Sunset Close Tamworth
71 addresses across 2 postcodes (B79), about 140 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 39400329.
- Sales: 13 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £114,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 55 homes have an energy certificate (C: 34, D: 20, E: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Tamworth costs £2,301 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Tamworth, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 550 m (0.3 miles) away, and Wigginton Park (21 hectares) is about 630 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 59 to 61 m above sea level.
- Noise: 56 of its 71 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Riverside Surgery, about 340 m away, with 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 220 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 23% of households owned their home and 15% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 126 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £114,500 | £104,000 | £125,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £119,001 | £110,001 | £128,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £86,000 | £86,000 | £86,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £86,000 | £86,000 | £86,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £79,000 | £72,000 | £86,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £107,000 | £107,000 | £107,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £34,000 | £34,000 | £34,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £81,000 | £81,000 | £81,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £67,950 | £67,950 | £67,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 2025 | 27 B79 7QJ | Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Feb 2025 | 45 B79 7QJ | Flat or maisonette | £104,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Jul 2022 | 49 B79 7QJ | Flat or maisonette | £128,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Mar 2022 | 14 B79 7QJ | Flat or maisonette | £110,001 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Dec 2018 | 45 B79 7QJ | Flat or maisonette | £86,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Feb 2017 | 49 B79 7QJ | Flat or maisonette | £105,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Jun 2012 | 22 B79 7QJ | Flat or maisonette | £86,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Aug 2010 | 32 B79 7QJ | Flat or maisonette | £72,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Mar 2010 | 14 B79 7QJ | Flat or maisonette | £86,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Mar 2006 | 43 B79 7QJ | Terraced | £107,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Aug 2005 | 32 B79 7QJ | Flat or maisonette | £34,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Jun 2004 | 15 B79 7QJ | Semi-detached | £81,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Sep 2002 | 14 B79 7QJ | Terraced | £67,950 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
55 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 49 m². Most common: Flat (27); Bungalow, end-terrace (8); Maisonette, mid-terrace (8). Built: 1950-1966 (42); 1930-1949 (7); 1967-1975 (6). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (31); owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (36 addresses)
- 4, Sunset Close
- 6, Sunset Close
- 9, Sunset Close
- 10, Sunset Close
- 11, Sunset Close
- 13, Sunset Close
- 18, Sunset Close
- 19, Sunset Close
- 21, Sunset Close
- 22, Sunset Close
- 23, Sunset Close
- 24, Sunset Close
- 25, Sunset Close
- 29, Sunset Close
- 32, Sunset Close
- 33, Sunset Close
- 34, Sunset Close
- 35, Sunset Close
- 40, Sunset Close
- 41, Sunset Close
- 42, Sunset Close
- 45, Sunset Close
- 47, Sunset Close
- 48, Sunset Close
- 49, Sunset Close
- 51, Sunset Close
- 52, Sunset Close
- 53, Sunset Close
- 55, Sunset Close
- 56, Sunset Close
- 58, Sunset Close
- 60, Sunset Close
- 61, Sunset Close
- 62, Sunset Close
- 65, Sunset Close
- 67, Sunset Close
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 street: most are in band B (36% of about 1,380 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 71, 72 AND 73, LICHFIELD STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Hyundai Garage, Lichfield Street: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
- Progressive Club, Halford Street: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Norris Bros, Lichfield Street: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Phoenix Special Purpose Machines, Hospital Street: up to 16 homes, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Co-op filling station: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Coton's van Hire / Millfields House, Lichfield Road: up to 33 homes, not permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Arriva Bus Depot, Aldergate: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Club, Spinning School Lane: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 79 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 82 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 79 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: at least one 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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| B79 7QJ | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 66 | unlikely |
| B79 7QL | zone 3 | 1 / 0 / 13 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 71 addresses are between 59 m and 61 m above sea level (59 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B79 7QJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B79 7QL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Tamworth 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Wilnecote (Staffs) 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Polesworth 150 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fire Station The Leys | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Lichfield City Centre | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Premier Inn Tamworth Central Car Park | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sainsburys Tamworth Smart Charge | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 20.2 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Riverside Surgery | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Crest Pharmacy - Aldergate | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Riverside Dental Surgery | 210 m |
| Hospital | Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Tamworth Police Station | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tamworth News | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,960 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Wigginton Park 21 ha | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 250 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Moat House, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m south-east. 94 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Moat House | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m south-east |
| Tamworth Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 500 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Saxon defences | Scheduled monument | 510 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Tamworth Castle | Scheduled monument | 530 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Causeway Walls to North East of Tamworth Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 550 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Medieval deanery, Lower Gungate | Scheduled monument | 700 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Old Mill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Pipes Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Kendall's Wood | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Seventeen Acre Wood | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| The Devil's Dressing Room | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) west |
| Hanging Hill | Hill | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) north |
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) | 11.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 29 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 21 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 71 |
56 of the street's 71 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Tamworth: see them on the Tamworth page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorgate Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Dunstall Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Landau Forte Academy, QEMS | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy | Primary | 3–7 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Flax Hill Junior Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| William MacGregor Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Coton Green Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Ashcroft Infants' School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamworth Arms B79 7QL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 50 m | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2026 |
| La Lena European Food Store B79 7QH | Retailers - other | 120 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Moat House B79 7QQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 120 m | 5 Very good | 21 Aug 2019 |
| Papa Johns Pizza B79 7QF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | 5 Very good | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Tamworth Masonic Rooms B79 7QE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 220 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2019 |
| The Boathouse B78 3QN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 230 m | 4 Good | 9 Feb 2026 |
| RAFA Community Hub B79 7QD | Other catering premises | 270 m | 5 Very good | 15 Apr 2025 |
| Benny's Chicken B79 7QB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 280 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 12 Mar 2026 |
| Bennys Chicken B79 7QB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 280 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Sweet Planet B79 7QD | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 19 Nov 2024 |
| No.18 Coffee House & Wine Bar B79 7QD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 12 Dec 2024 |
| Joba's Takeaway B79 7RD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 330 m | 4 Good | 14 May 2025 |
| Tamworth Progressive Club B79 7RD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2020 |
| Tudor House Café B79 7QB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jun 2025 |
| Tamworth Supermarket B79 7QD | Retailers - other | 350 m | 4 Good | 25 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 52 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 19 |
| Public order | 17 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (46); On or near Sunset Close (22); On or near Moor Street (14); On or near Richmond Close (11); On or near Wardle Street (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 57% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 16% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 42% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Richmond Close · Wardle Street · Park Street · Edward Street · Halford Street · Meadow Park · Moor Street · Tempest Street · Lichfield Street · Lady Bank
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.