Latitude: 52.6442 / 52°38'39"N
Longitude: -1.704 / 1°42'14"W
OS Eastings: 420125
OS Northings: 305204
OS Grid: SK201052
Mapcode National: GBR 4FD.803
Mapcode Global: WHCGX.SSRR
Plus Code: 9C4WJ7VW+M9
Maidenhead Locator System: IO92dp54
What Three Birds: blackcap.starling.swamphen
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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B79 8BQ is a residential postcode in Leyfields, Tamworth. It was first introduced in January 2011.
The most common council tax bands are B, D and E.
Residential buildings are typically detached and terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £156,107 to £448,157 with an average of £235,780.
Most residential buildings are of unknown age.
83% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are C and B.
Tamworth is a town, which had a population of 73,924 in the 2011 census.
B79 8BQ is in the Birmingham travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the South Staffordshire Primary Care Trust.
B79 8BQ is approximately 67m (220ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing B79 8BQ
8c3: Hard-Pressed Living - Hard-Pressed Ageing Workers - Renting Hard-Pressed Workers
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for B79 8BQ
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Supermarkets near B79 8BQ include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Lidl, Morrisons and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of B79 8BQ 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
Mercian
Councillors
Richard Kingstone (Independent)
Lee Clarke (Labour)
Andrew Cooper (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 8BQ.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near B79 8BQ.
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
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
The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy)
Comberford Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 9AA
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS
Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AH
Academy Sponsor Led
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
The Arthur Terry School
Kittoe Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B74 4RZ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The Friary School
Eastern Avenue, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 7EW
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.