B78 1ED North Warwickshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Polesworth East. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Coronation Avenue, Polesworth: 29 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in North Warwickshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,532 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,688 | £1,969 | £2,251 | £2,532 | £3,095 | £3,657 | £4,220 | £5,064 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (41% of about 800 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): Borough wide.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 49 High Street, Polesworth: up to 5 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- Former Polesworth Learning Centre, High Street, Polesworth: up to 12 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- 12 Market Street, Polesworth: up to 7 homes, permissioned (830 m)
- 14 Market Street, Polesworth: up to 5 homes, permissioned (850 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 29 addresses are between 74 m and 75 m above sea level (75 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 | Polesworth 150 journeys in 2024–25 | 450 m |
| Wilnecote (Staffs) 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Tamworth 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Shops Polesworth | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Atherstone | 6.5 km |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 2.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 21.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Dordon & Polesworth Group Practice | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Polesworth Pharmacy | 550 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Polesworth Dental Centre | 590 m |
| Hospital | Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital | 7.8 km |
| Police station | Thornhill Road Police Station | 4.4 km |
| Cash machines | Moto - Tamworth - Amenity, Green Lane Cashzone | 2.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Pooley Country Park 59 ha | 890 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 440 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,850 m² | 500 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gate House, a listed building (Grade II*), 370 m south-west. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gate House | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m south-west |
| Abbey Gatehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m south-west |
| 22, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m south-west |
| Church of St Editha | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m south-west |
| Remains of Polesworth Abbey | Scheduled monument | 470 m south-west |
| Polesworth Bridge | Scheduled monument | 680 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stiper's Hill Plantation | Wood | 560 m south-east |
| Hoo Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south-east |
| Alvecote Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north-west |
| Alvecote Pools | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-west |
| Birch Coppice | Wood | 2.4 km south |
| New Covert | Wood | 2.6 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 | 0 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 27 |
2 of the postcode's 29 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 37% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 36% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Coronation Avenue.