B79 8BX maps, stats, and open data

B79 8BX lies on Spenser Close in Tamworth. B79 8BX 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 8BX maps

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

B79 8BX 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 8BX geodata

Easting	420235
Northing	304717
Latitude	52.639824
Longitude	-1.702408

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is B79 8BX?

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

Elevation or altitude of B79 8BX 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 8BX

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Chesterton Way	340m
January 2024	Public order	On or near Salter'S Lane	443m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Chesterton Way	340m
➜ Spenser Close crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to B79 8BX

Wordsworth Avenue (Masefield Dr)	Leyfields	94m
Wordsworth Avenue (Masefield Dr)	Leyfields	106m
Shakespeare Close (Chesterton Way)	Leyfields	169m
Shakespeare Close (Chesterton Way)	Leyfields	191m
Woodcroft Avenue (Salters Ln)	Leyfields	237m

Nearest railway stations to B79 8BX

Tamworth Station	1.1km
Tamworth High Level Station	1.1km
Wilnecote (Staffs) Station	3.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B79 8BX

Broadband access in B79 8BX (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	88.9%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in B79 8BX (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	66.8Mbps
Average download speed	98.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	7.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in B79 8BX (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 8BX

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Source: Ofcom
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B79 8BX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	77,255
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,657
Median (kWh/meter)	8,531

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	172,014
Meter count	32
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,375
Median (kWh/meter)	5,070

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Booker Cash & Carry

Apollo

261m

Busy Kids

Moorgate Primary Academy

368m

Moorgate Primary Academy

MOORGATE PRIMARY ACADEMY SCHOOL MOORGATE

402m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Mariner	18:30	11:30	598m
2 Albert Road	18:30	11:30	690m
Balfour	18:30	11:30	797m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B79 8BX

Facility	Distance
Moor Street Moor Street, Tamworth Grass Pitches	404m
Moorgate Primary Academy Moorgate, Tamworth Grass Pitches	461m
Tamworth Rugby Union Football Club Wigginton Lodge, Wigginton Park, Tamworth Grass Pitches, Health and Fitness Gym	576m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B79 8BX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Moorgate Primary Academy Moorgate, Tamworth, B79 7EL	Primary	461m
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AH	Secondary	681m
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AA	16 plus	757m

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Source: Edubase
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B79 8BX ITL and B79 8BX 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 8BX:

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 8BX 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 8BX:

	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 8BX

B79 8BZ	Wordsworth Avenue	31m
B79 8DT	Chaucer Close	49m
B79 8BY	Wordsworth Avenue	59m
B79 8BW	Masefield Drive	103m
B79 8DG	Masefield Drive	114m
B79 8DB	Kingsley Close	115m
B79 8BU	St Austell Close	136m
B79 8DA	Arnold Close	140m
B79 8DJ	Shakespeare Close	156m
B79 7EP	Freville Close	158m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence