BA2 1PJ Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced April 1985. Ward: Twerton & Whiteway. Region: South West.
Streets
- Rosewarn Close, Bath: 57 addresses
- Rosewarn Close, Bath: 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 B (85% of about 530 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 (420 m)
- SB14 Twerton Park, Bath (part redevelopment), not permissioned (790 m)
- Jubilee Centre, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 9ES, permissioned (950 m)
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 58 addresses are between 119 m and 122 m above sea level (121 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 1.5 km |
| Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Rosewarn Close Whiteway | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldfield Park - Lower Bristol Road | 1.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 13.9 km |
| Car parks | Green Parking | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 22.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St. Michael's Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hearts Pharmacy Southdown | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Michaels Dental Surgery | 920 m |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Bath Police Station | 3.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Mount Road - Bath, South Down Cashzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Hillcrest Open Space 2.0 ha | 860 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,250 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,030 m² | 270 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,530 m² | 640 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael and All Angels, a listed building (Grade II*), 850 m north. 27 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael and All Angels | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m north |
| Culverhay Castle | Scheduled monument | 930 m south |
| Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 285m north west of Manor Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 420m south west of Barrowmead Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Royal Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.4 km north-east |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 2.4 km east |
| Newton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| High Barrow Hill | Hill | 590 m south-east |
| Southdown | Hill | 600 m south-east |
| Padleigh Wood | Wood | 860 m south |
| Padley Bottom | Valley | 1.0 km south |
| Pennyquick Bottom | Valley | 1.0 km north-west |
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 58 | 58 |
None of the postcode's 58 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 63% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 26% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Rosewarn Close.