The UK Postcode Database

B79 8BL

a postcode in Tamworth, Staffordshire

Introduced in January 1980
B79 8BL Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with B79 8BL

Woodcroft Avenue - 17 properties, USRN 39400363

Laurel Bank - 1 property, USRN 39400740

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.639 / 52°38'20"N

Longitude: -1.6975 / 1°41'51"W

UTM Reference: 30U 588134 5832909

OS Easting: 420565

OS Northing: 304626

OS Grid: SK205046

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 4FD.HNL

Mapcode Global: WHCGX.WXTR

Open Location Code: 9C4WJ8Q2+HX

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92dp63

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 5a1

  • Urbanites
  • Urban Professionals and Families
  • White Professionals

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 11371 / 32844

  • 4th decile
  • somewhat more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for B79 8BL on Thursday 23 January 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends) 06:00
Nautical twilight begins (First light) 06:40
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 07:22
Sunrise 08:01
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:18
Sunset 16:36
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 17:14
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 17:56
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts) 18:37
Hours of daylight today07:31 to 17:06
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
17:06 to 07:29
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Rises 02:51
Moon sets 10:57

For a full sun and moon calendar for B79 8BL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in B79 8BL

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
17 March 2023 15 Woodcroft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8BL Detached Freehold £262,000
22 November 2022 15 Woodcroft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8BL Detached Freehold £208,000
5 June 2020 1 Woodcroft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8BL Detached Freehold £305,000
23 August 2019 12 Woodcroft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8BL Detached Freehold £240,000
1 July 2019 2 Woodcroft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8BL Detached Freehold £235,000
3 August 2017 4a Woodcroft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8BL Detached Freehold £345,000
23 June 2017 10 Woodcroft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8BL Detached Freehold £330,000
31 March 2016 19 Woodcroft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8BL Detached Freehold £299,950
20 December 2013 14 Woodcroft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8BL Detached Freehold £193,000
30 September 2013 17 Woodcroft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8BL Detached Freehold £213,000
1 November 2010 6 Woodcroft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8BL Detached Freehold £230,000
16 July 2010 17 Woodcroft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8BL Semi-detached Freehold £185,000
10 April 2008 19 Woodcroft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8BL Detached Freehold £210,000
13 February 2007 17 Woodcroft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8BL Semi-detached Freehold £185,000
24 August 2001 6 Woodcroft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8BL Detached Freehold £134,995
29 August 1997 11 Woodcroft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8BL Detached Freehold £92,000
28 July 1997 4 Woodcroft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8BL Detached Freehold £113,750
15 December 1995 5 Woodcroft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8BL Detached Freehold £110,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for B79 8BL

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Tamworth

MP

Sarah Edwards Labour

Staffordshire County Council
County council electoral division

Perrycrofts

Councillor

Robert Pritchard Conservative

Tamworth Borough Council
District council ward

Spital

Councillors

Samuel Smith Conservative

Gareth Coates Labour

Marion Couchman Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for B79 8BL

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00152124 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01029851 Tamworth 002E Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02006218 Tamworth 002 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05007072 Spital Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E07000199 Tamworth Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000028 Staffordshire Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000005 West Midlands Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001538 Tamworth Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000015 Staffordshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000169 Birmingham Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33022452 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000012 Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 28 October 2010 BEIS
E37000032 Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 28 October 2010 BEIS
E38000153 NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB - 05Q Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000011 Midlands NHS England Regions Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E43000133 Tamworth, unparished area Non-Civil Parished Areas Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E54000010 Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2020 NHS
E56000007 West Midlands Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E58001380 Perrycrofts ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 3 May 2013 DLUHC
E63002644 Tamworth Built Up Areas Census 1 December 2022 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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