BA2 3HQ Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced April 1987. Ward: Oldfield Park. Region: South West.
Streets
- Westmoreland Station Road, Bath: 11 addresses
- Unnamed street near Westmoreland Station Road, Westmoreland: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Westmoreland Street, Westmoreland: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Westmoreland Station Road, Westmoreland: 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 (36% of about 800 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
- Platinum Accident and Repair, 22-24 Cheltenham Street, Bath, BA2 3EX, permissioned (100 m)
- Homebase, Pines Way, Bath, BA2 3ET, permissioned (450 m)
- Bath Quays North Development Site, Avon Street, Bath, permissioned (520 m)
- Wansdyke Buisiness Centre, Oldfield Lane, Bath, permissioned (620 m)
- Plymouth House, Monmouth Street, Bath, permissioned (640 m)
- SB8 East of Onega Terrace, not permissioned (740 m)
- Bath Press, Bath, permissioned (740 m)
- Dick Lovett, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 3DR, permissioned (800 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 14 addresses are between 24 m and 27 m above sea level (25 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 67%, gigabit 56% 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 | 700 m |
| Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 72 within 800 m; nearest Hayesfield School Oldfield Park | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Broad Quay Bath City Centre | 750 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Parking-at-airports | 490 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Claverton Street Car Park GeniePoint | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 24.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Heart Of Bath | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hounsell & Greene | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 18 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lyndhurst Dental Practice | 200 m |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Bath Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Scala, Oldfield Park, Scala Cashzone | 460 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 330 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Magdalen Gardens 5.5 ha | 460 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,590 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 720 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bloomfield Road Allotments 2.3 ha | 560 m |
Within 800 m: 11 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is City of Bath, a World Heritage Site, 400 m north-east. 578 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 34 of them Grade I and 44 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 400 m north-east |
| 8-18, Norfolk Crescent | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m north |
| Cumberland House | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m north |
| 18 and 19 and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m north-east |
| Watchman's Box | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m north |
| The Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath | Scheduled monument | 830 m north-east |
| Bath City Walls | Scheduled monument | 880 m north-east |
| The Eastgate, Bath | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Royal Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.0 km north |
| Parade Gardens, Bath | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Great Dell | Hollow | 1.3 km north |
| Lyncombe Vale | Valley | 1.4 km south-east |
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km west |
| Smallcombe Vale | Valley | 1.7 km east |
| High Barrow Hill | Hill | 2.1 km south-west |
| Smallcombe Wood | Wood | 2.4 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 4 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 8 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 1 |
13 of the postcode's 14 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 25 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 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) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Westmoreland Station Road.