B79 8BE maps, stats, and open data

B79 8BE is located in the Mercian 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 March 2008.

B79 8BE maps

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

B79 8BE 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 8BE geodata

Easting	420244
Northing	305458
Latitude	52.646485
Longitude	-1.702229

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B79 8BE?

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

Elevation or altitude of B79 8BE 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	Mercian
Constituency	Tamworth

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B79 8BE

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Chesterton Way	455m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Chesterton Way	455m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Chesterton Way	455m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B79 8BE

Byron Road (Masefield Drive)	Leyfields	56m
Byron Road (Masefield Drive)	Leyfields	69m
Clifton Avenue (Comberford Rd)	Perry Crofts	112m
Cedar Drive (Comberford Rd)	Gillway	115m
Shelley Road (Masefield Dr)	Leyfields	136m

Nearest railway stations to B79 8BE

Tamworth Station	1.5km
Tamworth High Level Station	1.5km
Wilnecote (Staffs) Station	4.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B79 8BE

Broadband access in B79 8BE (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 8BE (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	39.1Mbps
Average download speed	41.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	50.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	9.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B79 8BE (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 8BE

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Source: Ofcom
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B79 8BE gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	73,840
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,274
Median (kWh/meter)	4,807

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	31,876
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,125
Median (kWh/meter)	1,894

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

81.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than B79 8BE:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Tam O' Shanter

Cedar Drive

162m

Jasmine House Takeaway

2 Cedar Drive

162m

Gillway Supermarket

Gillway Supermarket

162m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Comberford Road	17:15	11:30	83m
Fontenaye Road / Campbell Close	17:15	11:30	510m
Coton Green Post Office	17:15	11:30	529m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B79 8BE

Facility	Distance
Tamworth Rugby Union Football Club Wigginton Lodge, Wigginton Park, Tamworth Grass Pitches, Health and Fitness Gym	394m
Rawlett Leisure Centre Comberford Road, Tamworth Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Grass Pitches, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	606m
Coton Green Primary School Kipling Rise, Tamworth Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	676m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B79 8BE

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy Clifton Avenue, Tamworth, B79 8EF	Primary	223m
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School Claremont Road, Tamworth, B79 8EN	Primary	306m
Flax Hill Junior Academy Chestnut Avenue, Gillway, Tamworth, B79 8QZ	Primary	524m

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B79 8BE ITL and B79 8BE 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 8BE:

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 8BE 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 8BE:

	Code	Name
OA	E00152098
LSOA	E01029849	Tamworth 002C
MSOA	E02006218	Tamworth 002

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B79 8BE

B79 8JF	Masefield Drive	35m
B79 8JE	Masefield Drive	80m
B79 8PE	Comberford Road	97m
B79 8HX	Byron Road	110m
B79 8JG	Milton Avenue	145m
B79 8EP	Clifton Avenue	154m
B79 8QL	Cedar Drive	162m
B79 8JQ	Milton Avenue	167m
B79 8PF	Comberford Road	169m
B79 8EA	Shelley Road	179m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence