Buying a home in B79, Tamworth. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£265kmost £212k–£326k

Houses per m²£3,242flats £2,488

Sold last year1771,236 in five years

Prices in Tamworth-0.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in B79 sold for £264,604 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £211,794 and £325,883, for about 88 m² of space. That is 3% more than the same home across Tamworth (£257,000).

177 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £115k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in B79 7 (£3,080) and the most in B79 9 (£3,894).

Across Tamworth, prices are down 0.6% on a year ago and up 15.4% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,006 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,207 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £53,000 for that mortgage: what £55,000 buys.

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House prices in B79 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£154,716	£123k–£160k	42 m²	8
2	£214,375	£184k–£262k	69 m²	295
3	£264,604	£212k–£326k	88 m²	475
4	£361,956	£303k–£454k	113 m²	136
5+	£516,260	£402k–£706k	158 m²	130

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£155k	£214k	£265k	£362k	£516k
Detached	—	£288k	£335k	£391k	£556k
Semi-detached	—	£232k	£260k	£322k	£348k
Terraced	—	£187k	£208k	£309k	£310k
Flats	£115k	£129k	£129k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across B79

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
B79 0	£3,483	—
B79 7	£3,080	£2,531
B79 8	£3,133	£2,183
B79 9	£3,894	—

Schools near B79

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School75% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%8 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmLift Rawlett53.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%7 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

B77 Tamworth · 4 km3-bed house £247k B78 Tamworth · 5 km3-bed house £273k WS14 Lichfield · 9 km3-bed house £394k WS13 Lichfield · 10 km3-bed house £336k CV9 Atherstone · 11 km3-bed house £257k DE12 Swadlincote · 12 km3-bed house £248k B75 Sutton Coldfield · 12 km3-bed house £378k B76 Sutton Coldfield · 14 km3-bed house £353k

Questions about B79

Is B79 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 3% more than across Tamworth; prices in Tamworth are down 0.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (75% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (53.1% against 43.8%); 177 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in B79?

A typical 3-bedroom house in B79 sold for £264,604 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £211,794 and £325,883.

Is B79 expensive for Tamworth?

A 3-bedroom house in B79 costs 3% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Tamworth (£257,000).

How many homes sell in B79 each year?

177 homes sold in the last year and 1,236 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near B79?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School, where 75% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.