B78 3FD Tamworth
Live postcode, introduced November 2020. Ward: Castle. 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 (36% of about 1,380 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
- Coton's van Hire / Millfields House, Lichfield Road: up to 33 homes, not permissioned (530 m)
- Hyundai Garage, Lichfield Street: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 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 8 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 5 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 60 m above sea level.
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 | 2.1 km |
| Wilnecote (Staffs) 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Polesworth 150 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Austen Drive Dunstall Park (Tamworth) | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Lichfield City Centre | 9.3 km |
| Car parks | Premier Inn Tamworth Central Car Park | 940 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Sainsburys Tamworth Smart Charge | 800 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 19.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Riverside Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Asda Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Riverside Dental Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Tamworth Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | M&S ATM | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Wigginton Park 21 ha | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 450 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 870 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 660 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Moat House, a listed building (Grade II*), 900 m east. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Moat House | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m east |
| Tamworth Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km east |
| Saxon defences | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km east |
| Medieval deanery, Lower Gungate | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pipes Wood | Wood | 1.5 km west |
| Kendall's Wood | Wood | 1.7 km west |
| Old Mill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-east |
| Seventeen Acre Wood | Wood | 2.3 km south |
| The Devil's Dressing Room | Wood | 2.4 km west |
| Hints Hill | Hill | 3.0 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 9 |
2 of the postcode's 9 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 | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 77% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.