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Southey Drive, Tamworth

MyStreetCheck free street report: Southey Drive, Tamworth · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/tamworth-staffordshire/southey-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for B79 8BQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£273,750
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£238,934
16 sales
Price range
£138k – £375k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
9 Jan 2026
B79 8BQ

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At a glance

House prices£274k averageAbout the Tamworth average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station17 min walkTamworth station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 18 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

16 property sales on Southey Drive, Tamworth have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £273,750. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £170,707. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 44% terraced, 44% detached, 13% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Southey Drive range from £138,000 to £375,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 207 streets in Tamworth with at least two sales in the last year, Southey Drive ranks 78th for average price.

House prices on Southey Drive compared

Southey Drive£273,750
B79 postcode area£284,793
Tamworth£271,409
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all B79 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £138,000 (1 sales)2016£138k2017: £179,333 (3 sales)2017£179k2018: £175,000 (1 sales)2018£175k2019: £300,000 (1 sales)2019£300k2020: £240,000 (2 sales)2020£240k2021: £255,000 (1 sales)2021£255k2022: £350,000 (1 sales)2022£350k2023: £192,000 (1 sales)2023£192k2024: £236,225 (2 sales)2024£236k2025: £285,000 (2 sales)2025£285k2026: £352,500 (1 sales)2026£353k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 18 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced7£170,70728 Nov 2025
Detached7£309,0009 Jan 2026
Semi-detached2£232,50016 Aug 2021

Sold prices on Southey Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
15, Southey Drive B79 8BQ 9 Jan 2026£352,500 DetachedFreehold
2, Southey Drive B79 8BQ 28 Nov 2025£195,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Southey Drive B79 8BQ 2 Sep 2025£375,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Southey Drive B79 8BQ 23 Aug 2024£282,500 DetachedFreehold
4, Southey Drive B79 8BQ 31 May 2024£189,950 TerracedFreehold
6, Southey Drive B79 8BQ 13 Jan 2023£192,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Southey Drive B79 8BQ 27 May 2022£350,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Southey Drive B79 8BQ 16 Aug 2021£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Southey Drive B79 8BQ 21 Aug 2020£270,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Southey Drive B79 8BQ 27 Feb 2020£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Southey Drive B79 8BQ 4 Oct 2019£300,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Southey Drive B79 8BQ 26 Jul 2019£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Southey Drive B79 8BQ 4 Dec 2018£175,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Southey Drive B79 8BQ 1 Dec 2017£150,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Southey Drive B79 8BQ 3 Nov 2017£233,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Southey Drive B79 8BQ 30 Jun 2017£245,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Southey Drive B79 8BQ 9 Mar 2017£155,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Southey Drive B79 8BQ 8 Apr 2016£138,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
15, Southey Drive £350,000 (May 2022) → £352,500 (Jan 2026) +1%
over 4 yrs
12, Southey Drive £300,000 (Oct 2019) → £375,000 (Sep 2025) +25%
over 6 yrs
10, Southey Drive £270,000 (Aug 2020) → £282,500 (Aug 2024) +5%
over 4 yrs
6, Southey Drive £175,000 (Dec 2018) → £192,000 (Jan 2023) +10%
over 4 yrs
21, Southey Drive £230,000 (Jul 2019) → £210,000 (Feb 2020) -9%
over under a year
1, Southey Drive £245,000 (Jun 2017) → £233,000 (Nov 2017) -5%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Southey Drive

Crime

132 crimes were reported within about a mile of Southey Drive in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences49
Anti-social behaviour29
Public order12
Other theft8
Criminal damage & arson6
Shoplifting6

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Southey Drive is in or near 6 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Middle Tame Flood alert area
  • River Anker and River Sence Flood alert area
  • Upper Tame Flood alert area
  • River Tame at Lichfield Road Tamworth Flood warning area
  • Bourne Brook (Tamworth) Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Southey Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy 100 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.2 mi
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Flax Hill Junior Academy 294 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.4 mi
Coton Green Primary School 324 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Lift Rawlett 926 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form 424 pupils 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.5 mi
Moorgate Primary Academy 310 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS 1,029 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Tamworth station 0.9 mi · 17 min walk
  • Tamworth High Level station 0.9 mi · 17 min walk
  • Wilnecote (Staffs) station 2.5 mi · 51 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Thackerey Drive (opp, Masefield Drive) 2 min walk
  • Thackerey Drive (adj, Masefield Drive) 2 min walk
  • Shelley Road (opp, Masefield Drive) 2 min walk
  • Shelley Road (adj, Masefield Drive) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Aldergate Med.pract.
    The Mount, 10 Salters Lane, Tamworth · 0.5 mi
  • Hollies Practice
    Tamworth Health Centre, Upper Gungate, Tamworth · 0.6 mi
  • Crown Medical Practice
    Tamworth Health Centre, Upper Gungate, Tamworth · 0.6 mi
  • Laurel House Surgery
    12 Albert Road, Tamworth · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Masefield Drive Tamworth · 0.1 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Leyfields Tamworth · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Leyfields Tamworth · 0.7 mi
  • Spar Spar - Tamworth · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Tamworth Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Aldergate Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Primary Care Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Ascent Dental Care Tamworth · 0.7 mi
  • Dale House Dental Practice · 0.7 mi
  • Riverside Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income3 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned49.5%62.5%
Private rented10.5%20.3%
Social rented39.7%17.1%
Households693

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.7%64.1%
Aged 65+18.9%18.6%
Residents1,556

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks97%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks100%92%

Share of homes across Tamworth with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Southey Drive

Ethnic group

HereTamworth
White96.2%95.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%1.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%0.6%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.4%

Religion

HereTamworth
No religion48.3%44.3%
Christian44.7%49.1%
Not answered6%5%
Buddhist0.4%0.2%
Muslim0.3%0.4%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Hindu0.1%0.3%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereTamworth
Born in the UK92.4%93.2%
Born outside the UK7.6%6.8%

Highest qualification

HereTamworth
No qualifications25.1%21.8%
Level 4 qualifications and above21%21.9%
Level 2 qualifications18.5%16.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14%13%
Level 3 qualifications13.1%18.4%
Apprenticeship5.8%5.5%
Other qualifications2.4%2.7%

General health

HereTamworth
Very good health43.6%45.5%
Good health32.9%34.9%
Fair health14.9%13.9%
Bad health6.6%4.4%
Very bad health2%1.3%

Cars or vans per household

HereTamworth
1 car or van in household39%40%
No cars or vans in household33.6%18.3%
2 cars or vans in household20.2%31.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.2%10.5%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Tamworth.

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