B79 8BQ maps, stats, and open data

B79 8BQ lies on Southey Drive in Tamworth. B79 8BQ 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 2011.

B79 8BQ maps

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

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

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

Easting	420125
Northing	305204
Latitude	52.644206
Longitude	-1.704004

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is B79 8BQ?

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

Elevation or altitude of B79 8BQ 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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in B79 8BQ

15, SOUTHEY DRIVE, TAMWORTH, B79 8BQ 2022 27 MAY £350,000
10, SOUTHEY DRIVE, TAMWORTH, B79 8BQ 2020 21 AUG £270,000
12, SOUTHEY DRIVE, TAMWORTH, B79 8BQ 2019 4 OCT £300,000
1, SOUTHEY DRIVE, TAMWORTH, B79 8BQ 2017 3 NOV £233,000
1, SOUTHEY DRIVE, TAMWORTH, B79 8BQ 2017 30 JUN £245,000
11, SOUTHEY DRIVE, TAMWORTH, B79 8BQ 2015 28 MAY £245,000
14, SOUTHEY DRIVE, TAMWORTH, B79 8BQ 2014 18 AUG £202,500
8, SOUTHEY DRIVE, TAMWORTH, B79 8BQ 2013 20 DEC £192,000
10, SOUTHEY DRIVE, TAMWORTH, B79 8BQ 2013 31 JAN £199,950
9, SOUTHEY DRIVE, TAMWORTH, B79 8BQ 2012 23 NOV £224,995

➜ 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 8BQ

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Chesterton Way	312m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Chesterton Way	312m
December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Chesterton Way	312m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B79 8BQ

Thackerey Drive (Masefield Drive)	Leyfields	123m
Thackerey Drive (Masefield Drive)	Leyfields	132m
Shelley Road (Masefield Dr)	Leyfields	143m
Shelley Road (Masefield Dr)	Leyfields	145m
Wigginton Park Flats (Thackeray Drive)	Leyfields	190m

Nearest railway stations to B79 8BQ

Tamworth Station	1.4km
Tamworth High Level Station	1.4km
Wilnecote (Staffs) Station	4.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B79 8BQ

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

Download

Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	105.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.5Mbps
Average upload speed	8.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	14.34Mbps

Broadband limitations in B79 8BQ (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%

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B79 8BQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	69,253
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,542
Median (kWh/meter)	11,078

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Spar Daily Deli

150-154 Masefield Drive

170m

Leyfields Fish Bar

142 Masefield Drive

174m

Dragon Express

156 Masefield Drive

174m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Comberford Road	17:15	11:30	363m
Coton Green Post Office	17:15	11:30	417m
Fontenaye Road / Campbell Close	17:15	11:30	566m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B79 8BQ

Facility	Distance
Tamworth Rugby Union Football Club Wigginton Lodge, Wigginton Park, Tamworth Grass Pitches, Health and Fitness Gym	187m
Coton Green Primary School Kipling Rise, Tamworth Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	654m
Spital Bowls And Tennis Club Wigginton Road, Tamworth Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts	669m

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Nearest schools to B79 8BQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy Clifton Avenue, Tamworth, B79 8EF	Primary	346m
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School Claremont Road, Tamworth, B79 8EN	Primary	458m
Flax Hill Junior Academy Chestnut Avenue, Gillway, Tamworth, B79 8QZ	Primary	674m

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B79 8BQ ITL and B79 8BQ 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 8BQ:

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 8BQ 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 8BQ:

	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 8BQ

B79 8DZ	Eusden Close	31m
B79 8JB	Masefield Drive	92m
B79 8EB	Solway Close	106m
B79 8EA	Shelley Road	146m
B79 8JD	Masefield Drive	157m
B79 8EH	Priory Close	177m
B79 8JQ	Milton Avenue	195m
B79 8EJ	Redhill Close	201m
B79 8HZ	Thackeray Drive	220m
B79 8JE	Masefield Drive	235m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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