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

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

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

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

Easting	420565
Northing	304626
Latitude	52.638994
Longitude	-1.697537

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is B79 8BL?

Street	Woodcroft Avenue
Town/City	Tamworth
Country	England
Postcode District	B79
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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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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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 8BL

15, WOODCROFT AVENUE, TAMWORTH, B79 8BL 2023 17 MAR £262,000
15, WOODCROFT AVENUE, TAMWORTH, B79 8BL 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
19, WOODCROFT AVENUE, TAMWORTH, B79 8BL 2016 31 MAR £299,950
14, WOODCROFT AVENUE, TAMWORTH, B79 8BL 2013 20 DEC £193,000
17, WOODCROFT AVENUE, TAMWORTH, B79 8BL 2013 30 SEP £213,000

➜ 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 8BL

January 2024	Public order	On or near Salter'S Lane	101m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Chesterton Way	439m
December 2023	Public order	On or near Parking Area	417m
➜ Woodcroft Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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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

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B79 8BL

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)

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Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	57.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

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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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B79 8BL

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Source: Ofcom
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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.

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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 8BL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Sunningdale Rest Home

87, Upper Gungate

205m

Moorgate Primary Academy

MOORGATE PRIMARY ACADEMY SCHOOL MOORGATE

234m

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Moorgate Primary Academy

244m

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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

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B79 8BL

Facility	Distance
Moorgate Primary Academy Moorgate, Tamworth Grass Pitches	264m
Landau-forte Academy Qems Ashby Road, Tamworth Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Artificial Grass Pitch, Studio	413m
Spital Bowls And Tennis Club Wigginton Road, Tamworth Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts	429m

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Nearest schools to B79 8BL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Moorgate Primary Academy Moorgate, Tamworth, B79 7EL	Primary	265m
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AH	Secondary	421m
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AA	16 plus	458m

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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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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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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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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