B79 8BZ maps, stats, and open data

B79 8BZ lies on Wordsworth Avenue in Tamworth. B79 8BZ 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 8BZ maps

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

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

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

B79 8BZ geodata

Easting	420205
Northing	304726
Latitude	52.639906
Longitude	-1.702850

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is B79 8BZ?

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

Elevation or altitude of B79 8BZ 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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in B79 8BZ

5, WORDSWORTH AVENUE, TAMWORTH, B79 8BZ 2012 12 OCT £110,000

➜ Tamworth house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B79 8BZ

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Chesterton Way	346m
January 2024	Public order	On or near Salter'S Lane	474m
December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Chesterton Way	346m
➜ Wordsworth Avenue crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to B79 8BZ

Wordsworth Avenue (Masefield Dr)	Leyfields	123m
Wordsworth Avenue (Masefield Dr)	Leyfields	135m
Shakespeare Close (Chesterton Way)	Leyfields	182m
Shakespeare Close (Chesterton Way)	Leyfields	206m
Woodcroft Avenue (Salters Ln)	Leyfields	268m

Nearest railway stations to B79 8BZ

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 8BZ

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

Download

Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	115.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	6.0Mbps
Average upload speed	4.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	7.46Mbps

Broadband limitations in B79 8BZ (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 8BZ

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Source: Ofcom
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B79 8BZ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	242,269
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,113
Median (kWh/meter)	12,789

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	56,709
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,835
Median (kWh/meter)	2,636

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Booker Cash & Carry

Apollo

240m

Busy Kids

Moorgate Primary Academy

393m

Smith & Ellis Ltd

148 MASEFIELD DRIVE

402m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Mariner	18:30	11:30	571m
2 Albert Road	18:30	11:30	720m
Coton Green Post Office	17:15	11:30	774m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B79 8BZ

Facility	Distance
Moor Street Moor Street, Tamworth Grass Pitches	406m
Moorgate Primary Academy Moorgate, Tamworth Grass Pitches	487m
Tamworth Rugby Union Football Club Wigginton Lodge, Wigginton Park, Tamworth Grass Pitches, Health and Fitness Gym	553m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B79 8BZ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Moorgate Primary Academy Moorgate, Tamworth, B79 7EL	Primary	487m
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AH	Secondary	708m
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AA	16 plus	786m

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B79 8BZ ITL and B79 8BZ 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 8BZ:

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 8BZ 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 8BZ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00152090
LSOA	E01029850	Tamworth 002D
MSOA	E02006218	Tamworth 002

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B79 8BZ

B79 8BX	Spenser Close	31m
B79 8BY	Wordsworth Avenue	40m
B79 8DT	Chaucer Close	75m
B79 8DB	Kingsley Close	96m
B79 8DA	Arnold Close	110m
B79 8DG	Masefield Drive	114m
B79 8BW	Masefield Drive	130m
B79 8DN	Bronte Court	164m
B79 8BU	St Austell Close	167m
B79 7EP	Freville Close	174m

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