# B79

Postcode district covering Tamworth, The Leys and Browns Lane, in Tamworth, Lichfield and North Warwickshire.

B79 is a postcode district covering Tamworth, The Leys and Browns Lane, in Tamworth, Lichfield and North Warwickshire. Median sale price £280,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code B79. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [B](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an B79 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b79#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b79#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b79#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b79#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=B79) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 11% of people in B79 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=B79) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 358 homes were sold in B79 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=B79) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for B79.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=B79) (Census 2021, England and Wales): B79 had 23,841 usual residents at the census.

## How B79 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | B79 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £280,000 | joint 24th most expensive | 75 postcode districts, B · 2025 |
| Population | 23,841 | 29th least populated | 76 postcode districts, B · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 11% | 33rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 76 postcode districts, B · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.2% | 20th lowest | 76 postcode districts, B · Jan 2026 |

## Is B79 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in B79 at a rate of 83.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 106.7 per 1,000 people across the B postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 165 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in B79.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (935), other crime (406) and anti-social behaviour (274).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in B79 was 87.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in B79, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so B79 has no single figure. Of its 14 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in B79

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lichfield 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield/neighbourhood/e01029516) | 2,019 | 39.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 42.7% |
| [Lichfield 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield/neighbourhood/e01029517) | 2,084 | 52.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 73.0% |
| [North Warwickshire 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire/neighbourhood/e01031035) | 1,975 | 49.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.4% |
| [Tamworth 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth/neighbourhood/e01029846) | 1,676 | 44.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Tamworth 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth/neighbourhood/e01029847) | 1,362 | 32.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.4% |
| [Tamworth 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth/neighbourhood/e01029848) | 1,187 | 77.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [Tamworth 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth/neighbourhood/e01029852) | 1,754 | 65.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Tamworth 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth/neighbourhood/e01029853) | 1,740 | 46.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Tamworth 001F](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth/neighbourhood/e01029854) | 2,488 | 40.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.3% |
| [Tamworth 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth/neighbourhood/e01029835) | 1,698 | 441.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| [Tamworth 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth/neighbourhood/e01029836) | 1,701 | 103.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| [Tamworth 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth/neighbourhood/e01029849) | 1,558 | 102.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Tamworth 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth/neighbourhood/e01029850) | 1,333 | 61.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Tamworth 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth/neighbourhood/e01029851) | 2,159 | 97.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tamworth): Sarah Edwards (Labour), MP since July 2024. 86% of the people here.
- [North Warwickshire and Bedworth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-warwickshire-and-bedworth): Rachel Taylor (Labour), MP since July 2024. 14% of the people here.
- [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hinckley-and-bosworth): Dr Luke Evans (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in B79

[Central Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth/central-tamworth), [Coton Farm & Perry Crofts](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth/coton-farm-and-perry-crofts), [Whittington, Hopwas & Clifton Campville](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield/whittington-hopwas-and-clifton-campville)

## Postcode sectors in B79

[B79 0 (171 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b79-0), [B79 7 (208 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b79-7), [B79 8 (236 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b79-8), [B79 9 (93 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b79-9)

## Councils B79 covers

[Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth), [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield), [North Warwickshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire)

## Towns in B79

[Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth)

## Postcode districts next to B79

[B77](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b77), [B78](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b78), [CV9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv9), [DE12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de12), [DE13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de13), [WS13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws13), [WS14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws14)

## Nearest rail stations

[Tamworth High Level (5.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.6865,52.6375), [Tamworth (5.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.6865,52.6375), [Polesworth (5.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.6105,52.6258)

## More in the B postcode area

[All B postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## B79 in brief

B79 is a postcode district covering Tamworth, The Leys and Browns Lane, in Tamworth, Lichfield and North Warwickshire.
About 25,890 people lived in B79 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £280,000 in 2025 across 358 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 83.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in B79 was £280,000 in 2025.
B79 had 23,841 usual residents at the census.
About 11% of people in B79 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In B79, 90.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: B79
- Postcode area: [B](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b)
- Constituency: [Tamworth †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tamworth)
- Council: [Tamworth †](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth)
- Area: 87.97 km²
- People, mid-2024: 25,890*
- Neighbourhoods: 14
- Output areas: 79

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[DE12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de12), [B78](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b78), [WS13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws13), [B77](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b77), [CV9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv9), [DE13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de13)

## Latest updates for B79

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/B79

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b79, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b79#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b79