# B79 8BS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 52.638971, -1.699762
- **Open Location Code:** 9C4WJ8Q2+H3
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO92dp
- **Qibla:** 118.3°
- **Grid reference:** SK 20414 04621
- **UTM:** 30U 587983 5832903
- **Elevation:** 68m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** West Midlands (E12000005)
- **Admin district:** Tamworth (E07000199)
- **Ward:** Mercian (E05007071)
- **Constituency:** Tamworth (E14001538)
- **County:** Staffordshire (E10000028)
- **Parish code:** E43000133
- **Travel to work area:** E30000169
- **Police force area:** E23000015
- **Built-up area:** E63009752
- **County electoral division:** E58001837
- **European electoral region:** West Midlands (E15000005)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01029850
- **2021 MSOA:** Central Tamworth (E02006218)
- **2021 output area:** E00152088
- **2011 LSOA:** E01029850
- **2011 MSOA:** E02006218
- **2011 output area:** E00152088
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33022452
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Constrained City Dwellers (7A1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 8774
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000011
- **ICB location:** E38000153
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000010
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000007

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Tamworth | 874 |
| Hospital | Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital | 2604 |
| GP | The Aldergate Medical Practice | 279 |
| School | Moorgate Primary Academy | 210 |
| Airport | Birmingham Airport | 20836 |
| Bus stop | Tennyson Avenue | 90 |
| Food bank | Tamworth | 673 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 230 |
| Pharmacy | Primary Care Pharmacy | 386 |
| Post office | Masefield Drive Post Office | 519 |
| Library | Tamworth Library | 568 |
| Coast | — | 102413 |
| Central London | — | 165450 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** National Grid Electricity Distribution (region B, MPAN 11)
- **Water:** South Staffordshire Water
- **Sewerage:** Severn Trent Water
- **Broadband:** 100% gigabit, 100% superfast, 100% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [B79 8GB](https://openpostcodes.uk/B79%208GB)
- [B79 8BU](https://openpostcodes.uk/B79%208BU)
- [B79 7EN](https://openpostcodes.uk/B79%207EN)
- [B79 8BP](https://openpostcodes.uk/B79%208BP)
- [B79 8BT](https://openpostcodes.uk/B79%208BT)
- [B79 8BN](https://openpostcodes.uk/B79%208BN)

## Boundary

A Polygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/B79%208BS.json).

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