B79 8BU maps, stats, and open data

B79 8BU lies on St Austell Close in Tamworth. B79 8BU 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 8BU maps

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

B79 8BU 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 8BU geodata

Easting	420353
Northing	304649
Latitude	52.639208
Longitude	-1.700668

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is B79 8BU?

Street	St Austell Close
Town/City	Tamworth
Country	England
Postcode District	B79
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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B79 8BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B79 8BU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	60m	197ft

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 8BU

January 2024	Public order	On or near Salter'S Lane	314m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Chesterton Way	376m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Chesterton Way	376m
➜ St Austell Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to B79 8BU

Wordsworth Avenue (Masefield Dr)	Leyfields	83m
Wordsworth Avenue (Masefield Dr)	Leyfields	86m
Woodcroft Avenue (Salters Ln)	Leyfields	126m
Tennyson Avenue (Masefield Dr)	Leyfields	159m
Shakespeare Close (Chesterton Way)	Leyfields	208m

Nearest railway stations to B79 8BU

Tamworth Station	1km
Tamworth High Level Station	1km
Wilnecote (Staffs) Station	3.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B79 8BU

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

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Median download speed	64.1Mbps
Average download speed	91.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in B79 8BU (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 8BU

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Source: Ofcom
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B79 8BU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	205,842
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,108
Median (kWh/meter)	11,108

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	53,974
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,152
Median (kWh/meter)	3,450

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

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Moorgate Primary Academy

252m

Moorgate Primary Academy

MOORGATE PRIMARY ACADEMY SCHOOL MOORGATE

279m

Booker Cash & Carry

Apollo

351m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
2 Albert Road	18:30	11:30	554m
Balfour	18:30	11:30	704m
Mariner	18:30	11:30	704m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B79 8BU

Facility	Distance
Moorgate Primary Academy Moorgate, Tamworth Grass Pitches	336m
Moor Street Moor Street, Tamworth Grass Pitches	390m
Spital Bowls And Tennis Club Wigginton Road, Tamworth Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts	544m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B79 8BU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Moorgate Primary Academy Moorgate, Tamworth, B79 7EL	Primary	336m
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AH	Secondary	591m
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AA	16 plus	653m

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Source: Edubase
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B79 8BU ITL and B79 8BU 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 8BU:

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 8BU 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 8BU:

	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 8BU

B79 8BS	Tennyson Avenue	67m
B79 8BT	Keble Walk	94m
B79 8DT	Chaucer Close	97m
B79 8BW	Masefield Drive	106m
B79 7EP	Freville Close	127m
B79 7EN	Ludgate	134m
B79 8DJ	Shakespeare Close	135m
B79 8BN	Masefield Drive	135m
B79 8BX	Spenser Close	136m
B79 7ER	Freville Close	158m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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