# B79 7JG: area report for a postcode in Tamworth

B79 7JG 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 B79 7JG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth) › [B79](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b79) › [B79 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b79-7)

## Around this postcode

- **62 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 3% on July. Tamworth 002A: 442 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6912,52.6349,B797JG
- **Tamworth, 430 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6912,52.6349,B797JG
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6912,52.6349,B797JG
- **No property in B79 7JG 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=-1.6912,52.6349,B797JG
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Tamworth 002A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6912,52.6349,B797JG
- **£229,251 average price**: For the whole of Tamworth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6912,52.6349,B797JG
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6912,52.6349,B797JG
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6912,52.6349,B797JG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B79 7JG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6912,52.6349,B797JG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B79 7JG**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6912,52.6349,B797JG
- **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=-1.6912,52.6349,B797JG
- **11.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6912,52.6349,B797JG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mortimer House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mortimer-house-school-e135259) | Special | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Sutherland School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sutherland-school-e152359) | Special | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Moorgate Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorgate-primary-academy-e140995) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/landau-forte-academy-tamworth-sixth-form-e141491) | Sixth form and further education | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Landau Forte Academy, QEMS](https://openindex.co.uk/school/landau-forte-academy-qems-e137146) | Secondary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 46.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [William MacGregor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-macgregor-primary-school-e146130) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kettlebrook Short Stay School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kettlebrook-short-stay-school-e133583) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, May 2024 | – |
| [Ankermoor Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ankermoor-primary-academy-e143483) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £187,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £345,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2026 | £194,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £133,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| April 2024 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £315,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Tamworth (430 m, 5 minutes on foot); Tamworth High Level (430 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LAUREL HOUSE SURGERY (220 m); HOLLIES PRACTICE (340 m); CROWN MEDICAL PRACTICE (340 m); THE PEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE (410 m); THE ALDERGATE MED.PRACT. (550 m)
- Pharmacies: CREST PHARMACY (220 m); PRIMARY CARE PHARMACY (360 m); WELL (370 m); CREST PHARMACY - ALDERGATE (410 m); ALDERGATE PHARMACY (560 m)
- Dental practices: TAMWORTH DENTAL PRACTICE (170 m); TAMWORTH HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (190 m); DALE HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (220 m); ASCENT DENTAL CARE TAMWORTH (220 m); CENTRAL ORTHO (290 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Leyfields Tamworth (280 m, Aldi); Spar - Tamworth (280 m, Spar); Farmfoods Leyfields Tamworth (290 m, Farmfoods); Morrisons Leyfields Tamworth (300 m, Morrisons); Lidl Leyfields Tamworth (370 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 002A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 46.6** (2025). Tamworth 002A has a deprivation score of 46.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,020th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £138,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tamworth 002A was £138,500 in 2025. Joint 1,750th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,698** (2021). Tamworth 002A had 1,698 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,616th 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: 99.4%** (January 2026). In Tamworth 002A, 99.4% 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.

## B79 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B79 was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 990th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 23,841** (2021). B79 had 23,841 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,238th 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: 11%** (2022). About 11% of people in B79 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: 90.2%** (January 2026). In B79, 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth)
- Centre: 52.6349, -1.6912

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=-1.6912,52.6349,B797JG

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