The typical property in B79
B79 covers northern Tamworth and surrounding villages, including Polesworth and Atherstone fringe, mixed rural and small-town stock.
Area summary
B79 sits in Staffordshire County Council and includes the northern fringes of Tamworth running up to the North Warwickshire boundary. The outcode covers small villages including Wigginton, Whittington and parts of the rural Staffordshire countryside. Housing is mixed: older village cottages, 1930s semis along the A51, and small newer estates built in the 1990s and 2000s.
There is no rail station in B79 itself; Tamworth station (in B77) is the closest option. The A51 Watling Street, A453 and the M42 corridor provide road links. The Coventry Canal and Birmingham and Fazeley Canal run through parts of the outcode.
Employment patterns are commuter into central Tamworth, Lichfield and Birmingham. Schools are Staffordshire County Council maintained provision. Demographics skew towards commuter and older owner-occupier families.
Tamworth Borough and Lichfield District operate only mandatory HMO licensing. The Renters' Rights Act 2026 has abolished Section 21 evictions. The proposed 2030 EPC C standard, if enacted, will be a meaningful cost on older village stock with solid walls.
What the data shows
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Buyer notes
- Conservation area properties in Whittington face stricter consent rules
- Canal-adjacent properties may be in flood zone 2, verify
- Solid-wall older village stock needs upgrade planning under proposed 2030 EPC C
The full B79 data page
Sold price history, crime totals, EPC distribution, council tax bands and more, pulled live from HM Land Registry, Police UK and the EPC Register.
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