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

B79 8QN 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 8QN 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

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 48% on July. Tamworth 001D: 66 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6987,52.6466,B798QN
- **Tamworth, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6987,52.6466,B798QN
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6987,52.6466,B798QN
- **No property in B79 8QN 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=-1.6987,52.6466,B798QN
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Tamworth 001D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6987,52.6466,B798QN
- **£229,251 average price**: For the whole of Tamworth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6987,52.6466,B798QN
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6987,52.6466,B798QN
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6987,52.6466,B798QN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B79 8QN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6987,52.6466,B798QN
- **Low road and rail noise at B79 8QN**: Road 45 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6987,52.6466,B798QN
- **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=-1.6987,52.6466,B798QN
- **11.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6987,52.6466,B798QN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Flax Hill Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/flax-hill-junior-academy-e140523) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 66% 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 | 450 m (6 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 | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Lift Rawlett](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-rawlett-e138728) | Secondary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 45.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ashcroft Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashcroft-infants-school-e124147) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Landau Forte Academy, QEMS](https://openindex.co.uk/school/landau-forte-academy-qems-e137146) | Secondary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 46.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/landau-forte-academy-tamworth-sixth-form-e141491) | Sixth form and further education | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Coton Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coton-green-primary-school-e147826) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £430,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £115,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| February 2025 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE ALDERGATE MED.PRACT. (860 m)
- Pharmacies: TAMWORTH PHARMACY (410 m); ALDERGATE PHARMACY (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Masefield Drive Tamworth (390 m, Spar); Co-op Leyfields Tamworth (770 m, Midcounties Co-operative)

## 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 001D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.2** (2025). Tamworth 001D has a deprivation score of 21.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,715th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £325,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tamworth 001D was £325,000 in 2025. Joint 13,409th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,754** (2021). Tamworth 001D had 1,754 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,428th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Tamworth 001D, 100.0% 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: 52.6466, -1.6987

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=-1.6987,52.6466,B798QN

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