B79 8PA

a postcode in Staffordshire

Introduced in January 1980

B79 8PA	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 8PA

Hillcrest Close - 36 properties, USRN 39400345

Comberford Road - 1 property, USRN 39400553

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 39404749

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 39404705

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 39404706

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6416 / 52°38'29"N

Longitude: -1.6952 / 1°41'42"W

UTM Reference: 30U 588285 5833198

OS Easting: 420719

OS Northing: 304912

OS Grid: SK207049

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 4FD.B7M

Mapcode Global: WHCGX.XVXS

Open Location Code: 9C4WJ8R3+JW

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92dp63

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2c1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Ageing Communities
Communal Retirement Living

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 8PA 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	Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises	11:39
Moon sets	23:56

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

Residential Property Sales in B79 8PA

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
27 March 2024	18 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£190,000
12 March 2021	22 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£150,000
10 March 2021	35 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£210,000
12 June 2020	18 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£158,000
7 February 2020	6 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Detached	Freehold	£240,000
2 August 2019	24 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£162,500
19 June 2019	16 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£115,000
5 April 2019	15 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£134,000
28 September 2018	31 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£185,000
1 August 2018	3 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Detached	Freehold	£228,000
18 July 2018	29 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£220,000
20 November 2017	7 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Detached	Freehold	£210,000
24 February 2017	4 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Detached	Freehold	£95,000
21 December 2016	10 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£107,500
20 December 2016	18 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£115,000
20 May 2016	18 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£70,000
12 August 2015	16 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£110,000
19 May 2014	25 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£116,500
19 August 2013	2 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Detached	Freehold	£195,000
3 December 2012	27 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£95,000
12 July 2012	21 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£93,500
26 September 2011	15 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£92,500
3 April 2009	23 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£92,000
30 November 2007	11 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£117,000
17 October 2006	28 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£150,000
15 February 2006	9 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£117,000
8 August 2005	35 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£138,000
10 September 2004	28 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£140,000
5 March 2004	8 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Detached	Freehold	£176,000
31 October 2003	8 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Detached	Freehold	£145,000
31 May 2002	12 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£73,500
28 March 2002	19 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£67,500
20 October 2000	8 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Detached	Freehold	£113,000
8 May 2000	31 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£68,950
31 March 2000	25 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£58,000
21 January 2000	34 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Detached	Freehold	£72,000
25 November 1998	26 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£49,950
9 April 1998	12 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£47,500
19 December 1997	2 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Detached	Freehold	£84,000
28 November 1997	19 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£45,000
11 November 1996	31 Hillcrest Close, Tamworth B79 8PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£58,900

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 8PA

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 8PA

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00152119		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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