BA15 2PU Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Winsley & Westwood. Region: South West.
Streets
- Sally in the Wood, Farleigh Wick: 54 addresses
- A363, Bradford on Avon: 5 addresses
- Farleigh Rise, Monkton Farleigh: 2 addresses
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 D (26% of about 810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- BARN AT THE FOX AND HOUNDS INN, grade II
- GATE PIERS ON NORTH EAST SIDE OF THE FOX AND HOUNDS INN, grade II
- PADDOCK HOUSE, grade II
- THE FOX AND HOUNDS INN, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 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 61 addresses are between 81 m and 136 m above sea level (116 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 76%, ultrafast 76%, gigabit 76% of premises; 17% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bradford-On-Avon 532,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km |
| Avoncliff 25,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Fox and Hounds Farleigh Wick | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | South Wraxall Turn Kingsdown | 3.3 km |
| Car parks | East Car Park | 2.9 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 3.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 30.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | University Medical Centre | 3.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Bathampton Pharmacy | 3.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Centre | 3.3 km |
| Hospital | St Martins Hospital (Bath) | 6.7 km |
| Police station | Bath Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 5.4 km |
| Cash machines | Natwest | 3.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 800 m² | 1.1 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 13 ha | 2.3 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,910 m² | 2.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Monk's Well conduit house 280m WNW of Monkton Farleigh Manor House, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km north. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Monk's Well conduit house 280m WNW of Monkton Farleigh Manor House | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north |
| Two medieval fishponds 170m north of Manor House | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north |
| Claverton Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km west |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 6.1 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Challenge's Grove | Wood | 460 m south |
| Willocks Wood | Wood | 580 m north-east |
| Follet's Wood | Wood | 660 m west |
| Warleigh Hill | Hill | 700 m west |
| Vineyard Bottom | Valley | 2.1 km west |
| Tucking Mill Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 6 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 32 | 61 |
29 of the postcode's 61 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Sally in the Wood.