B79 8UE

a postcode in Staffordshire

Introduced in September 2017

B79 8UE	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with B79 8UE

Browns Lane - 7 properties, USRN 39400524

Carter Close - 5 properties, USRN 23410435

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.65 / 52°39'0"N

Longitude: -1.6866 / 1°41'11"W

UTM Reference: 30U 588853 5834150

OS Easting: 421301

OS Northing: 305855

OS Grid: SK213058

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 5GK.SHW

Mapcode Global: WHCGY.2N48

Open Location Code: 9C4WM827+29

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92dp76

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

rural village
a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Rural Amenity
Rural Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 22133 / 32844

7th decile
somewhat less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for B79 8UE on Monday 22 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 today	04:12 to 22:04
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:04 to 04:13
Moon Phase	Waxing Gibbous
Moon Rises	12:58

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

Residential Property Sales in B79 8UE

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
10 March 2023	9 Carter Close, Tamworth B79 8UE	Detached	Freehold	£325,000
28 February 2023	10 Carter Close, Tamworth B79 8UE	Detached	Freehold	£340,000
28 September 2022	1 Carter Close, Tamworth B79 8UE	Detached	Freehold	£375,000
27 May 2021	14 Carter Close, Tamworth B79 8UE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£194,000
15 July 2019	5 Carter Close, Tamworth B79 8UE	Detached	Freehold	£335,950
27 June 2019	3 Carter Close, Tamworth B79 8UE	Detached	Freehold	£245,950
27 June 2019	1 Carter Close, Tamworth B79 8UE	Detached	Freehold	£292,000
30 April 2019	7 Carter Close, Tamworth B79 8UE	Detached	Freehold	£289,950
18 April 2019	2 Carter Close, Tamworth B79 8UE	Detached	Freehold	£286,950
10 April 2019	4 Carter Close, Tamworth B79 8UE	Detached	Freehold	£284,500
13 March 2019	8 Carter Close, Tamworth B79 8UE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£238,950
13 March 2019	6 Carter Close, Tamworth B79 8UE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£238,950
8 March 2019	9 Carter Close, Tamworth B79 8UE	Detached	Freehold	£243,950
27 February 2019	10 Carter Close, Tamworth B79 8UE	Detached	Freehold	£279,950
6 February 2019	12 Carter Close, Tamworth B79 8UE	Detached	Freehold	£329,950
21 December 2018	14 Carter Close, Tamworth B79 8UE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£179,950

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 8UE

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Tamworth

MP

Sarah Edwards Labour

Lichfield District Council

District council ward

Whittington & Streethay

Councillors

Claire Booker Labour

Richard Holland Conservative

Andrew Rushton Liberal Democrats

B79 8UE also falls within the Civil Parish of Wigginton and Hopwas, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for B79 8UE

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00150403		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E00180700		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	21 March 2021	ONS
E01029517	Lichfield 008B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02006153	Lichfield 008	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04008942	Wigginton and Hopwas	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E05010672	Whittington & Streethay	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	7 May 2015	DLUHC
E07000194	Lichfield	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
E33022123		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
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
E58001827	Lichfield Rural East 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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