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B79 7YJ

Postcode

A postcode in Tamworth 002B, Castle ward, Tamworth.

This report describes the area around B79 7YJ, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around B79 7YJ

Schools near B79 7YJ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Dunstall Park Primary School
Primary
570 m
7 minutes on foot
No outcome in Ofsted's file
Moorgate Primary Academy
Primary. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Good (overall), November 2023
Sutherland School
Special
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
No outcome in Ofsted's file
Coton Green Primary School
Primary. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.3 km
17 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade
Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy
Primary
1.4 km
17 minutes on foot
Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
Primary
1.4 km
18 minutes on foot
No outcome in Ofsted's file
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 46.3 (2025/26, provisional)
1.6 km
20 minutes on foot
Good (overall), September 2022
Thomas Barnes Primary School
Primary. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.7 km
21 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near B79 7YJ

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £217,000Blackfriars Close, B79 7YJOctober 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold10 m
  • £337,500Lichfield Road, B79 7SAMay 2025, terraced, established, freehold80 m
  • £207,500Exeter Drive, B79 7YQMarch 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold140 m
  • £272,500Wynyates, B79 7UPJanuary 2023, terraced, established, freehold260 m
  • £368,000Greyfriars Drive, B79 7YGSeptember 2023, detached, established, freehold280 m
  • £470,000Oxbridge Way, B79 7YLJuly 2026, detached, established, freehold330 m
  • £322,000Buckingham Road, B79 7URAugust 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold360 m
  • £250,000Thoresby, B79 7SQMarch 2026, semi-detached, established, leasehold380 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

The neighbourhood: Tamworth 002B

Everything about Tamworth 002B
Deprivation score
18.2
Joint 16,139th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£287,475
Joint 15,077th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,701
Joint 13,480th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: B79

Everything about B79
Median sale price
£280,000
Joint 990th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
23,841
1,238th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
11%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.