B79 8RL maps, stats, and open data

B79 8RL lies on Wigginton Road in Tamworth. B79 8RL 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 8RL maps

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

B79 8RL 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 8RL geodata

Easting	420916
Northing	305266
Latitude	52.644734
Longitude	-1.692309

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is B79 8RL?

Street	Wigginton Road
Town/City	Tamworth
Country	England
Postcode District	B79
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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B79 8RL Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	90m	295ft

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 8RL

54, WIGGINTON ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 8RL 2018 14 DEC £360,000
58, WIGGINTON ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 8RL 2016 15 APR £435,000
53, WIGGINTON ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 8RL 2014 26 SEP £240,000
47, WIGGINTON ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 8RL 2014 27 AUG £245,000
48, WIGGINTON ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 8RL 2010 9 DEC £248,500
46, WIGGINTON ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 8RL 2008 6 JUN £249,995
46, FOXGROVE ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 8RL 2006 28 FEB £350,000
40, WIGGINTON ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 8RL 2005 10 OCT £488,000
48, WIGGINTON ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 8RL 1999 12 FEB £98,000
49, WIGGINTON ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 8RL 1998 14 JAN £125,000

➜ 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 8RL

December 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Kensington Drive	150m
November 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Kensington Drive	150m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Kensington Drive	150m
➜ Wigginton Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B79 8RL

Mair Court (Wiggington Rd)	Perry Crofts	71m
Mair Court (Wiggington Rd)	Perry Crofts	77m
Perrycrofts Crescent (Ashby Rd)	Borough Park	168m
Borough Road (Wigginton Road)	Perry Crofts	168m
Perrycrofts Crescent (Ashby Rd)	Borough Park	176m

Nearest railway stations to B79 8RL

Tamworth Station	0.9km
Tamworth High Level Station	0.9km
Wilnecote (Staffs) Station	3.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B79 8RL

Broadband access in B79 8RL (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	65.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in B79 8RL (2019 data)

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Median download speed	65.8Mbps
Average download speed	71.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	9.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in B79 8RL (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 8RL

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B79 8RL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	759,913
Meter count	35
Mean (kWh/meter)	21,712
Median (kWh/meter)	21,806

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	140,884
Meter count	37
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,808
Median (kWh/meter)	3,629

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

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1 Willington Road

57m

The Wigginton (Kitchen)

THE WIGGINTON BROWNS LANE

204m

Spital Bowls & Tennis Club

Wigginton Road

205m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Mildenhall Off Wigginton Road	17:15	11:30	431m
Perrycrofts Crescent / Farm Cl	17:15	11:30	448m
Comberford Road	17:15	11:30	697m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B79 8RL

Facility	Distance
Spital Bowls And Tennis Club Wigginton Road, Tamworth Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts	301m
Landau-forte Academy Qems Ashby Road, Tamworth Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Artificial Grass Pitch, Studio	382m
Landau-forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Ashby Road, Tamworth Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Grass Pitches	466m

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Nearest schools to B79 8RL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Flax Hill Junior Academy Chestnut Avenue, Gillway, Tamworth, B79 8QZ	Primary	209m
Ashcroft Infants' School Mildenhall, Off Wigginton Road, Tamworth, B79 8RU	Primary	321m
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AH	Secondary	379m

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B79 8RL ITL and B79 8RL 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 8RL:

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 8RL 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 8RL:

	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 8RL

B79 8RG	Sandringham Court	56m
B79 8AS	Willington Road	59m
B79 8RQ	Highgrove Close	76m
B79 8RF	Balmoral Close	115m
B79 8AT	Steere Avenue	133m
B79 8RB	Gatcombe Place	141m
B79 8AR	Ashby Road	159m
B79 8RD	Kensington Drive	166m
B79 8AW	Borough Road	168m
B79 8RE	Kensington Drive	174m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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