BA2 2JZ Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Southdown. Region: South West.
Streets
- Coronation Avenue, Bath: 25 addresses
- Sladebrook Avenue, 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 C (70% of about 560 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 (610 m)
- 165 Rush Hill, Bath, BA2 2QZ, permissioned (800 m)
- Wansdyke Buisiness Centre, Oldfield Lane, Bath, permissioned (820 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 4 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 26 addresses are between 81 m and 88 m above sea level (85 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 | 1.2 km |
| Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 23 stops within 400 m, 65 within 800 m; nearest Trowbridge House Coronation Avenue | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldfield Park - Lower Bristol Road | 1.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 14.9 km |
| Car parks | Green Parking | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 23.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Rush Hill Surgery | 680 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hearts Pharmacy Southdown | 720 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Crescent Office Park (Dental Surgery) | 800 m |
| Hospital | St Martins Hospital (Bath) | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Bath Police Station | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Mount Road - Bath, South Down Cashzone | 720 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Hillcrest Open Space 2.0 ha | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Linear Park 5.1 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Hillcrest Park Play Area 2,360 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,360 m² | 260 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 400 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 9.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Our Lady and St Alphege, With Attached Presbytery, a listed building (Grade II*), 840 m north-east. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Our Lady and St Alphege, With Attached Presbytery | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m north-east |
| Bloomfield Crescent Nos. 1-7 (Consec) Including Gate Piers | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m south-east |
| Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 420m south west of Barrowmead Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-west |
| Culverhay Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 1.8 km north-east |
| Wansdyke: section 1230yds (1120m) eastwards from Burnt House Inn | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Royal Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.2 km north-east |
| Parade Gardens, Bath | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| High Barrow Hill | Hill | 700 m west |
| Southdown | Hill | 710 m west |
| Padley Bottom | Valley | 1.0 km south-west |
| Padleigh Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-west |
| Breach Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 26 |
19 of the postcode's 26 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 | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 28% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Coronation Avenue.