Around average
IMD England
Around average · 8.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for B79 8QG
Postcode
B79 8QG
Coordinates
52.6491, -1.6991
Grid reference
SK204057
Easting
420,453
Northing
305,753
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WJ8X2+M9
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
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.
13785
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13785 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near B79 8QG
England & WalesCrime trends · near B79 8QG
Counts are for Spital electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
33
YoY -27%
503621
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
7
YoY —
1592
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY -64%
1382
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
1580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.0%
Other White2.0%
+ other · 4.0%
Religion
Christian52.0%
No religion41.7%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6422.4%
35–4916.0%
65–7411.5%
25–3410.8%
10–158.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.0%
Households
With dependent children84.7%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over15.3%
Administrative Information
Tamworth
Local Authority
Council AreaTamworth E14001538
Constituency
E14001538Staffordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Spital
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 001D E01029852
E01029852MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tamworth 001 E02006217
E02006217LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Tamworth 001D E01029852
E01029852MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Tamworth 001 E02006217
E02006217Urban: 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
6:04 AM
Sunrise
5:50 PM
Sunset
11 hours 46 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:04 AM
Sunset (today)
5:50 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 46 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 8QG 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. IMD England rank: 13785
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01029852 and MSOA E02006217 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B79 8QG 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
Schools near B79 8QG
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 21%
Attainment 8
45.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
46%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 40%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 8%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 5%
RWM expected
75%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 26%
Attainment 8
49.6
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 23%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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