B79 8RD maps, stats, and open data

B79 8RD lies on Kensington Drive in Tamworth. B79 8RD 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 December 1999.

B79 8RD maps

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

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

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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B79 8RD geodata

Easting	420769
Northing	305188
Latitude	52.644038
Longitude	-1.694487

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B79 8RD?

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

Elevation or altitude of B79 8RD 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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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B79 8RD

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Chesterton Way	422m
December 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Kensington Drive	45m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Chesterton Way	422m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B79 8RD

Mair Court (Wiggington Rd)	Perry Crofts	110m
Mair Court (Wiggington Rd)	Perry Crofts	122m
Hillcroft Close (Comberford Rd)	Leyfields	198m
The Riftswood Inn (Comberford Road)	Leyfields	204m
Tennis Courts (Wigginton Road)	Perry Crofts	208m

Nearest railway stations to B79 8RD

Tamworth Station	0.9km
Tamworth High Level Station	0.9km
Wilnecote (Staffs) Station	3.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

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

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

Broadband limitations in B79 8RD (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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B79 8RD gas and electricity consumption

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	130,861
Meter count	38
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,444
Median (kWh/meter)	2,702

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Nexxus Care, Meadowyrthe

Comberford Road

122m

Spital Bowls & Tennis Club

Wigginton Road

127m

The Wigginton (Kitchen)

THE WIGGINTON BROWNS LANE

128m

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Nearest post box to B79 8RD

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Perrycrofts Crescent / Farm Cl	17:15	11:30	556m
Mildenhall Off Wigginton Road	17:15	11:30	589m
Comberford Road	17:15	11:30	606m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B79 8RD

Facility	Distance
Spital Bowls And Tennis Club Wigginton Road, Tamworth Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts	182m
Landau-forte Academy Qems Ashby Road, Tamworth Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Artificial Grass Pitch, Studio	325m
Landau-forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Ashby Road, Tamworth Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Grass Pitches	440m

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Nearest schools to B79 8RD

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Flax Hill Junior Academy Chestnut Avenue, Gillway, Tamworth, B79 8QZ	Primary	223m
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AH	Secondary	325m
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AA	16 plus	442m

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B79 8RD ITL and B79 8RD 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 8RD:

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 8RD 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 8RD:

	Code	Name
OA	E00152115
LSOA	E01029853	Tamworth 001E
MSOA	E02006217	Tamworth 001

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B79 8RD

B79 8RE	Kensington Drive	46m
B79 8RF	Balmoral Close	60m
B79 8RB	Gatcombe Place	89m
B79 8RQ	Highgrove Close	96m
B79 8RG	Sandringham Court	110m
B79 8PD	Comberford Road	120m
B79 8RH	Wigginton Road	129m
B79 8PB	Comberford Road	153m
B79 8QT	Holly Close	162m
B79 8RL	Wigginton Road	166m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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