B79 8BS maps, stats, and open data

B79 8BS lies on Tennyson Avenue in Tamworth. B79 8BS 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 8BS maps

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

B79 8BS 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 8BS geodata

Easting	420414
Northing	304621
Latitude	52.638954
Longitude	-1.699768

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is B79 8BS?

Street	Tennyson Avenue
Town/City	Tamworth
Country	England
Postcode District	B79
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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B79 8BS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B79 8BS 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 8BS

January 2024	Public order	On or near Salter'S Lane	250m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Chesterton Way	404m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Chesterton Way	404m
➜ Tennyson Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B79 8BS

Woodcroft Avenue (Salters Ln)	Leyfields	92m
Tennyson Avenue (Masefield Dr)	Leyfields	130m
Wordsworth Avenue (Masefield Dr)	Leyfields	135m
Wordsworth Avenue (Masefield Dr)	Leyfields	137m
Old School Walk (Salters Lane)	Leyfields	214m

Nearest railway stations to B79 8BS

Tamworth Station	0.9km
Tamworth High Level Station	0.9km
Wilnecote (Staffs) Station	3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B79 8BS

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

Download

Median download speed	78.1Mbps
Average download speed	97.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	13.9Mbps
Average upload speed	11.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in B79 8BS (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 8BS

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Source: Ofcom
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B79 8BS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	200,611
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,145
Median (kWh/meter)	11,715

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	83,705
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,650
Median (kWh/meter)	3,640

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

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Moorgate Primary Academy

209m

Moorgate Primary Academy

MOORGATE PRIMARY ACADEMY SCHOOL MOORGATE

229m

Sunningdale Rest Home

87, Upper Gungate

353m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
2 Albert Road	18:30	11:30	488m
Balfour	18:30	11:30	668m
Tamworth P.o.	18:45	12:30	683m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B79 8BS

Facility	Distance
Moorgate Primary Academy Moorgate, Tamworth Grass Pitches	282m
Moor Street Moor Street, Tamworth Grass Pitches	406m
Spital Bowls And Tennis Club Wigginton Road, Tamworth Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts	520m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B79 8BS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Moorgate Primary Academy Moorgate, Tamworth, B79 7EL	Primary	283m
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AH	Secondary	549m
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AA	16 plus	602m

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B79 8BS ITL and B79 8BS 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 8BS:

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 8BS 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 8BS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00152088
LSOA	E01029850	Tamworth 002D
MSOA	E02006218	Tamworth 002

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B79 8BS

B79 8BU	St Austell Close	67m
B79 7EN	Ludgate	89m
B79 8BP	Brunel Close	107m
B79 8BT	Keble Walk	109m
B79 8BN	Masefield Drive	110m
B79 8BL	Woodcroft Avenue	151m
B79 8BW	Masefield Drive	155m
B79 7EW	Lud Lane	156m
B79 7EQ	Ludgate	162m
B79 8DT	Chaucer Close	164m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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