BA2 3RE Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Westmoreland. Region: South West.
Streets
- South View Road, Bath: 35 addresses
- Unnamed street near Lower Bristol Road, East Twerton: 17 addresses
- Denmark Road, Bath: 1 address
- Dorset Close, Bath: 1 address
- Unnamed street near South View Road, East 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 (56% of about 870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 17-29, DENMARK ROAD, grade II
- GOVERNOR'S HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Bath Press, Bath, permissioned (90 m)
- Dick Lovett, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 3DR, permissioned (160 m)
- SB8 Windsor Bridge Road/Upper Bristol Road, Bath, not permissioned (220 m)
- Former Gasworks, Windsor Bridge Road, Twerton, Bath, permissioned (260 m)
- Chivers House, Windsor Bridge Road, Bath, BA2 3DT, permissioned (320 m)
- SB8 Bath Western Riverside, Bath (western), permissioned (420 m)
- Storage Yard adjascent to Argyle Works, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 3DB, permissioned (440 m)
- Homebase, Pines Way, Bath, BA2 3ET, permissioned (480 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 2 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 21 m and 26 m above sea level (23 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 94%, gigabit 94% 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 | 210 m |
| Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 60 within 800 m; nearest Dorset Close Lower Bristol Road | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldfield Park - Lower Bristol Road | 140 m |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 14.6 km |
| Car parks | Green Parking | 870 m |
| EV charging points | Claverton Street Car Park GeniePoint | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 23.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Heart Of Bath | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Oldfield Pharmacy | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 18 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Goodlight Clinic | 440 m |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Bath Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Scala, Oldfield Park, Scala Cashzone | 430 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,380 m² | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Royal Victoria Park 23 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Dorset Close Play Area 360 m² | 50 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.4 ha | 690 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Lower Common Allotments 3.4 ha | 550 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 33 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Victoria Bridge, a listed building (Grade II*), 490 m north-east. 190 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 12 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m north-east |
| 8-18, Norfolk Crescent | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m east |
| Watchman's Box | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m east |
| Cumberland House | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m east |
| Royal Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 780 m north-east |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 840 m east |
| The Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km east |
| Bath City Walls | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km east |
| The Eastgate, Bath | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km east |
| Parade Gardens, Bath | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Great Dell | Hollow | 880 m north |
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 930 m west |
| Twerton Wood | Wood | 1.8 km west |
| High Barrow Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south-west |
| Southdown | Hill | 1.9 km south-west |
| Lyncombe Vale | Valley | 2.1 km south-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 17 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 55 |
33 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 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) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 South View Road.