# B77 1BQ: area report for a postcode in Tamworth

B77 1BQ is a postcode in Tamworth.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Tamworth. Open the map at B77 1BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth) › [B77](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b77) › [B77 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b77-1)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 47% on July. Tamworth 005C: 183 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6878,52.6239,B771BQ
- **Tamworth, 1.5 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6878,52.6239,B771BQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6878,52.6239,B771BQ
- **9 of 30 properties in B77 1BQ at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.6878,52.6239,B771BQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Tamworth 005C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6878,52.6239,B771BQ
- **£229,251 average price**: For the whole of Tamworth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6878,52.6239,B771BQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6878,52.6239,B771BQ
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6878,52.6239,B771BQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B77 1BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6878,52.6239,B771BQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B77 1BQ**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6878,52.6239,B771BQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.6878,52.6239,B771BQ
- **13.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6878,52.6239,B771BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kettlebrook Short Stay School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kettlebrook-short-stay-school-e133583) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, May 2024 | – |
| [William MacGregor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-macgregor-primary-school-e146130) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hanbury's Farm Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hanburys-farm-community-primary-school-e124165) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Two Gates Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/two-gates-primary-school-e146513) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lakeside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lakeside-primary-school-e145686) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gabriels-catholic-primary-school-e152630) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met, before the school changed | – |
| [Mortimer House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mortimer-house-school-e135259) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Woodlands Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-woodlands-community-primary-school-e147228) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £192,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £198,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2023 | £380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £178,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2025 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| June 2025 | £106,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: EXLEY PHARMACY (720 m); BOOTS (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens Tamworth (710 m, Budgens); Spar - Exley Neighbourhood Tamworth (720 m, Spar); Co-op Glascote Convenience Store (780 m, Tamworth Co-operative Society); M&S Tamworth (780 m, Marks and Spencer); Lidl Leyfields Tamworth (910 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £229,251** (July 2026). Tamworth’s average house price was £229,251 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,496** (2025). Full-time workers living in Tamworth earned a median of £38,496 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 174th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Tamworth costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 20.2** (2025). Tamworth has a deprivation score of 20.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 134th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Tamworth 005C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.8** (2025). Tamworth 005C has a deprivation score of 21.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,266th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tamworth 005C was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 4,635th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,539** (2021). Tamworth 005C had 1,539 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,394th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.5%** (January 2026). In Tamworth 005C, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## B77 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £249,950** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B77 was £249,950 in 2025. Joint 749th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 56,967** (2021). B77 had 56,967 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 117th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in B77 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.3%** (January 2026). In B77, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth)
- Centre: 52.6239, -1.6878

Council: [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tamworth): Sarah Edwards (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.6878,52.6239,B771BQ

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