The UK Postcode Database

B79 8JU

a postcode in Staffordshire

Introduced in January 1980
B79 8JU 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 8JU

Fontenaye Road - 23 properties, USRN 39400589

Alvis Close - 1 property, USRN 39400254

Roman Way - 1 property, USRN 39400416

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 39404675

Bentley Way - 1 property, USRN 39400506

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 39404674

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.645 / 52°38'42"N

Longitude: -1.7118 / 1°42'42"W

UTM Reference: 30U 587160 5833560

OS Easting: 419600

OS Northing: 305288

OS Grid: SK196052

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 4FD.033

Mapcode Global: WHCGX.PS24

Open Location Code: 9C4WJ7WQ+27

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92dp44

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Ageing Communities
  • Ageing Independent Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 28475 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for B79 8JU 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) 22:25
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 8JU, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in B79 8JU

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
2 July 2021 34 Fontenaye Road, Tamworth B79 8JU Semi-detached Freehold £195,000
8 October 2018 54 Fontenaye Road, Tamworth B79 8JU Semi-detached Freehold £190,000
11 December 2017 66 Fontenaye Road, Tamworth B79 8JU Detached Freehold £227,500
9 March 2017 46 Fontenaye Road, Tamworth B79 8JU Semi-detached Freehold £185,000
8 June 2015 46 Fontenaye Road, Tamworth B79 8JU Semi-detached Freehold £156,000
20 March 2015 34 Fontenaye Road, Tamworth B79 8JU Semi-detached Freehold £153,000
24 October 2014 28 Fontenaye Road, Tamworth B79 8JU Semi-detached Freehold £134,000
23 May 2014 60 Fontenaye Road, Tamworth B79 8JU Semi-detached Freehold £110,000
21 February 2013 42 Fontenaye Road, Tamworth B79 8JU Semi-detached Freehold £121,000
21 February 2013 64 Fontenaye Road, Tamworth B79 8JU Detached Freehold £169,000
16 January 2013 54 Fontenaye Road, Tamworth B79 8JU Semi-detached Freehold £116,000
28 March 2008 54 Fontenaye Road, Tamworth B79 8JU Semi-detached Freehold £143,000
6 February 2006 66 Fontenaye Road, Tamworth B79 8JU Detached Freehold £170,000
3 April 2003 44 Fontenaye Road, Tamworth B79 8JU Semi-detached Freehold £107,550
6 December 2002 60 Fontenaye Road, Tamworth B79 8JU Semi-detached Freehold £98,000
30 January 2002 26 Fontenaye Road, Tamworth B79 8JU Semi-detached Freehold £73,500
7 December 2001 54 Fontenaye Road, Tamworth B79 8JU Semi-detached Freehold £71,000
26 February 1999 24 Fontenaye Road, Tamworth B79 8JU Semi-detached Freehold £31,000
14 August 1998 40 Fontenaye Road, Tamworth B79 8JU Semi-detached Freehold £57,000
6 March 1998 52 Fontenaye Road, Tamworth B79 8JU Semi-detached Freehold £47,500
22 November 1996 40 Fontenaye Road, Tamworth B79 8JU Semi-detached Freehold £49,450
10 July 1995 50 Fontenaye Road, Tamworth B79 8JU Semi-detached Leasehold £49,950

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 8JU

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 8JU

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00152086 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01029848 Tamworth 001C 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
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
E33022446 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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