B79 8AX

a postcode in Staffordshire

Introduced in January 1980

B79 8AX	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with B79 8AX

Upper Gungate - 27 properties, USRN 39400141

Ashby Road - 1 property, USRN 39400468

Croft Street - 1 property, USRN 39400559

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6395 / 52°38'22"N

Longitude: -1.6946 / 1°41'40"W

UTM Reference: 30U 588332 5832970

OS Easting: 420763

OS Northing: 304682

OS Grid: SK207046

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 4FD.JCM

Mapcode Global: WHCGX.YX6C

Open Location Code: 9C4WJ8Q4+R5

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92dp63

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2c1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Ageing Communities
Communal Retirement Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 16955 / 32844

6th decile
slightly less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for B79 8AX 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)	22:24
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:49

Hours of daylight today	04:12 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 B79 8AX, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in B79 8AX

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
14 December 2022	53 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£183,750
18 June 2021	103 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Detached	Freehold	£475,000
18 September 2020	103 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Detached	Freehold	£217,500
20 July 2018	53 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£127,500
19 October 2017	95 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Detached	Freehold	£369,000
6 January 2017	85 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£325,000
29 October 2015	93 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Detached	Freehold	£380,000
23 October 2015	83 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£275,000
28 November 2014	45 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£115,000
12 March 2014	83 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£230,000
28 February 2014	47 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£125,000
7 February 2014	43 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£124,000
30 August 2012	105 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Detached	Freehold	£275,000
19 July 2011	47 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£110,000
21 June 2011	93 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Detached	Freehold	£218,000
1 February 2008	51 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£132,500
15 June 2007	79 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Detached	Freehold	£246,500
19 January 2005	55 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£115,500
4 April 2003	97 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Detached	Freehold	£215,000
7 February 2003	85 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£192,000
3 December 2001	53 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£68,999
16 February 2001	49 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£59,000
4 August 2000	47 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£68,000
3 October 1997	49 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£45,995
21 June 1996	91 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Detached	Freehold	£150,000
4 December 1995	81 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Detached	Freehold	£67,500
17 November 1995	43 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£44,500
27 January 1995	47 Upper Gungate, Tamworth B79 8AX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£45,000

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 8AX

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Tamworth

MP

Sarah Edwards Labour

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 8AX

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00152119		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01029853	Tamworth 001E	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02006217	Tamworth 001	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
E33022449		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 2019	NHS
E56000007	West Midlands	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 September 2016	NHS England
E58001837	Perrycrofts ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	1 May 2025	DLUHC
E63009752	Tamworth	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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