B79 8PA maps, stats, and open data

B79 8PA lies on Hillcrest Close in Tamworth. B79 8PA is located in the Spital 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 8PA maps

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

B79 8PA 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 8PA geodata

Easting	420719
Northing	304912
Latitude	52.641576
Longitude	-1.695236

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is B79 8PA?

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

Elevation or altitude of B79 8PA as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	80m	262ft

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	Spital
Constituency	Tamworth

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in B79 8PA

6, HILLCREST CLOSE, TAMWORTH, B79 8PA 2020 7 FEB £240,000
3, HILLCREST CLOSE, TAMWORTH, B79 8PA 2018 1 AUG £228,000
7, HILLCREST CLOSE, TAMWORTH, B79 8PA 2017 20 NOV £210,000
4, HILLCREST CLOSE, TAMWORTH, B79 8PA 2017 24 FEB £95,000
2, HILLCREST CLOSE, TAMWORTH, B79 8PA 2013 19 AUG £195,000
8, HILLCREST CLOSE, TAMWORTH, B79 8PA 2004 5 MAR £176,000
8, HILLCREST CLOSE, TAMWORTH, B79 8PA 2003 31 OCT £145,000
8, HILLCREST CLOSE, TAMWORTH, B79 8PA 2000 20 OCT £113,000
34, HILLCREST CLOSE, TAMWORTH, B79 8PA 2000 21 JAN £72,000
2, HILLCREST CLOSE, TAMWORTH, B79 8PA 1997 19 DEC £84,000

➜ Tamworth house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B79 8PA

January 2024	Public order	On or near Salter'S Lane	315m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Chesterton Way	357m
December 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Kensington Drive	266m
➜ Hillcrest Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B79 8PA

Hillcrest Close (Comberford Road)	Leyfields	79m
Hillcroft Close (Comberford Rd)	Leyfields	82m
Tennis Courts (Wigginton Road)	Perry Crofts	115m
Queen Elizabeth School (Ashby Rd)	Perry Crofts	117m
Tennis Courts (Wigginton Road)	Perry Crofts	134m

Nearest railway stations to B79 8PA

Tamworth Station	0.7km
Tamworth High Level Station	0.7km
Wilnecote (Staffs) Station	3.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B79 8PA

Broadband access in B79 8PA (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	97.2%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in B79 8PA (2019 data)

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Median download speed	77.0Mbps
Average download speed	93.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	10.4Mbps
Average upload speed	11.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B79 8PA (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 8PA

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Source: Ofcom
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B79 8PA gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	490,737
Meter count	36
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,632
Median (kWh/meter)	11,882

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	103,279
Meter count	35
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,951
Median (kWh/meter)	2,743

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

47.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than B79 8PA:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Mencap

2-4 St Ives Close

119m

Landau Forte (Queen Elizabeth Mercian School)

Ashby Road

175m

Tnp Homecare

15 Comberford Road

198m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
2 Albert Road	18:30	11:30	579m
Perrycrofts Crescent / Farm Cl	17:15	11:30	605m
Tweedale	18:30	11:30	750m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B79 8PA

Facility	Distance
Spital Bowls And Tennis Club Wigginton Road, Tamworth Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts	104m
Landau-forte Academy Qems Ashby Road, Tamworth Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Artificial Grass Pitch, Studio	170m
Landau-forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Ashby Road, Tamworth Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Grass Pitches	288m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B79 8PA

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AH	Secondary	177m
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AA	16 plus	289m
Flax Hill Junior Academy Chestnut Avenue, Gillway, Tamworth, B79 8QZ	Primary	501m

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B79 8PA ITL and B79 8PA 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 8PA:

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 8PA 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 8PA:

	Code	Name
OA	E00152119
LSOA	E01029853	Tamworth 001E
MSOA	E02006217	Tamworth 001

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B79 8PA

B79 8BJ	The Dell	109m
B79 8HL	St Ives Close	117m
B79 8PP	Orchard Grove	137m
B79 8BB	Marmion Park	163m
B79 8PB	Comberford Road	164m
B79 8HJ	St Margarets Road	193m
B79 8RH	Wigginton Road	202m
B79 8AA	Upper Gungate	218m
B79 8AG	Ashby Road	220m
B79 8HH	Copes Drive	225m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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