B79 8AY

a postcode in Staffordshire

Introduced in June 2004

B79 8AY	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 8AY

Croft Avenue - 16 properties, USRN 39400924

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6396 / 52°38'22"N

Longitude: -1.6918 / 1°41'30"W

UTM Reference: 30U 588523 5832979

OS Easting: 420954

OS Northing: 304689

OS Grid: SK209046

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 4FD.K2V

Mapcode Global: WHCGX.ZXKB

Open Location Code: 9C4WJ8Q5+R7

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92dp63

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 6b3

Baseline UK
Legacy Industrial and Coastal Communities
EU Singles

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 8AY 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 8AY, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in B79 8AY

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
28 January 2022	11 Croft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8AY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£247,000
11 March 2021	17 Croft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8AY	Detached	Freehold	£325,000
19 June 2017	11 Croft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8AY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£200,000
21 April 2016	4 Croft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8AY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£180,000
29 May 2015	9 Croft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8AY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£175,000
14 December 2012	15 Croft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8AY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£150,000
5 July 2010	1 Croft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8AY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£200,000
16 February 2007	3 Croft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8AY	Detached	Freehold	£230,000
9 February 2007	1 Croft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8AY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£206,000
20 September 2006	17 Croft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8AY	Detached	Freehold	£239,950
31 March 2006	7 Croft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8AY	Detached	Freehold	£199,995
26 August 2005	11 Croft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8AY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£184,000
15 July 2005	2 Croft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8AY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£199,995
24 June 2005	19 Croft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8AY	Detached	Freehold	£249,995
27 May 2005	3 Croft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8AY	Detached	Freehold	£225,000
13 May 2005	6 Croft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8AY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£189,995
29 April 2005	4 Croft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8AY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£184,995
29 April 2005	17 Croft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8AY	Detached	Freehold	£239,995
15 April 2005	10 Croft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8AY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£142,500
6 April 2005	9 Croft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8AY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£187,500
31 March 2005	5 Croft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8AY	Detached	Freehold	£239,995
24 March 2005	21 Croft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8AY	Detached	Freehold	£249,995
24 March 2005	8 Croft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8AY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£139,995
17 December 2004	1 Croft Avenue, Tamworth B79 8AY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£236,950

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 8AY

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 8AY

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00152123		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E00168396		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	31 December 2011	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
E33022451		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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