BA2 3NZ Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Oldfield Park. Region: South West.
Streets
- Third Avenue, Bath: 54 addresses
- King Edward Road, 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 (46% of about 630 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Wansdyke Buisiness Centre, Oldfield Lane, Bath, permissioned (130 m)
- Platinum Accident and Repair, 22-24 Cheltenham Street, Bath, BA2 3EX, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Bath Press, Bath, permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Dick Lovett, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 3DR, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- Homebase, Pines Way, Bath, BA2 3ET, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- SB8 Windsor Bridge Road/Upper Bristol Road, Bath, not permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
- Storage Yard adjascent to Argyle Works, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 3DB, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
- Former Gasworks, Windsor Bridge Road, Twerton, Bath, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 19 at medium risk and 16 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 55 addresses are between 30 m and 33 m above sea level (32 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 | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 22 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 72 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Beckhampton Road Oldfield Park | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldfield Park - Lower Bristol Road | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking-at-airports | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Claverton Street Car Park GeniePoint | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 23.6 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Heart Of Bath | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oldfield Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lyndhurst Dental Practice | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | St Martins Hospital (Bath) | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Bath Police Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Scala, Oldfield Park, Scala Cashzone | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Linear Park 5.1 ha | 180 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Moorfields Sandpits Play Area 710 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 360 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 8.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Our Lady and St Alphege, With Attached Presbytery, a listed building (Grade II*), 180 m south. 91 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 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* | 180 m south |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 930 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| 8-18, Norfolk Crescent | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Victoria Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Royal Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north |
| The Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Bath City Walls | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| The Eastgate, Bath | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Parade Gardens, Bath | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Great Dell | Hollow | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| High Barrow Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Southdown | Hill | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Lyncombe Vale | Valley | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| Padleigh Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 52 | 55 |
3 of the postcode's 55 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 | 23 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 48% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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 Third Avenue.