B77 5FD Tamworth
Live postcode, introduced March 2003. Ward: Wilnecote. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Peel Drive, Tamworth: 70 addresses
- Unnamed street near Peel Drive, Hockley: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Peel Drive, Wilnecote: 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 B (41% of about 730 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
- Adjacent to Tame Valley Alloys: up to 37 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- Sandyback Pub, Overwoods Road: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
- Staffs County Council Care Home, New Road: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- WMC, Bowling Green Avenue: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (530 m)
- Factory north of B5404: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 72 addresses are between 83 m and 93 m above sea level (87 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 | Wilnecote (Staffs) 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Tamworth 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Polesworth 150 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Beachamp Road Hockley | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Atherstone | 8.6 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 770 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 17.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Dr Khare's Surgery | 2.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Eason Pharmacy | 730 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 950 m |
| Hospital | Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital | 4.3 km |
| Police station | Thornhill Road Police Station | 3.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Moto - Tamworth - Amenity, Green Lane | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.0 ha | 90 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,520 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 730 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,970 m² | 480 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 6.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Quarry Hill | Hill | 950 m north-east |
| The Spinney | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Dorcas Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km west |
| Old Mill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km north-west |
| Edden's Wood | Wood | 3.1 km west |
| Mill Plantation | Wood | 3.2 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 67 | 72 |
5 of the postcode's 72 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 80% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 6 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 Peel Drive.