B79 8RE maps, stats, and open data

B79 8RE lies on Kensington Drive in Tamworth. B79 8RE 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 8RE maps

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

B79 8RE 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 8RE geodata

Easting	420746
Northing	305228
Latitude	52.644399
Longitude	-1.694824

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is B79 8RE?

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 8RE Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B79 8RE 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 8RE

3, KENSINGTON DRIVE, TAMWORTH, B79 8RE 2022 30 SEP £300,720
26, KENSINGTON DRIVE, TAMWORTH, B79 8RE 2022 14 JUN £465,000
4, KENSINGTON DRIVE, TAMWORTH, B79 8RE 2022 30 MAY £310,000
27, KENSINGTON DRIVE, TAMWORTH, B79 8RE 2019 4 OCT £299,995
4, KENSINGTON DRIVE, TAMWORTH, B79 8RE 2016 16 DEC £245,000
19, KENSINGTON DRIVE, TAMWORTH, B79 8RE 2016 7 OCT £327,500
35, KENSINGTON DRIVE, TAMWORTH, B79 8RE 2010 2 DEC £247,000
24, KENSINGTON DRIVE, TAMWORTH, B79 8RE 2009 2 OCT £249,999
28, KENSINGTON DRIVE, TAMWORTH, B79 8RE 2009 4 AUG £247,500
22, KENSINGTON DRIVE, TAMWORTH, B79 8RE 2007 17 AUG £249,950

➜ 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 8RE

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Chesterton Way	419m
December 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Kensington Drive	89m
December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Chesterton Way	419m
➜ Kensington Drive crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B79 8RE

Mair Court (Wiggington Rd)	Perry Crofts	136m
Mair Court (Wiggington Rd)	Perry Crofts	147m
The Riftswood Inn (Comberford Road)	Leyfields	173m
The Riftswood Inn (Comberford Rd)	Leyfields	176m
Flaxhill School (Chestnut Ave)	Perry Crofts	219m

Nearest railway stations to B79 8RE

Tamworth Station	1km
Tamworth High Level Station	1km
Wilnecote (Staffs) Station	3.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B79 8RE

Broadband access in B79 8RE (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	89.2%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	89.2%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	83.8%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in B79 8RE (2019 data)

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Median download speed	78.1Mbps
Average download speed	101.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	10.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in B79 8RE (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 8RE

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Source: Ofcom
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B79 8RE gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	565,590
Meter count	33
Mean (kWh/meter)	17,139
Median (kWh/meter)	15,879

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	148,353
Meter count	31
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,786
Median (kWh/meter)	4,455

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Nexxus Care, Meadowyrthe

Comberford Road

83m

Tnp Homecare

15 Comberford Road

152m

The Riftswood

Comberford Road

152m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Comberford Road	17:15	11:30	564m
Mildenhall Off Wigginton Road	17:15	11:30	581m
Perrycrofts Crescent / Farm Cl	17:15	11:30	590m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B79 8RE

Facility	Distance
Spital Bowls And Tennis Club Wigginton Road, Tamworth Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts	223m
Landau-forte Academy Qems Ashby Road, Tamworth Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Artificial Grass Pitch, Studio	371m
Landau-forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Ashby Road, Tamworth Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Grass Pitches	486m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to B79 8RE

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Flax Hill Junior Academy Chestnut Avenue, Gillway, Tamworth, B79 8QZ	Primary	184m
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AH	Secondary	371m
Ashcroft Infants' School Mildenhall, Off Wigginton Road, Tamworth, B79 8RU	Primary	483m

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B79 8RE ITL and B79 8RE 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 8RE:

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 8RE 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 8RE:

	Code	Name
OA	E00152108
LSOA	E01029853	Tamworth 001E
MSOA	E02006217	Tamworth 001

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B79 8RE

B79 8RD	Kensington Drive	46m
B79 8RF	Balmoral Close	60m
B79 8PD	Comberford Road	81m
B79 8QT	Holly Close	116m
B79 8RQ	Highgrove Close	117m
B79 8RG	Sandringham Court	121m
B79 8RB	Gatcombe Place	131m
B79 8RL	Wigginton Road	174m
B79 8PB	Comberford Road	175m
B79 8RH	Wigginton Road	175m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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