Latitude: 52.6391 / 52°38'20"N
Longitude: -1.6956 / 1°41'44"W
OS Eastings: 420693
OS Northings: 304636
OS Grid: SK206046
Mapcode National: GBR 4FD.J43
Mapcode Global: WHCGX.XXQP
Plus Code: 9C4WJ8Q3+JP
Maidenhead Locator System: IO92dp63
What Three Birds: twite.greenshank.whitethroat
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B79 8BH is a primarily residential postcode in Leyfields, Tamworth. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are D, A and B.
Residential buildings are typically terraced (including end-terrace), detached and semi-detached. Domestic properties are mostly houses and flats.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £129,306 to £439,135 with an average of £253,799.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1976 and 1982 and between 1967 and 1975.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly owner occupied, with some social housing
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and C.
The average commercial rateable value is £73,500. The most common recorded business type is Surgery.
Tamworth is a town, which had a population of 73,924 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 93 people resident in B79 8BH, of which 44 were male and 49 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
B79 8BH is in the Birmingham travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the South Staffordshire Primary Care Trust.
B79 8BH is approximately 77m (253ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in B79 8BH
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing B79 8BH
5b3: Urbanites - Ageing Urban Living - Self-Sufficient Retirement
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for B79 8BH
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
4/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Supermarkets near B79 8BH include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Lidl, Morrisons and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of B79 8BH are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
District Council
Tamworth Borough Council
Ward
Spital
Councillors
Samuel Smith (Conservative)
Gareth Coates (Labour)
Robert Pritchard (Conservative)
County Council
Staffordshire
Electoral Division
Perrycrofts
County Councillor
Ben Adams (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Tamworth
MP
Christopher Pincher (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for B79 8BH.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near B79 8BH.
Flax Hill Junior Academy
Chestnut Avenue, Gillway, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8QZ
Academy Converter
Ages 7 - 11
Good
Ashcroft Infants' School
Mildenhall, Off Wigginton Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8RU
Community School
Ages 3 - 7
Good
Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy
Clifton Avenue, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8EF
Academy Converter
Ages 3 - 7
Good
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
Claremont Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8EN
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Coton Green Primary School
Kipling Rise, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8LX
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS
Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AH
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Good
The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy)
Comberford Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 9AA
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Landau Forte Academy, Amington
Woodland Road, Amington, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4FF
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Tamworth Enterprise College and AET Academy
Birds Bush Road, Belgrave, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2NE
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Wilnecote High School
Tinkers Green Road, Wilnecote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 5LF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
The Polesworth School
Dordon Road, Dordon, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 1QT
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
King Edward VI School
Upper St John Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9EE
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Nether Stowe School
St Chad's Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 7NB
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
John Willmott School
Reddicap Heath Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7DY
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Inadequate
The overall school grade in this area is high.