BA15 2AE Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Winsley & Westwood. Region: South West.
Streets
- Westwood Road, Westwood: 11 addresses
- Westwood Road, Westwood: 2 addresses
- Frome Road, Wiltshire: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Wiltshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,572 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,715 | £2,000 | £2,286 | £2,572 | £3,143 | £3,715 | £4,286 | £5,144 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (24% of about 540 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, WESTWOOD (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Wiltshire.
Listed buildings
- 47, LOWER WESTWOOD, grade II
- 48, LOWER WESTWOOD, grade II
- 49, LOWER WESTWOOD, grade II
- 79, Lower Westwood, grade II
- 82, 83 AND 84, LOWER WESTWOOD, grade II
- 86, LOWER WESTWOOD, grade II
- THE NEW INN, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 14 addresses are between 61 m and 74 m above sea level (66 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Avoncliff 25,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Bradford-On-Avon 532,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest New Inn Westwood | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | South Wraxall Turn Kingsdown | 8.1 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 31.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bradford-On-Avon And Melksham Health | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 2.0 km |
| NHS dentists | St. Margarets Street (Dental Surgery) | 2.1 km |
| Hospital | Trowbridge Hospital | 4.1 km |
| Police station | Wiltshire Police | 4.7 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Bradford On Avon, Kingston Road | 2.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Westwood Park 1.6 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 270 m² | 880 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9,970 m² | 800 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,040 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.6 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 14 |
8 of the postcode's 14 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 27% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Westwood Road.