B79 8JB maps, stats, and open data

B79 8JB lies on Masefield Drive in Tamworth. B79 8JB 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 8JB maps

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

B79 8JB 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 8JB geodata

Easting	420205
Northing	305249
Latitude	52.644625
Longitude	-1.702812

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is B79 8JB?

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

Elevation or altitude of B79 8JB 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 8JB

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Chesterton Way	285m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Chesterton Way	285m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Chesterton Way	285m
➜ Masefield Drive crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to B79 8JB

Thackerey Drive (Masefield Drive)	Leyfields	38m
Thackerey Drive (Masefield Drive)	Leyfields	55m
Shelley Road (Masefield Dr)	Leyfields	62m
Shelley Road (Masefield Dr)	Leyfields	81m
Wigginton Park Flats (Thackeray Drive)	Leyfields	130m

Nearest railway stations to B79 8JB

Tamworth Station	1.4km
Tamworth High Level Station	1.4km
Wilnecote (Staffs) Station	4.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B79 8JB

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

Download

Median download speed	73.9Mbps
Average download speed	72.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	12.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B79 8JB (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 8JB

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Source: Ofcom
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B79 8JB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	323,076
Meter count	43
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,513
Median (kWh/meter)	6,214

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	104,053
Meter count	42
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,477
Median (kWh/meter)	2,399

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Spar Daily Deli

150-154 Masefield Drive

143m

Leyfields Fish Bar

142 Masefield Drive

146m

Dragon Express

156 Masefield Drive

146m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Comberford Road	17:15	11:30	295m
Coton Green Post Office	17:15	11:30	484m
Fontenaye Road / Campbell Close	17:15	11:30	588m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B79 8JB

Facility	Distance
Tamworth Rugby Union Football Club Wigginton Lodge, Wigginton Park, Tamworth Grass Pitches, Health and Fitness Gym	270m
Spital Bowls And Tennis Club Wigginton Road, Tamworth Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts	610m
Coton Green Primary School Kipling Rise, Tamworth Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	701m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B79 8JB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy Clifton Avenue, Tamworth, B79 8EF	Primary	335m
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School Claremont Road, Tamworth, B79 8EN	Primary	445m
Flax Hill Junior Academy Chestnut Avenue, Gillway, Tamworth, B79 8QZ	Primary	584m

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B79 8JB ITL and B79 8JB 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 8JB:

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 8JB 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 8JB:

	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 8JB

B79 8JD	Masefield Drive	65m
B79 8EB	Solway Close	86m
B79 8BQ	Southey Drive	92m
B79 8JQ	Milton Avenue	103m
B79 8DZ	Eusden Close	110m
B79 8EA	Shelley Road	142m
B79 8HZ	Thackeray Drive	145m
B79 8JG	Milton Avenue	146m
B79 8JF	Masefield Drive	179m
B79 8JE	Masefield Drive	190m

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