B79 8BN maps, stats, and open data

B79 8BN lies on Masefield Drive in Tamworth. B79 8BN 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 January 1980.

B79 8BN maps

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

B79 8BN 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 8BN geodata

Easting	420470
Northing	304716
Latitude	52.639806
Longitude	-1.698935

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B79 8BN?

Street	Masefield Drive
Town/City	Tamworth
Country	England
Postcode District	B79
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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B79 8BN Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B79 8BN 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 8BN

January 2024	Public order	On or near Salter'S Lane	224m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Chesterton Way	321m
December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Chesterton Way	321m
➜ Masefield Drive crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B79 8BN

Woodcroft Avenue (Salters Ln)	Leyfields	23m
Tennyson Avenue (Masefield Dr)	Leyfields	25m
Wordsworth Avenue (Masefield Dr)	Leyfields	131m
Old School Walk (Salters Lane)	Leyfields	131m
Wordsworth Avenue (Masefield Dr)	Leyfields	143m

Nearest railway stations to B79 8BN

Tamworth Station	0.9km
Tamworth High Level Station	0.9km
Wilnecote (Staffs) Station	3.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B79 8BN

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

Download

Median download speed	77.2Mbps
Average download speed	74.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	150.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	16.6Mbps
Average upload speed	15.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B79 8BN (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 8BN

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Source: Ofcom
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B79 8BN gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	232,019
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,890
Median (kWh/meter)	12,528

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	45,353
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,024
Median (kWh/meter)	3,124

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

73.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than B79 8BN:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Mencap

2-4 St Ives Close

272m

Sunningdale Rest Home

87, Upper Gungate

293m

Busy Kids

Moorgate Primary Academy

303m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
2 Albert Road	18:30	11:30	509m
Tamworth P.o.	18:45	12:30	737m
Balfour	18:30	11:30	761m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B79 8BN

Facility	Distance
Moorgate Primary Academy Moorgate, Tamworth Grass Pitches	357m
Spital Bowls And Tennis Club Wigginton Road, Tamworth Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts	413m
Landau-forte Academy Qems Ashby Road, Tamworth Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Artificial Grass Pitch, Studio	450m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B79 8BN

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Moorgate Primary Academy Moorgate, Tamworth, B79 7EL	Primary	358m
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AH	Secondary	458m
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AA	16 plus	524m

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B79 8BN ITL and B79 8BN 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 8BN:

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 8BN 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 8BN:

	Code	Name
OA	E00152089
LSOA	E01029850	Tamworth 002D
MSOA	E02006218	Tamworth 002

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B79 8BN

B79 8BT	Keble Walk	69m
B79 8BP	Brunel Close	100m
B79 8HW	Dryden Road	103m
B79 8HP	Dryden Road	108m
B79 8BS	Tennyson Avenue	110m
B79 8DJ	Shakespeare Close	114m
B79 8BL	Woodcroft Avenue	131m
B79 8BU	St Austell Close	135m
B79 8BW	Masefield Drive	143m
B79 8DS	Coleridge Close	145m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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