B79 8PJ

a postcode in Staffordshire

Introduced in January 1980

B79 8PJ	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 8PJ

Gillway - 28 properties, USRN 39400617

Windmill Close - 1 property, USRN 39400151

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 39404689

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6504 / 52°39'1"N

Longitude: -1.7005 / 1°42'1"W

UTM Reference: 30U 587911 5834173

OS Easting: 420359

OS Northing: 305891

OS Grid: SK203058

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 4F6.WCW

Mapcode Global: WHCGX.VNF0

Open Location Code: 9C4WM72X+5R

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92dp56

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): 13142 / 32844

5th decile
slightly more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for B79 8PJ on Tuesday 23 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:28
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:52
Sunrise	04:43
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:09
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	Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets	00:05
Moon Rises	14:16

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

Residential Property Sales in B79 8PJ

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
26 January 2024	99 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£805,000
26 January 2024	127 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£605,000
12 September 2023	113 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£482,000
2 December 2022	93 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£390,000
28 November 2022	83 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£400,000
8 July 2022	79 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£420,000
30 June 2021	127 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£540,000
28 June 2021	75 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£312,000
5 March 2021	83 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£380,000
27 November 2020	87 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£375,000
27 August 2020	101 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£689,950
27 February 2020	89 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£465,000
27 August 2019	123 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£450,000
20 June 2018	103 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£570,000
15 January 2016	87 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£265,000
6 July 2015	119 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£382,500
10 December 2010	95 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£359,000
2 December 2010	99 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£360,000
31 August 2007	79 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£248,000
25 July 2007	123 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£362,500
16 February 2007	85 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£250,000
4 September 2006	107 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£360,000
28 November 2005	111 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£300,000
14 October 2005	101 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£300,000
17 December 2004	103 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£340,000
17 December 2004	91 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£249,000
14 March 2003	105 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£240,000
25 November 2002	89 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£325,000
18 October 2002	93 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£230,000
10 September 2002	127 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£242,000
28 March 2002	95 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£197,000
30 March 2001	127 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£200,000
23 February 2001	89 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£199,950
15 October 1999	91 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£120,000
11 June 1999	123 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£147,000
30 April 1999	99 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£185,000
12 August 1998	105 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£140,500
20 June 1997	127 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£128,000
24 May 1996	93 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£100,000
17 May 1996	89 Gillway Lane, Tamworth B79 8PJ	Detached	Freehold	£91,000

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 8PJ

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 8PJ

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00152128		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01029852	Tamworth 001D	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
E33022447		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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