The UK Postcode Database

B79 8RH

a postcode in Staffordshire

Introduced in January 1980
B79 8RH 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 8RH

Wigginton Road - 39 properties, USRN 39400234

Hillcrest Close - 1 property, USRN 39400345

Comberford Road - 1 property, USRN 39400553

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6431 / 52°38'34"N

Longitude: -1.6935 / 1°41'36"W

UTM Reference: 30U 588398 5833365

OS Easting: 420835

OS Northing: 305077

OS Grid: SK208050

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 4FD.BN7

Mapcode Global: WHCGX.YTQN

Open Location Code: 9C4WJ8V4+6H

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92dp64

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 8RH 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 04:12
Moon Phase First Quarter
Moon Rises 11:39
Moon sets 23:56

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

Residential Property Sales in B79 8RH

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
19 June 2023 17 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Semi-detached Freehold £500,000
20 December 2017 24 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Semi-detached Freehold £308,000
27 April 2017 18a Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Detached Freehold £270,000
21 April 2017 20 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Other property type Freehold £100
21 April 2017 23 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £240,000
17 February 2017 28 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Detached Freehold £295,000
10 September 2014 21 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £169,000
17 September 2012 18a Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Detached Freehold £164,000
12 October 2007 23 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £217,000
26 July 2007 12 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Detached Freehold £232,000
29 September 2006 21 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £210,000
1 September 2006 32 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Detached Freehold £249,000
19 May 2006 8 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Detached Freehold £246,950
27 August 2004 17 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Semi-detached Freehold £294,000
7 May 2004 13 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Semi-detached Freehold £275,000
30 April 2004 4 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Detached Freehold £167,500
29 April 2004 14 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Detached Freehold £298,500
25 April 2003 21 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £159,950
20 December 2002 36 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Semi-detached Freehold £154,950
15 November 2002 23 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £149,950
11 April 2002 23 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £87,000
14 September 2001 27 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Detached Freehold £188,950
6 August 1999 36 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Semi-detached Freehold £100,000
4 December 1998 Flat 3, 20 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Semi-detached Leasehold £37,500
28 August 1998 21 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £59,999
12 December 1997 Flat 1, 20 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Flat/apartment Leasehold £42,000
25 April 1997 Flat 2, 20 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Flat/apartment Leasehold £36,950
24 April 1997 19 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £63,500
29 November 1996 36 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Semi-detached Freehold £81,000
24 May 1996 Flat 1, 20 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Flat/apartment Leasehold £36,000
30 November 1995 29 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Detached Freehold £100,000
26 October 1995 2 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Detached Freehold £74,500
18 September 1995 19 Wigginton Road, Tamworth B79 8RH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £60,000

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 8RH

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 8RH

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData 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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