The UK Postcode Database

B78 3AE

a postcode in Staffordshire

Introduced in January 1980
B78 3AE Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with B78 3AE

Lichfield Road - 19 properties, USRN 23400145

Lichfield Road - 2 properties, USRN 39400007

Hints Road - 1 property, USRN 23401782

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6433 / 52°38'35"N

Longitude: -1.7364 / 1°44'10"W

UTM Reference: 30U 585497 5833339

OS Easting: 417934

OS Northing: 305091

OS Grid: SK179050

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 4FB.CSK

Mapcode Global: WHCGX.9TDG

Open Location Code: 9C4WJ7V7+8C

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92dp14

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

  • rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
  • a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1a1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Spacious Rural Living
  • Pre-Retirement Spacious Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 22133 / 32844

  • 7th decile
  • somewhat less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for B78 3AE on Sunday 21 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:27
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:52
Sunrise 04:42
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:34
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:25
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:49
Hours of daylight today04:12 to 22:04
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:04 to 04:13
Moon Phase First Quarter
Moon Rises 11:39
Moon sets 23:56

For a full sun and moon calendar for B78 3AE, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in B78 3AE

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
1 September 2021 Swiss Cottage, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth B78 3AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £173,450
28 May 2021 Willow Cottage, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth B78 3AE Detached Freehold £325,000
30 October 2020 Waterside Bungalow, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth B78 3AE Detached Freehold £540,000
26 August 2020 3, The Bridge, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth B78 3AE Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
14 October 2019 Willow Cottage, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth B78 3AE Detached Freehold £415,000
28 June 2019 Shaugh, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth B78 3AE Detached Freehold £261,000
28 June 2019 3, The Bridge, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth B78 3AE Semi-detached Freehold £207,500
28 February 2019 Shaugh, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth B78 3AE Detached Freehold £239,200
8 August 2018 Rose Cottage, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth B78 3AE Detached Freehold £425,000
21 July 2014 Ludgate, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth B78 3AE Detached Freehold £280,000
19 July 2013 4, The Bridge, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth B78 3AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £145,000
20 December 2012 Cobwebs, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth B78 3AE Semi-detached Freehold £210,000
20 July 2012 Otters Holt, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth B78 3AE Semi-detached Freehold £210,000
25 November 2010 Linden, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth B78 3AE Detached Freehold £200,000
10 September 2010 Bridge Cottage, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth B78 3AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £106,810
28 September 2006 Bridge Cottage, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth B78 3AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £110,000
27 September 2006 Swiss Cottage, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth B78 3AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £135,000
24 August 2004 3, The Bridge, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth B78 3AE Semi-detached Freehold £199,000
22 August 2003 4, The Bridge, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth B78 3AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £148,000
12 October 2001 4, The Bridge, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth B78 3AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £119,000
1 December 2000 4, The Bridge, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth B78 3AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £125,000
18 August 1999 3, The Bridge, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth B78 3AE Semi-detached Freehold £86,000

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 B78 3AE

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Tamworth

MP

Sarah Edwards Labour

Lichfield District Council
District council ward

Whittington & Streethay

Councillors

Claire Booker Labour

Richard Holland Conservative

Andrew Rushton Liberal Democrats

B78 3AE also falls within the Civil Parish of Wigginton and Hopwas, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for B78 3AE

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00150404 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01029517 Lichfield 008B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02006153 Lichfield 008 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04008942 Wigginton and Hopwas Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05010672 Whittington & Streethay Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 7 May 2015 DLUHC
E07000194 Lichfield 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
E33022123 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
E54000010 Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2019 NHS
E56000007 West Midlands Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E58001827 Lichfield Rural East ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 1 May 2025 DLUHC
E63009718 Hopwas Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 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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