B79 8BD maps, stats, and open data

B79 8BD 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 May 2004.

B79 8BD maps

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

B79 8BD 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 8BD geodata

Easting	420641
Northing	304815
Latitude	52.640690
Longitude	-1.696402

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B79 8BD?

Country	England
Postcode District	B79
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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B79 8BD Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	80m	262ft

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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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B79 8BD

January 2024	Public order	On or near Salter'S Lane	214m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Chesterton Way	334m
December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Chesterton Way	334m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B79 8BD

Old School Walk (Salters Lane)	Leyfields	79m
Old School Walk (Salters Lane)	Leyfields	98m
Tennyson Avenue (Masefield Dr)	Leyfields	173m
Hillcroft Close (Comberford Rd)	Leyfields	202m
Hillcrest Close (Comberford Road)	Leyfields	203m

Nearest railway stations to B79 8BD

Tamworth Station	0.8km
Tamworth High Level Station	0.8km
Wilnecote (Staffs) Station	3.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B79 8BD

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

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

Broadband speed in B79 8BD (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	39.9Mbps
Average download speed	39.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	9.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B79 8BD (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 8BD

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Source: Ofcom
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B79 8BD gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	336,954
Meter count	32
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,530
Median (kWh/meter)	10,507

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	116,239
Meter count	31
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,750
Median (kWh/meter)	3,381

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Mencap

2-4 St Ives Close

141m

Sunningdale Rest Home

87, Upper Gungate

179m

Landau Forte 6th Form Academy

Ashby Road

206m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
Licence: FSA terms & conditions

Nearest post box to B79 8BD

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
2 Albert Road	18:30	11:30	505m
Perrycrofts Crescent / Farm Cl	17:15	11:30	707m
Tweedale	18:30	11:30	749m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B79 8BD

Facility	Distance
Spital Bowls And Tennis Club Wigginton Road, Tamworth Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts	227m
Landau-forte Academy Qems Ashby Road, Tamworth Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Artificial Grass Pitch, Studio	256m
Landau-forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Ashby Road, Tamworth Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Grass Pitches	345m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B79 8BD

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AH	Secondary	263m
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AA	16 plus	346m
Moorgate Primary Academy Moorgate, Tamworth, B79 7EL	Primary	465m

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B79 8BD ITL and B79 8BD 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 8BD:

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 8BD 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 8BD:

	Code	Name
OA	E00152122
LSOA	E01029851	Tamworth 002E
MSOA	E02006218	Tamworth 002

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B79 8BD

B79 8BJ	The Dell	64m
B79 8BB	Marmion Park	81m
B79 8PA	Hillcrest Close	124m
B79 8HW	Dryden Road	135m
B79 8HL	St Ives Close	135m
B79 8BA	Laurel Bank	159m
B79 8HP	Dryden Road	164m
B79 8AX	Upper Gungate	180m
B79 8BH	Salters Lane	186m
B79 8BN	Masefield Drive	198m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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