BA2 1LP Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Southdown. Region: South West.
Streets
- Sladebrook Road, Bath: 49 addresses
- Unnamed street near Sladebrook Road, South Twerton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Bath and North East Somerset in 2026-27: Band D £2,383 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,589 | £1,854 | £2,119 | £2,383 | £2,913 | £3,443 | £3,972 | £4,767 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (48% of about 640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- St Joseph's Church, Sladebrook Road, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1LR, permissioned (140 m)
- SB14 Twerton Park, Bath (part redevelopment), not permissioned (790 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest Langdon Road Southdown | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldfield Park - Lower Bristol Road | 1.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 14.3 km |
| Car parks | Green Parking | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 22.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Rush Hill Surgery | 790 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hearts Pharmacy Southdown | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Michaels Dental Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | St Martins Hospital (Bath) | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Bath Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Mount Road - Bath, South Down Cashzone | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Hillcrest Open Space 2.0 ha | 430 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Linear Park 5.1 ha | 760 m |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,030 m² | 320 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,530 m² | 530 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 8.2 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 9 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 Sladebrook Road.