BA2 4HN Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Widcombe & Lyncombe. Region: South West.
Streets
- Summerlays Place, Dolemeads: 15 addresses
- Ferry Lane, Bath: 1 address
- Horseshoe Walk, 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 (22% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bath (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- 13 AND 14, QUEEN'S PLACE, grade II
- NOS. 11, 12 AND 13 AND ATTACHED STEPS AND RAILINGS, grade II
- NOS. 8, 9 AND 10 THE ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HOUSE AND ATTACHED STEPS AND RAILINGS, grade II
- QUEEN'S PLACE NOS 10-16 (CONSEC) INCLUDING NO. 12A, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 4 - 5 Railway Place, Bath, BA1 1TH, permissioned (360 m)
- Bath Quays North Development Site, Avon Street, Bath, permissioned (850 m)
- Plymouth House, Monmouth Street, Bath, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 8 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 10 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 10 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 20 m above sea level.
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 | Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 450 m |
| Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 62 within 800 m; nearest Pulteney Gardens Widcombe | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bath City Centre | 530 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Manvers Street Car Park | 370 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Claverton Street Car Park GeniePoint | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 25.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Widcombe Surgery | 420 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Widcombe Pharmacy | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Widcombe Dental Practice | 370 m |
| Hospital | St Martins Hospital (Bath) | 2.8 km |
| Police station | Bath Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 400 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Clydesdale Bank | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Parade Gardens 1.0 ha | 410 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Magdalen Gardens 5.5 ha | 640 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 110 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Canal Gardens Allotments 6,130 m² | 200 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 18 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 14, South Parade, a listed building (Grade I), 280 m west. 924 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 74 of them Grade I and 68 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 14, South Parade | Listed building, Grade I | 280 m west |
| Roman Catholic Church of St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m west |
| 9-13, South Parade | Listed building, Grade I | 300 m west |
| Delia's Grotto in Garden of No. 14 | Listed building, Grade I | 310 m west |
| Parade Gardens, Bath | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 430 m north-west |
| Bath City Walls | Scheduled monument | 560 m west |
| The Eastgate, Bath | Scheduled monument | 560 m north-west |
| The Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath | Scheduled monument | 650 m west |
| Crowe Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 750 m south-east |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 1.1 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Smallcombe Vale | Valley | 480 m south-east |
| Lyncombe Vale | Valley | 1.0 km south |
| Smallcombe Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-east |
| Bathwick Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km west |
| High Barrow Hill | Hill | 3.4 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 15 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 4 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 13 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 0 |
17 of the postcode's 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 17 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 26 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 35% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 59% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Summerlays Place.