B79 8HZ maps, stats, and open data

B79 8HZ lies on Thackeray Drive in Tamworth. B79 8HZ 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 8HZ maps

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

B79 8HZ 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 8HZ geodata

Easting	420345
Northing	305212
Latitude	52.644270
Longitude	-1.700752

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is B79 8HZ?

Street	Thackeray Drive
Town/City	Tamworth
Country	England
Postcode District	B79
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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B79 8HZ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B79 8HZ 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 8HZ

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Chesterton Way	191m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Chesterton Way	191m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Chesterton Way	191m
➜ Thackeray Drive crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to B79 8HZ

Wigginton Park Flats (Thackeray Drive)	Leyfields	29m
Wigginton Park Flats (Thackeray Drive)	Leyfields	47m
Thackerey Drive (Masefield Drive)	Leyfields	91m
Thackerey Drive (Masefield Drive)	Leyfields	107m
Eliot Close (Chesterton Way)	Leyfields	122m

Nearest railway stations to B79 8HZ

Tamworth Station	1.2km
Tamworth High Level Station	1.2km
Wilnecote (Staffs) Station	4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B79 8HZ

Broadband access in B79 8HZ (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	98.2%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in B79 8HZ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	72.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	8.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B79 8HZ (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 8HZ

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Source: Ofcom
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B79 8HZ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	477,441
Meter count	56
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,526
Median (kWh/meter)	7,757

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	169,734
Meter count	56
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,031
Median (kWh/meter)	2,905

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

81.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than B79 8HZ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Leyfields Fish Bar

142 Masefield Drive

107m

Dragon Express

156 Masefield Drive

107m

Tamworth Pharmacy

Pharmacy

107m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Comberford Road	17:15	11:30	332m
Coton Green Post Office	17:15	11:30	628m
Fontenaye Road / Campbell Close	17:15	11:30	720m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B79 8HZ

Facility	Distance
Tamworth Rugby Union Football Club Wigginton Lodge, Wigginton Park, Tamworth Grass Pitches, Health and Fitness Gym	407m
Spital Bowls And Tennis Club Wigginton Road, Tamworth Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts	467m
Landau-forte Academy Qems Ashby Road, Tamworth Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Artificial Grass Pitch, Studio	633m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B79 8HZ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy Clifton Avenue, Tamworth, B79 8EF	Primary	449m
Flax Hill Junior Academy Chestnut Avenue, Gillway, Tamworth, B79 8QZ	Primary	466m
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School Claremont Road, Tamworth, B79 8EN	Primary	552m

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B79 8HZ ITL and B79 8HZ 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 8HZ:

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 8HZ 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 8HZ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00152099
LSOA	E01029849	Tamworth 002C
MSOA	E02006218	Tamworth 002

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B79 8HZ

B79 8JQ	Milton Avenue	100m
B79 8JD	Masefield Drive	105m
B79 8JG	Milton Avenue	126m
B79 8HT	Chesterton Way	141m
B79 8JB	Masefield Drive	145m
B79 8HY	Thackeray Drive	159m
B79 8HU	Eliot Close	184m
B79 8BQ	Southey Drive	220m
B79 8DP	Chesterton Way	222m
B79 8EB	Solway Close	224m

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