The UK Postcode Database

BT79 8AR

a terminated postcode in Derry and Strabane

Introduced in December 1984, terminated in July 2004
BT79 8AR Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.7861 / 54°47'9"N

Longitude: -7.2302 / 7°13'48"W

UTM Reference: 29U 613807 6072425

OS Easting: 249574

OS Northing: 393407

OS Grid: SH495934

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: IRL MG.6FC8

Mapcode Global: GBR 8JJ1.YY4

Open Location Code: 9C6JQQP9+CW

Maidenhead Locator System: IO64js28

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator:

ONS Population Classification: 1a1

  • Rural Residents
  • Farming Communities
  • Rural Workers and Families

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 304 / 890

  • 4th decile
  • somewhat more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for BT79 8AR on Thursday 4 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:17
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:01
Sunrise 04:55
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:27
Sunset 21:58
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:53
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:37
Hours of daylight today04:25 to 22:28
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:28 to 04:25
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 05:46

For a full sun and moon calendar for BT79 8AR, go to The Time and Place

Elected Representatives for BT79 8AR

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

West Tyrone

MP

Órfhlaith Begley Sinn Féin

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for BT79 8AR

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
N05000018 West Tyrone Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 BCNI
N08000523 Glenelly Valley Electoral Wards Administrative/Electoral 1 April 2015 NISRA
N09000005 Derry and Strabane Local Government Districts Administrative 1 April 2015 NISRA
N12000010 Omagh and Strabane Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
N19001733 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 NISRA
N20001989 Sperrin_F5 Data Zones Census 21 March 2021 NISRA
N21000449 Sperrin_F Super Data Zones Census 21 March 2021 NISRA
N92000002 Northern Ireland Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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