B78 postcode area · Tamworth

The B78 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Lichfield, North Warwickshire, Tamworth. Area Scores range from 24 to 79 across them. Every full B78 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The B78 district contains both ends of the scale: Whittington, Hopwas & Clifton Campville at 79 out of 100 (#1,431 of 6,856 in England) against Central Tamworth at 24, a 55-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £210,000 in Belgrave to £385,000 in Whittington, Hopwas & Clifton Campville — a 1.8× gap within the B78 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Lichfield, North Warwickshire and Tamworth — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,284a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime74per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied69%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the B78 district

£260,000median home sold over the past year · +14.4% over 5 years · -1.0% over the year · 358 sales
Detached£380,000
Semi-detached£250,000
Terraced£214,500
Flat£157,500
Tamworth£250,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Whittington, Hopwas & Clifton CampvilleLichfield 1,43179 £385,000
Kingsbury & CurdworthNorth Warwickshire 2,55563 £306,500
KettlebrookTamworth 2,56962 £250,000
Polesworth, Warton & AustreyNorth Warwickshire 2,81559 £280,000
BolehallTamworth 3,30952 £235,000
Fazeley, Mile Oak & Drayton BassetLichfield 3,48749 £273,500
Dordon, Hurley & Wood EndNorth Warwickshire 4,37836 £237,000
BelgraveTamworth 4,76230 £210,000
Central TamworthTamworth 5,18024 £225,000

People living in B78 Census 2021

Residents71,604
Median age (est.)44
Density266per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above25%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 16%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 13% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary13%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Process & plant9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B78.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.