEB £230,000 |
2006 20 SEP £239,950 |
7, CROFT AVENUE, TAMWORTH, B79 8AY 2006 31 MAR £199,995 |
2005 24 JUN £249,995 |
2005 27 MAY £225,000 |
2005 29 APR £239,995 |
5, CROFT AVENUE, TAMWORTH, B79 8AY 2005 31 MAR £239,995 |
21, CROFT AVENUE, TAMWORTH, B79 8AY 2005 24 MAR £249,995 |
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 8AY
| Tamworth College (Upper Gungate) | Tamworth Town Centre | 213m |
| Aldergate Clinic (Salters Lane) | Leyfields | 256m |
| Queen Elizabeth School (Ashby Rd) | Perry Crofts | 258m |
| Morrisions Supermarket (Offa Dr) | Tamworth Town Centre | 259m |
| Aldergate Clinic (Salters Lane) | Leyfields | 267m |
Nearest railway stations to B79 8AY
| Tamworth Station | 0.4km |
| Tamworth High Level Station | 0.4km |
| Wilnecote (Staffs) Station | 3.3km |
Broadband
Broadband access in B79 8AY (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 | 80.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in B79 8AY (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 40.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 45.4Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 78.12Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 10.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 10.7Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 19.53Mbps |
Broadband limitations in B79 8AY (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 8AY gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in B79 8AY by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 176,758 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 15 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 11,784 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 11,792 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 74,942 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 15 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,996 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 4,586 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B79 8AY, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in B79 8AY.
- 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
65.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than B79 8AY:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B79 8AY (metres)
➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency
Nearest post box to B79 8AY
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| 2 Albert Road | 18:30 | 11:30 | 375m |
| Tweedale | 18:30 | 11:30 | 426m |
| Lichfield Road Hopwas Hill | 17:15 | 09:00 | 451m |
B79 8AY ITL and B79 8AY 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 8AY:
| 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 8AY 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 8AY:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00168396 | |
| LSOA | E01029851 | Tamworth 002E |
| MSOA | E02006218 | Tamworth 002 |
Nearest postcodes to B79 8AY
| B79 8AF | School Walk | 43m |
| B79 8AJ | Perry Close | 82m |
| B79 8AB | Croft Street | 96m |
| B79 8AA | Upper Gungate | 140m |
| B79 8AX | Upper Gungate | 191m |
| B79 8BH | Salters Lane | 266m |
| B79 7QT | Rosy Cross | 271m |
| B79 8BJ | The Dell | 275m |
| B79 7NE | Rosy Cross | 281m |
| B79 8AG | Ashby Road | 297m |
- Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2026)
- Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and Database right (2026)
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right (2026)
- Data produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright (2026)
- Contains Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0
- Everything else © GetTheData Publishing Limited (2026)
GetTheData.com is owned and operated by GetTheData Publishing Limited.
Company Number: 11075184 · Registered in England and Wales.
Registered Office: 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London, England, EC2A 4NE
By accessing our site you agree to us using cookies, and sharing information about your use of our site, in accordance with our privacy policy.