B79 9BU
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Property report — B79 9BU
Open-data due diligence for B79 9BU and the area around it.
B79 9BU in brief: 45 recorded sales (£57,000–£574,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for B79 9BU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the B79 9 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£493,881
Population
5,867
Crimes recorded
2
Schools
4
Flood risk
Low
Gigabit broadband
30%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in B79 9, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (10 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | £574,000 | 11A CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2023-10-20 | £494,500 | 19 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2023-03-02 | £478,000 | 17 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2022-10-28 | £425,000 | 27 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2022-07-06 | £450,000 | 47 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2022-05-18 | £362,500 | 45 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2021-01-15 | £425,000 | 17 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2020-12-04 | £388,500 | 16 CROFT CLOSE | Other |
| 2020-09-25 | £370,000 | 35 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2019-01-18 | £265,000 | 14 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2018-08-24 | £285,000 | 11 CROFT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-10-18 | £370,000 | 25 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2015-12-04 | £160,000 | 6 CROFT CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2015-02-12 | £300,000 | 19 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2014-09-17 | £270,000 | 15 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2012-10-29 | £307,500 | 37 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2012-10-29 | £160,000 | 11 CROFT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-05-26 | £278,000 | 15 CROFT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-11-04 | £285,000 | 18 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2009-02-27 | £340,000 | 20 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2008-11-28 | £325,000 | 18 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2007-06-01 | £318,000 | 31 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2007-03-29 | £330,000 | 29 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2006-07-26 | £305,000 | 33 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2006-06-08 | £299,950 | 27 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2005-12-16 | £295,000 | 21 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2005-05-19 | £169,950 | 11 CROFT CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2004-12-22 | £245,000 | 37 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2003-09-24 | £264,000 | 21 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2003-02-07 | £249,999 | 31 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2002-05-31 | £182,000 | 27 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2002-04-02 | £135,000 | 41 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-10-17 | £135,000 | 11A CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-08-06 | £146,000 | 23 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-07-19 | £132,000 | 12 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-12-17 | £131,000 | 35 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-04-09 | £57,000 | 6 CROFT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-12-12 | £100,000 | 14 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 1997-04-30 | £98,500 | 35 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 1997-04-30 | £95,000 | 35 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 1997-02-18 | £117,000 | 27 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 1995-06-22 | £95,000 | 12 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 1995-02-10 | £101,000 | 21 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 1995-01-31 | £91,000 | 23 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
| 1995-01-24 | £96,000 | 14 CROFT CLOSE | Detached |
45 recorded sales on B79 9BU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Howard Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Mary Howard Church of England Primary School | 1.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Whittington Primary and Nursery School | 2.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Stephen's Primary School | 2.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School | 2.8 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Lift Rawlett | 2.9 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: ALREWAS (3.0 mi) · THE ALDERGATE MED.PRACT. (3.8 mi) · HOLLIES PRACTICE (4.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: SAMUEL JOHNSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (4.0 mi) · ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL (4.0 mi) · SAMUEL JOHNSON HOSPITAL (4.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: THE COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · THE ARCHES (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · THE CROWN INN (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WHITTINGTON PHARMACY (2.3 mi) · FRADLEY PHARMACY (2.8 mi) · ALREWAS PHARMACY (3.0 mi)
Nearest stations: Lichfield Trent Valley (3.4 mi) · Lichfield Trent Valley High Level (3.4 mi) · Tamworth (4.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Co-operative Food (2.2 mi) · The Co-operative Food (2.8 mi) · Co-op Food (3.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 47
- One-person households
- 24%
- Households with children
- 28%
- Households
- 2,446
Owned 71% · Social rent 16% · Private rent 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), for B79 9.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in B79 9 (May 24–Apr 26, average 3/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictB79 | SectorB79 9 | PostcodeB79 9BU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £326,879 | £493,881 | £255,587 |
| Population | 36,624 | 5,867 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 139 | 2 | — |
| Schools | 18 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 74% | 30% | 0% |
| Superfast broadband | 94% | 75% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (B79 9); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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