Is Tamworth a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Tamworth, from official data · 3 postcode districts · 1,548 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Tamworth, from official data · 3 postcode districts · 1,548 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Tamworth sold for £229,251 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.5% on a year earlier. Across Tamworth, police record 82 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Tamworth, the nearest primary school is William MacGregor Primary School, 0.3 mi away, about a 5 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Lift Tamworth, 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Heathview Medical Practice, 0.7 mi away, about a 14 minute walk.
Tamworth High Level station is 0.9 mi away, about a 17 minute walk; the nearest park, Kettlebrook Park, is 10 m away, about a 1 minute walk.
Across Tamworth, police record 82 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Tamworth sold for £229,251 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.5% on a year earlier. By type: detached £369,005, semi-detached £233,661, terraced £193,999, flats £116,032. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is William MacGregor Primary School, 0.3 mi away, about a 5 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Lift Tamworth, 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Tamworth High Level is 0.9 mi away, about a 17 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £53,940 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.