B77 2QD Tamworth
Live postcode, introduced January 1992. Ward: Bolehall. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
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 B (35% of about 710 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 1.0 km
- Briers Scrapyard, Glascote: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Royal Mail sorting office, Blythe Street: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- Kettlebrook Road Industrial Estate, South: up to 53 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- Amington Pub: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- Units North of Campion Drive: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (720 m)
- The Winning Post Pub, Argyle Street: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (770 m)
- Profile Wrappers, Marlborough Way: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (790 m)
- JE Harrison Depot, Moor Lane: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (830 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 60 addresses are between 69 m and 72 m above sea level (71 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 | 1.3 km |
| Wilnecote (Staffs) 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Polesworth 150 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Dolphin Inn Glascote | 220 m |
| Car parks | NCP Tamworth Marmion Street | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 19.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Heathview Medical Practice | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Exley Pharmacy | 850 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Central Ortho | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital | 3.1 km |
| Police station | Thornhill Road Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Tamworth Service Station | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Kettlebrook Park 37 ha | 120 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.7 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 43 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval deanery, Lower Gungate, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km north-west. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval deanery, Lower Gungate | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-west |
| Tamworth Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-west |
| Saxon defences | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Mill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-west |
| Dorcas Plantation | Wood | 2.4 km south |
| Quarry Hill | Hill | 2.7 km south-east |
| The Spinney | Wood | 3.0 km south-east |
| Alvecote Wood | Wood | 3.1 km east |
| Dosthill Granite Quarry | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 51 | 60 |
9 of the postcode's 60 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 99% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | under 1% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.