Most deprived 20–30%
IMD England
Low · 3.7 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£250,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 890 sales
+2.0%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
West Midlands
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
8227
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8227 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · B79 8HP
HM Land Registry · Tamworth
Average price
£263,741
Median price: £250,000
Median +2.0% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 890 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jan '24 – Jan '25Jan '25: 1 sales · avg £185,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£185k£175k£166k
Jan '24Jan '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near B79 8HP
England & WalesCrime trends · near B79 8HP
Counts are for Mercian electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
12
YoY stable
22133
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
3
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
6
YoY —
1493
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.4%
Other White6.8%
+ other · 3.8%
Religion
Christian47.9%
No religion45.5%
Not answered4.6%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
50–6419.8%
35–4919.6%
25–3413.3%
65–749.4%
10–158.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.1%
Households
One person: other20.2%
One person: aged 66+15.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.0%
+ 9 other households · 37.9%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 849 m straight lineabout 11 min
Tamworth Rail Station
Rail · Main Entrance
- 913 m straight lineabout 11 min
Tamworth High Level Rail Station
Rail
- 917 m straight lineabout 11 min
Tamworth HL Rail Station
Rail · Main Entrance
Bus stops
- 105 m straight lineabout 1 min
Tennyson Avenue
Bus · opp · north-east
- 120 m straight lineabout 2 min
Shakespeare Close
Bus · adj · south-west
- 133 m straight lineabout 2 min
Tennyson Avenue
Bus · adj · south-west
- 148 m straight lineabout 2 min
Shakespeare Close
Bus · opp · north-east
- 159 m straight lineabout 2 min
Old School Walk
Bus · opp · west
Coordinates & Location for B79 8HP
Postcode
B79 8HP
Coordinates
52.6408, -1.6988
Grid reference
SK204048
Easting
420,477
Northing
304,824
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WJ8R2+8F
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Tamworth
Travel to Work
Birmingham
ITL Region
Tamworth
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Tamworth
Local Authority
Council AreaTamworth E14001538
Constituency
E14001538Staffordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Mercian
Constituency code
E14001538
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Tamworth, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Tamworth
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving Staffordshire
NHS EnglandWest Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
South Staffordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB - 05Q
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Tamworth 002D E01029850
E01029850MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tamworth 002 E02006218
E02006218LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Tamworth 002D E01029850
E01029850MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Tamworth 002 E02006218
E02006218Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
7:35 AM
Sunrise
6:08 PM
Sunset
10 hours 33 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:35 AM
Sunset (today)
6:08 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 33 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode B79 8HP introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01029850 and MSOA E02006218 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 8227
Present — Active
Postcode B79 8HP is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near B79 8HP
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 26%
Attainment 8
49.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
59%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–18
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 40%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 8%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
58%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 21%
Attainment 8
45.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 23%
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