B79 8BN

a postcode in Staffordshire

Introduced in January 1980

B79 8BN	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 8BN

Masefield Drive - 19 properties, USRN 39400339

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6398 / 52°38'23"N

Longitude: -1.6989 / 1°41'56"W

UTM Reference: 30U 588038 5832999

OS Easting: 420470

OS Northing: 304716

OS Grid: SK204047

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 4FD.H9B

Mapcode Global: WHCGX.WX53

Open Location Code: 9C4WJ8Q2+WC

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92dp63

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 7b1

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
Young Families in Industrial Towns
Terraces in Transitional Towns

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 8774 / 32844

3rd decile
more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for B79 8BN on Monday 22 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:27
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:52
Sunrise	04:43
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 today	04:13 to 22:04
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:04 to 04:13
Moon Phase	First Quarter
Moon Rises	12:58

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

Residential Property Sales in B79 8BN

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
28 June 2024	40 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8BN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£200,000
20 July 2022	33 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8BN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£272,000
4 December 2020	33 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8BN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£185,000
12 July 2019	43 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8BN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£143,500
31 August 2018	47 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8BN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£148,500
6 July 2017	33 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8BN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£130,000
18 August 2016	43 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8BN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£126,000
7 December 2012	38 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8BN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£90,000
21 October 2011	48 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8BN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£90,000
19 October 2009	43 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8BN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£103,000
20 April 2007	47 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8BN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£120,000
11 October 2002	36 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8BN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£82,950
30 August 2002	35 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8BN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£67,500
27 July 2001	32 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8BN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£69,950
31 August 2000	42 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8BN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£59,950
4 August 2000	36 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8BN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£57,950
13 December 1999	39 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8BN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£43,950
16 May 1999	42 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8BN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£25,000
27 February 1998	45 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8BN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£43,000

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 8BN

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Tamworth

MP

Sarah Edwards Labour

Tamworth Borough Council

District council ward

Mercian

Councillors

Richard Kingstone Independent

Lee Clarke Labour

Patricia Pallett Labour

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for B79 8BN

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00152089		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01029850	Tamworth 002D	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
E05007071	Mercian	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 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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