B77 1BQ Tamworth
Live postcode, introduced December 1995. Ward: Castle. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Celandine, Tamworth: 30 addresses
- Reedmace, Tamworth: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Celandine, Kettlebrook: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Tamworth in 2026-27: Band D £2,301 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,534 | £1,789 | £2,045 | £2,301 | £2,812 | £3,323 | £3,835 | £4,602 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (41% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Units North of Campion Drive: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- Kettlebrook Road Industrial Estate, South: up to 53 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- Royal Mail sorting office, Blythe Street: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Car Park off Park Farm Road: up to 21 homes, not permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Fazeley Autocentre and Units behind: up to 26 homes, not permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Briers Scrapyard, Glascote: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
- Job Centre, Saxon Mill Lane: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 9 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 30 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 9 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 32 addresses are between 63 m and 64 m above sea level (63 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Tamworth 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Wilnecote (Staffs) 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Polesworth 150 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Campion Drive Kettlebrook | 170 m |
| Car parks | Asda Tamworth Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 19.3 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Riverside Surgery | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Exley Pharmacy | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Central Ortho | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Tamworth Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kettlebrook Off Licence, Kettlebrook | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Kettlebrook Park 37 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,710 m² | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 59 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tamworth Castle, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tamworth Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Saxon defences | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Medieval deanery, Lower Gungate | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Mill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Dorcas Plantation | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Quarry Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Seventeen Acre Wood | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Dosthill Granite Quarry | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south |
| The Spinney | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 32 |
16 of the postcode's 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Celandine.