B79 8GB maps, stats, and open data

B79 8GB 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 June 2014.

B79 8GB maps

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

B79 8GB 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 8GB geodata

Easting	420363
Northing	304625
Latitude	52.638992
Longitude	-1.700522

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B79 8GB?

Country	England
Postcode District	B79
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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B79 8GB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B79 8GB 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 8GB

January 2024	Public order	On or near Salter'S Lane	301m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Chesterton Way	399m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Chesterton Way	399m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B79 8GB

Wordsworth Avenue (Masefield Dr)	Leyfields	109m
Wordsworth Avenue (Masefield Dr)	Leyfields	111m
Woodcroft Avenue (Salters Ln)	Leyfields	128m
Tennyson Avenue (Masefield Dr)	Leyfields	164m
Shakespeare Close (Chesterton Way)	Leyfields	233m

Nearest railway stations to B79 8GB

Tamworth Station	1km
Tamworth High Level Station	1km
Wilnecote (Staffs) Station	3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in B79 8GB (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 limitations in B79 8GB (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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Source: Ofcom
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B79 8GB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	37,427
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,678
Median (kWh/meter)	4,559

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	15,824
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,978
Median (kWh/meter)	1,908

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Busy Kids

Moorgate Primary Academy

226m

Moorgate Primary Academy

MOORGATE PRIMARY ACADEMY SCHOOL MOORGATE

253m

Booker Cash & Carry

Apollo

357m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
2 Albert Road	18:30	11:30	533m
Balfour	18:30	11:30	678m
Mariner	18:30	11:30	712m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B79 8GB

Facility	Distance
Moorgate Primary Academy Moorgate, Tamworth Grass Pitches	310m
Moor Street Moor Street, Tamworth Grass Pitches	376m
Spital Bowls And Tennis Club Wigginton Road, Tamworth Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts	553m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B79 8GB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Moorgate Primary Academy Moorgate, Tamworth, B79 7EL	Primary	311m
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AH	Secondary	593m
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AA	16 plus	649m

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Source: Edubase
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B79 8GB ITL and B79 8GB 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 8GB:

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 8GB 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 8GB:

	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 8GB

B79 8BU	St Austell Close	26m
B79 8BS	Tennyson Avenue	51m
B79 7EN	Ludgate	109m
B79 8BT	Keble Walk	111m
B79 8DT	Chaucer Close	115m
B79 7EP	Freville Close	120m
B79 8BW	Masefield Drive	132m
B79 8BN	Masefield Drive	140m
B79 7ER	Freville Close	143m
B79 7EW	Lud Lane	144m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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