# B78 1LX: area report for a postcode in North Warwickshire

B78 1LX is a postcode in North Warwickshire.

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 North Warwickshire. Open the map at B78 1LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Warwickshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire) › [B78](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b78) › [B78 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b78-1)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. North Warwickshire 001C: 76 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6110,52.6138,B781LX
- **Polesworth, 1.3 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6110,52.6138,B781LX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 740 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6110,52.6138,B781LX
- **No property in B78 1LX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.6110,52.6138,B781LX
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, North Warwickshire 001C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6110,52.6138,B781LX
- **£273,776 average price**: For the whole of North Warwickshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6110,52.6138,B781LX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6110,52.6138,B781LX
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6110,52.6138,B781LX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B78 1LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6110,52.6138,B781LX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B78 1LX**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6110,52.6138,B781LX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-1.6110,52.6138,B781LX
- **11.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6110,52.6138,B781LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Polesworth School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-polesworth-school-e136459) | Secondary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Birchwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birchwood-primary-school-e138934) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Nethersole CofE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-nethersole-cofe-academy-e139127) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dordon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dordon-primary-school-e138912) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £192,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £315,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2026 | £279,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £178,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2025 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: POLESWORTH PHARMACY (660 m)
- Dental practices: POLESWORTH DENTAL CENTRE (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Whitmore-Polesworth (620 m, Spar); Co-op Polesworth Convenience Store (750 m, Tamworth Co-operative Society)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £273,776** (July 2026). North Warwickshire’s average house price was £273,776 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,095** (2025). Full-time workers living in North Warwickshire earned a median of £40,095 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 135th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.8×** (2025). A home in North Warwickshire costs 6.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 148th 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: 20.1** (2025). North Warwickshire has a deprivation score of 20.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 135th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## North Warwickshire 001C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.7** (2025). North Warwickshire 001C has a deprivation score of 18.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,722nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Warwickshire 001C was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 8,889th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,001** (2021). North Warwickshire 001C had 2,001 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,262nd 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: 90.2%** (January 2026). In North Warwickshire 001C, 90.2% 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.

## B78 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £267,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B78 was £267,500 in 2025. Joint 880th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,266** (2021). B78 had 25,266 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,156th 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: 55%** (2022). About 55% of people in B78 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: 85.5%** (January 2026). In B78, 85.5% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [North Warwickshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire)
- Centre: 52.6138, -1.6110

Council: [North Warwickshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [North Warwickshire and Bedworth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-warwickshire-and-bedworth): Rachel Taylor (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=-1.6110,52.6138,B781LX

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