The UK Postcode Database

B79 8DD

a postcode in Staffordshire

Introduced in January 1980
B79 8DD 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 8DD

Masefield Drive - 38 properties, USRN 39400339

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.642 / 52°38'31"N

Longitude: -1.7016 / 1°42'5"W

UTM Reference: 30U 587852 5833236

OS Easting: 420287

OS Northing: 304955

OS Grid: SK202049

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 4FD.8MJ

Mapcode Global: WHCGX.TVWG

Open Location Code: 9C4WJ7RX+Q9

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92dp54

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 8b1

  • Legacy Communities
  • Legacy and Demographically Mixed Communities
  • Challenged Families

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 6394 / 32844

  • 2nd decile
  • much more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for B79 8DD 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 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 B79 8DD, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in B79 8DD

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
21 June 2024 68 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8DD Semi-detached Freehold £165,000
2 May 2024 90 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8DD Flat/apartment Leasehold £122,000
7 February 2024 108 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8DD Flat/apartment Leasehold £115,000
8 December 2017 72 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8DD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £110,000
25 July 2014 70 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8DD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £106,000
30 July 2010 72 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8DD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £105,000
28 May 2010 104 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8DD Flat/apartment Leasehold £88,000
31 December 2008 82 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8DD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £115,000
4 September 2007 90 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8DD Flat/apartment Leasehold £104,000
20 December 2006 82 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8DD Semi-detached Freehold £110,000
1 September 2005 92 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8DD Flat/apartment Leasehold £99,950
14 May 2004 68 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8DD Semi-detached Freehold £96,000
21 July 2003 90 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8DD Flat/apartment Leasehold £39,000
6 June 2003 92 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8DD Flat/apartment Leasehold £77,000
31 March 2000 104 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8DD Flat/apartment Leasehold £44,950
27 August 1999 104 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8DD Flat/apartment Leasehold £40,000
9 April 1998 92 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8DD Flat/apartment Leasehold £38,800
9 June 1995 82 Masefield Drive, Tamworth B79 8DD Semi-detached Freehold £38,500

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 8DD

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 8DD

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00152104 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01029849 Tamworth 002C 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
E33022454 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

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

The UK Postcode Database is a Good Stuff website.

Page generated in 0.95 seconds. 216.73.217.114. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:59:19 +0100. Partial Entropification.