# B79 8JT: area report for a postcode in Tamworth

B79 8JT 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 8JT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth) › [B79](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b79) › [B79 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b79-8)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 27% on July. Tamworth 001C: 78 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.7098,52.6455,B798JT
- **Tamworth, 1.8 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.7098,52.6455,B798JT
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.7098,52.6455,B798JT
- **No property in B79 8JT 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=-1.7098,52.6455,B798JT
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Tamworth 001C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.7098,52.6455,B798JT
- **£232,956 average price**: For the whole of Tamworth, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.7098,52.6455,B798JT
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.7098,52.6455,B798JT
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 20 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.7098,52.6455,B798JT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B79 8JT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.7098,52.6455,B798JT
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B79 8JT**: Road 55 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.7098,52.6455,B798JT
- **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=-1.7098,52.6455,B798JT
- **11.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.7098,52.6455,B798JT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coton Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coton-green-primary-school-e147826) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lark-hall-infant-and-nursery-academy-e140522) | Primary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-elizabeths-catholic-primary-school-e152629) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Lift Rawlett](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-rawlett-e138728) | Secondary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 45.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Flax Hill Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/flax-hill-junior-academy-e140523) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Landau Forte Academy, QEMS](https://openindex.co.uk/school/landau-forte-academy-qems-e137146) | Secondary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 46.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Moorgate Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorgate-primary-academy-e140995) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sutherland School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sutherland-school-e152359) | Special | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2024 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £329,999 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2023 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £222,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: TAMWORTH PHARMACY (590 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Leyfields Tamworth (20 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Spar - Masefield Drive Tamworth (580 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £232,956** (August 2026). Tamworth’s average house price was £232,956 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 6.1×** (2025). A home in Tamworth costs 6.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 101st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 001C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.0** (2025). Tamworth 001C has a deprivation score of 7.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,060th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £287,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tamworth 001C was £287,500 in 2025. Joint 15,083rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,187** (2021). Tamworth 001C had 1,187 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,394th least 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Tamworth 001C, 99.9% 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: 52.6455, -1.7098

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), August 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=-1.7098,52.6455,B798JT

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