B79 8BL maps, stats, and open data
B79 8BL lies on Woodcroft Avenue in Tamworth. B79 8BL 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 8BL maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
B79 8BL geodata
| Easting | 420565 |
| Northing | 304626 |
| Latitude | 52.638994 |
| Longitude | -1.697537 |
Where is B79 8BL?
| Street | Woodcroft Avenue |
| Town/City | Tamworth |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | B79 |
B79 8BL Elevation
Elevation or altitude of B79 8BL 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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Politics
| Ward | Spital |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Tamworth |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in B79 8BL
2025 29 AUG £400,000 |
2023 17 MAR £262,000 |
2022 22 NOV £208,000 |
1, WOODCROFT AVENUE, TAMWORTH, B79 8BL 2020 5 JUN £305,000 |
12, WOODCROFT AVENUE, TAMWORTH, B79 8BL 2019 23 AUG £240,000 |
2, WOODCROFT AVENUE, TAMWORTH, B79 8BL 2019 1 JUL £235,000 |
4A, WOODCROFT AVENUE, TAMWORTH, B79 8BL 2017 3 AUG £345,000 |
10, WOODCROFT AVENUE, TAMWORTH, B79 8BL 2017 23 JUN £330,000 |
2016 31 MAR £299,950 |
14, WOODCROFT AVENUE, TAMWORTH, B79 8BL 2013 20 DEC £193,000 |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to B79 8BL
| Old School Walk (Salters Lane) | Leyfields | 106m |
| Woodcroft Avenue (Salters Ln) | Leyfields | 115m |
| Tennyson Avenue (Masefield Dr) | Leyfields | 120m |
| Old School Walk (Salters Lane) | Leyfields | 135m |
| Aldergate Clinic (Salters Lane) | Leyfields | 146m |
Nearest railway stations to B79 8BL
| Tamworth Station | 0.8km |
| Tamworth High Level Station | 0.8km |
| Wilnecote (Staffs) Station | 3.4km |
Broadband
Broadband access in B79 8BL (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 8BL (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 40.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 57.6Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 5.9Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 9.5Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in B79 8BL (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 8BL gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in B79 8BL by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 411,775 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 19 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 21,672 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 20,905 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 57,240 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 17 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,367 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,373 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B79 8BL, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in B79 8BL.
- 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 8BL:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B79 8BL (metres)
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Nearest post box to B79 8BL
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| 2 Albert Road | 18:30 | 11:30 | 378m |
| Tamworth P.o. | 18:45 | 12:30 | 615m |
| Balfour | 18:30 | 11:30 | 678m |
B79 8BL ITL and B79 8BL 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 8BL:
| 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 8BL 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 8BL:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00152124 | |
| LSOA | E01029851 | Tamworth 002E |
| MSOA | E02006218 | Tamworth 002 |
Nearest postcodes to B79 8BL
| B79 8BP | Brunel Close | 44m |
| B79 8BA | Laurel Bank | 89m |
| B79 8BH | Salters Lane | 128m |
| B79 8BN | Masefield Drive | 131m |
| B79 8BS | Tennyson Avenue | 151m |
| B79 7EN | Ludgate | 174m |
| B79 8BT | Keble Walk | 193m |
| B79 8HW | Dryden Road | 195m |
| B79 7EH | Cross Street | 200m |
| B79 8AX | Upper Gungate | 206m |
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