B78 2LN North Warwickshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kingsbury. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
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 B (31% of about 840 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
- Kingsbury Hall, Coventry Road, Kingsbury: up to 81 homes, not permissioned (250 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 13 addresses are between 74 m and 77 m above sea level (76 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 | 5.1 km |
| Coleshill Parkway 206,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Water Orton 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest White Swan Kingsbury | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Atherstone | 9.2 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 13.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pear Tree Surgery | 150 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kingsbury Pharmacy | 100 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kingsbury Dental Surgery | 100 m |
| Hospital | Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital | 6.8 km |
| Police station | Thornhill Road Police Station | 7.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Tamworth Co-op - Kingsbury Cashzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Kingsbury Water Park 250 ha | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 50 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,370 m² | 80 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,110 m² | 2.9 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, a listed building (Grade II*), 230 m south-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m south-west |
| Kingsbury Hall: a medieval enclosure castle and post-medieval house | Scheduled monument | 280 m west |
| Kingsbury Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m west |
| Drakenage Farm moated site, a fishpond and associated closes | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchell's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 670 m north-west |
| Hemlingford Water | Lake or reservoir | 680 m south-west |
| Kingsbury Pool | Lake or reservoir | 820 m west |
| Birch Covert | Wood | 1.9 km south-east |
| Sybil Hill | Hill | 1.9 km east |
| Ladywalk | Wetland | 4.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 13 |
12 of the postcode's 13 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 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) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.