B79 8DP

a postcode in Staffordshire

Introduced in January 1980

B79 8DP	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 8DP

Chesterton Way - 37 properties, USRN 39400420

Goldsmith Place - 2 properties, USRN 39400174

Unnamed road - 2 properties, USRN 39404702

Stevenson Road - 1 property, USRN 39400137

Burns Road - 1 property, USRN 39400359

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 39404701

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 39404845

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 39404846

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6424 / 52°38'32"N

Longitude: -1.6996 / 1°41'58"W

UTM Reference: 30U 587988 5833287

OS Easting: 420424

OS Northing: 305004

OS Grid: SK204050

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 4FD.940

Mapcode Global: WHCGX.VVV4

Open Location Code: 9C4WJ8R2+X5

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92dp64

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 7a2

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
Established but Challenged
Industry Associations

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 8DP on Sunday 7 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:36
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:55
Sunrise	04:44
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:05
Sunset	21:26
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:15
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:34

Hours of daylight today	04:14 to 21:56
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:56 to 04:14
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Rises	00:05
Moon sets	09:31

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

Residential Property Sales in B79 8DP

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
27 September 2023	36 Chesterton Way, Tamworth B79 8DP	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£152,000
21 January 2022	51 Chesterton Way, Tamworth B79 8DP	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£115,000
18 August 2016	37 Chesterton Way, Tamworth B79 8DP	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£105,500
25 July 2008	52 Chesterton Way, Tamworth B79 8DP	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£120,000
28 February 2007	39 Chesterton Way, Tamworth B79 8DP	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£97,000
28 July 2006	39 Chesterton Way, Tamworth B79 8DP	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£62,500
21 April 2006	72 Chesterton Way, Tamworth B79 8DP	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£116,000
13 February 2006	37 Chesterton Way, Tamworth B79 8DP	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£59,000
14 October 2005	51 Chesterton Way, Tamworth B79 8DP	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£95,000
11 June 2004	51 Chesterton Way, Tamworth B79 8DP	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£90,000
8 December 2003	58 Chesterton Way, Tamworth B79 8DP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£59,000
20 October 2003	52 Chesterton Way, Tamworth B79 8DP	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£75,000
29 October 2002	60 Chesterton Way, Tamworth B79 8DP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£80,000
3 September 1999	40 Chesterton Way, Tamworth B79 8DP	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£49,950
15 March 1996	50 Chesterton Way, Tamworth B79 8DP	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£39,000

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 8DP

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 8DP

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00152121		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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