Market Street, Tamworth, B79 7LR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding B79 7LR is primarily male, with 53.8% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.5%	46.2%	-5.3%	51.0%	-4.8%
Male	48.5%	53.8%	5.3%	49.0%	4.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	29.4%	38%	8.6%	37.9%	0.1%
Married: Opposite sex	18.3%	14.4%	-3.9%	44.2%	-29.8%
Married: Same sex	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	4.1%	3.7%	-0.4%	2.2%	1.5%
Divorced	16.2%	24.5%	8.3%	9.1%	15.4%
Widowed	31%	19.4%	-11.6%	6.1%	13.3%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (60.5%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	17.8%	25.8%	8.0%	48.4%	-22.6%
Good health	32.7%	34.7%	2.0%	33.6%	1.1%
Fair health	35.6%	24.4%	-11.2%	12.7%	11.7%
Bad health	9.9%	10.2%	0.3%	4.0%	6.2%
Very bad health	4%	4.9%	0.9%	1.2%	3.7%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around B79 7LR this area, 47.7% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 10.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	58.9%	47.7%	-11.2%	18.2%	29.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.2%	10.1%	-1.1%	9.6%	0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.1%	8.3%	-0.8%	13.4%	-5.1%
Apprenticeship	3%	8.7%	5.7%	5.3%	3.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.6%	11%	5.4%	16.9%	-5.9%
Degree or Similar	10.2%	10.6%	0.4%	33.8%	-23.2%
Other	2%	3.7%	1.7%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 90.2% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.5%	2.2%	1.7%	0.7%	1.5%
Indian	0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	0%	0.4%	0.4%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	0%	0.9%	0.9%	1.6%	-0.7%
Black Caribbean	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.4%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	0.9%	0.0%
White	96.5%	90.2%	-6.3%	81.4%	8.8%
Roma	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
Other	0%	1.3%	1.3%	1.6%	-0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 75% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	96.5%	75%	-21.5%	83.2%	-8.2%
European Union	1.5%	22.8%	21.3%	6.1%	16.7%
Middle East and Asia	1%	2.2%	1.2%	5.6%	-3.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	0%	-1.0%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	95%	75%	-20.0%	83.2%	-8.2%
10+ Years	0%	2.7%	2.7%	9.8%	-7.1%
5-10 Years	1%	6.3%	5.3%	2.9%	3.4%
2-5 Years	1%	10.7%	9.7%	2.2%	8.5%
Less than 2 years	3%	5.4%	2.4%	1.9%	3.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	51.6%	76.7%	-25.1%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	19.1%	0.9%	18.2%
Other EU countries	2.2%	1.5%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
No passport held	25.8%	13.5%	12.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24%	37.2%	-13.2%
Christian	69.3%	46.2%	23.1%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Hindu	0.4%	1.7%	-1.3%
Muslim	0.4%	6.5%	-6.1%
Not answered	4.4%	6.0%	-1.6%

Safety

Is Market Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Market Street was 1971.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 711.9% higher than the Castle average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Market Street has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Castle and the highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 1106.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -53.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 83% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,800

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in B79 7LR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Market Street are based on 10 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Tamworth.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Market Street, Tamworth, B79 7LR

Estimated Average Property Prices for B79 7LR

Average Price
£362,776

Semi-Detached
£136,076

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£596,738

Flats/Maisonettes
£121,550

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Market Street

Average Price
£574,563

Semi-Detached
£143,704

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£652,137

Flats/Maisonettes
£152,403

Other
£835,178

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Market Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
31B Market Street, Tamworth, Staffordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£95,000	2016-08-15	£124,821
31B Market Street, Tamworth, Staffordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£115,000	2011-08-31	£179,371
31A Market Street, Tamworth, Staffordshire Detached, an established residential building	£545,000	2006-11-23	£927,034
34C Market Street, Tamworth, Staffordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£41,000	2001-04-26	£143,841
34A Market Street, Tamworth, Staffordshire Detached, an established residential building	£80,000	1998-10-01	£317,863

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B79 7LR

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in B79 7LR area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 36% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired	78
Full-Time Employee	62
Part-Time Employee	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Self-Employed	12
Other	9
Unemployed	8
Looking after home or family	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Student (economically inactive)	2

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	16
Construction	9
Manufacturing	8
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	8
Information and communication	5
Human health and social work activities	4
Other	3
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Administrative and support service activities	2
Transport and storage	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tamworth Early Years Centre Basin Lane , B77 2AH	- not rated	1,174 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Moorgate Community Primary School Hospital Street , B79 7EE	- not rated	455 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Moorgate Primary Academy Moorgate , B79 7EL	3out of 4	455 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marmion Junior School Salters Lane , B79 8BH	- not rated	811 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kettlebrook Infant School Tame Street , Kettlebrook B77 1AS	- not rated	1,042 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William MacGregor Primary School Glascote Road , Glascote B77 2AF	3out of 4	1,138 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS Ashby Road , B79 8AH	3out of 4	1,042 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queen Elizabeth's Mercian School Ashby Road , B79 8AH	- not rated	1,042 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lift Rawlett Comberford Road , B79 9AA	- not rated	2,362 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Rawlett Community Sports College Comberford Road , B79 9AA	- not rated	2,362 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodhouse High School Highfield Avenue , Amington B77 3JB	- not rated	2,581 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tamworth and Lichfield College Croft Street , Upper Gungate B79 8AE	- not rated	841 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Ashby Road , B79 8AA	- not rated	986 yd	Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tamworth Centre 4 Lower Gungate , B79 7AD	- not rated	294 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mortimer House School Mortimer House , 17 Victoria Road B79 7HS	- not rated	561 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kettlebrook Short Stay School Tame Street , Kettlebrook B77 1AL	3out of 4	951 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The New School House 2 Woodhouse Lane , Amington B77 3AE	- not rated	2,875 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Two Rivers Primary School Quince , B77 4EN	- not rated	3,162 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Monsoon	36 Market Street	5 yd
Sticky Fingers Café	Units 1 - 2 The Barn, King Street	71 yd
Portobello Ristorante	12 Silver Street	92 yd
Blue Water Indian Restaurant	11, Silver Street	92 yd
Phat Bites	64 CHURCH STREET	92 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Market Vaults	7 Market Street	24 yd
The Lucky Kiss	First Floor and second floor, 4 - 5 Market Street	37 yd
The Old Bank House	9 Lady Bank, Holloway	95 yd
Dares	13 SILVER STREET	96 yd
The Games Room at the Terrace	2 Ankerside Shopping Centre, George Street	104 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Papa G's Pizza's & Fish Bar	63 Church Street	90 yd
Greggs (Middle Entry)	17 MIDDLE ENTRY	101 yd
Rainbow Takeaway / China Palace Takeaway	71 Church Street	110 yd
China Aroma	68 CHURCH STREET	113 yd
Ephesus Takeaway	11a Church Street	123 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Farmfoods	2 - 4 Middle Entry	98 yd
Tamworth Co Op Church St	1 - 5 Church Street	123 yd
Iceland	50 Ankerside Shopping Centre, George Street	218 yd
Lidl	Lidl, Bolebridge Street	360 yd
Morrisons	Upper Gungate	530 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Gym (Tamworth) STRYKERS STRYKERS RIVER DRIVE	health and fitness suite	432 yd
Total Fitness Centre (Closed) Mill Chambers Mill Chambers Mill Lane	health and fitness suite	433 yd
Moorgate Primary Academy MOORGATE	grass pitches	452 yd
Tamworth Youth Centre (Closed) TAMWORTH YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE TAMWORTH YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE SPINNING SCHOOL LANE		462 yd
Snowdome RIVER DRIVE	ice rinks, ski slopes	560 yd
Snowdome Fitness RIVER DRIVE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	560 yd
Moor Street MOOR STREET	grass pitches	687 yd
Tamworth Football Club THE LAMB GROUND THE LAMB GROUND KETTLEBROOK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	809 yd
South Staffordshire College CROFT STREET	grass pitches	860 yd
South Staffordshire College (Tamworth Campus) CROFT STREET	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	860 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	84.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	69.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	30.8%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	86.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	159.86 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	159.86 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	30.03 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of B79 7LR