BA2 4JP Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced July 1986. Ward: Widcombe & Lyncombe. Region: South West.
Streets
- Rossiter Road, Bath: 8 addresses
- Dorchester Street, Bath: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near Rossiter Road, Lyncombe Hill: 2 addresses
- Ebenezer Terrace, Lyncombe Hill: 2 addresses
- Claverton Buildings, Lyncombe Hill: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Rossiter Road, Lyncombe Hill: 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: 26.
- 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
- 1, 3 AND 5, LYNCOMBE HILL, grade II
- 12-16, SOUTHCOT PLACE, grade II
- 17, LYNDALE (See details for further address information), grade II
- 3-11, SOUTHCOT PLACE, grade II
- 9-15, LYNCOMBE HILL, grade II
- BRIDGE ADJOINING LOWER LOCK, grade II
- CLAVERTON BUILDINGS, grade II
- CLAVERTON BUILDINGS, grade II
- CLAVERTON BUILDINGS, grade II
- CLAVERTON BUILDINGS, grade II
- CLAVERTON BUILDINGS, grade II
- CLAVERTON BUILDINGS, grade II
- CLAVERTON BUILDINGS NO.21, grade II
- CLAVERTON BUILDINGS NOS 8 AND 9 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- CLAVERTON BUILDINGS THE RAM, grade II
- ENTRANCE GATES AND PIERS TO LYNCOMBE HILL BURIAL GROUND, grade II
- GARAGE (FORMER ENGINE HOUSE), grade II
- HALFPENNY BRIDGE AND LODGE HOUSE, grade II
- LOWER LOCK, grade II
- NORTH AND EAST BOUNDARY WALLS TO LYNCOMBE HILL BURIAL GROUND, grade II
- NOS. 19 AND 21 WITH RAILINGS, grade II
- NOS. 5, 6 AND 7 WITH PAVEMENT AND RAILINGS, grade II
- SUSSEX PLACE NOS 1-7 (CONSEC), grade II
- WIDCOMBE PARADE NO. 15, grade II
- WIDCOMBE PARADE NOS 13 AND 14, grade II
- WIDCOMBE PARADE NOS 3-12 (CONSEC), grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 4 - 5 Railway Place, Bath, BA1 1TH, permissioned (190 m)
- Bath Quays North Development Site, Avon Street, Bath, permissioned (650 m)
- Plymouth House, Monmouth Street, Bath, permissioned (910 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 3 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 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.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 67%, gigabit 33% 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 | 170 m |
| Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 57 within 800 m; nearest Widcombe Parade | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bath City Centre | 270 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Claverton Street Car Park GeniePoint | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 25.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Widcombe Surgery | 70 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Widcombe Pharmacy | 70 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Widcombe Dental Practice | 90 m |
| Hospital | St Martins Hospital (Bath) | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Bath Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 320 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Clydesdale Bank | 190 m |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 49% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 28% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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 Rossiter Road.