B79 8TT

a postcode in Staffordshire

Introduced in January 1980

B79 8TT	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with B79 8TT

Kingston Close - 26 properties, USRN 39400163

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 39404754

Perrycrofts Crescent - 1 property, USRN 39404753

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6434 / 52°38'36"N

Longitude: -1.6863 / 1°41'10"W

UTM Reference: 30U 588883 5833410

OS Easting: 421320

OS Northing: 305114

OS Grid: SK213051

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 5GR.6GN

Mapcode Global: WHCGY.2T7D

Open Location Code: 9C4WJ8V7+8F

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92dp74

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 1b1

Retired Professionals
Small Town Suburbia
Younger Established Suburban Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 28458 / 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 8TT 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 04:12
Moon Phase	First Quarter
Moon Rises	11:40
Moon sets	23:56

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

Residential Property Sales in B79 8TT

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
2 October 2023	30 Kingston Close, Tamworth B79 8TT	Detached	Freehold	£350,000
10 October 2022	24 Kingston Close, Tamworth B79 8TT	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£303,000
5 August 2022	26 Kingston Close, Tamworth B79 8TT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£295,000
28 June 2021	16 Kingston Close, Tamworth B79 8TT	Detached	Freehold	£260,000
24 June 2021	15 Kingston Close, Tamworth B79 8TT	Other property type	Leasehold	£240,000
10 May 2021	6 Kingston Close, Tamworth B79 8TT	Detached	Freehold	£300,000
25 September 2020	24 Kingston Close, Tamworth B79 8TT	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£200,000
13 March 2020	4 Kingston Close, Tamworth B79 8TT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£233,000
4 June 2018	11 Kingston Close, Tamworth B79 8TT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£255,000
26 June 2017	4 Kingston Close, Tamworth B79 8TT	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£210,000
15 April 2016	21 Kingston Close, Tamworth B79 8TT	Detached	Freehold	£282,000
8 October 2015	28 Kingston Close, Tamworth B79 8TT	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£215,000
23 March 2012	30 Kingston Close, Tamworth B79 8TT	Detached	Freehold	£155,000
7 August 2009	6 Kingston Close, Tamworth B79 8TT	Detached	Freehold	£170,000
26 October 2007	32 Kingston Close, Tamworth B79 8TT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£147,000
4 August 2004	19 Kingston Close, Tamworth B79 8TT	Detached	Freehold	£152,500
13 February 2004	22 Kingston Close, Tamworth B79 8TT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£150,000
13 December 2002	22 Kingston Close, Tamworth B79 8TT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£137,950
21 August 2000	26 Kingston Close, Tamworth B79 8TT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£82,000
10 March 2000	18 Kingston Close, Tamworth B79 8TT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£77,000
3 September 1999	5 Kingston Close, Tamworth B79 8TT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£76,000
23 July 1999	21 Kingston Close, Tamworth B79 8TT	Detached	Freehold	£85,000
1 November 1996	32 Kingston Close, Tamworth B79 8TT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£53,000

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 8TT

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 8TT

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00152118		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01029854	Tamworth 001F	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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