BA2 4JR Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Widcombe & Lyncombe. Region: South West.
Streets
- Ebenezer Terrace, Lyncombe Hill: 6 addresses
- Unnamed street near Ebenezer Terrace, Lyncombe Hill: 2 addresses
- Ebenezer Terrace, 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: 21.
- 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
- 6-24 Ralph Allen Cottages and 1 Priory Cottages, grade II*
- 16 WIDCOMBE PARADE INCLUDING 2 PRIOR PARK ROAD, 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 NO.21, grade II
- CLAVERTON BUILDINGS THE RAM, grade II
- GARAGE (FORMER ENGINE HOUSE), grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE BOX OUTSIDE WHITE HART PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- LOWER LOCK, grade II
- NOS. 5, 6 AND 7 WITH PAVEMENT AND RAILINGS, grade II
- PREMISES OCCUPIED BY MESSRS LLOYD BLACKMAN, grade II
- SUSSEX PLACE NOS 1-7 (CONSEC), grade II
- THE WHITE HART PUBLIC HOUSE, WITH BOUNDARY WALL, grade II
- WIDCOMBE BAPTIST CHURCH, WITH RAISED PAVEMENT AND RAILINGS, 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 (240 m)
- Bath Quays North Development Site, Avon Street, Bath, permissioned (740 m)
- Plymouth House, Monmouth Street, Bath, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 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: of the 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 3 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 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 9 addresses are between 21 m and 22 m above sea level (22 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 | Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 250 m |
| Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 59 within 800 m; nearest Widcombe Parade | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bath City Centre | 360 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 60 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Claverton Street Car Park GeniePoint | 20 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 25.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Widcombe Surgery | 80 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Widcombe Pharmacy | 80 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Widcombe Dental Practice | 30 m |
| Hospital | St Martins Hospital (Bath) | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Bath Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 360 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest The Southern Co-Operative Bath Widcombe, Widcombe Hill Cashzone | 120 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Magdalen Gardens 5.5 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,930 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Abbey View Allotments 9,360 m² | 180 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
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 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 9 |
9 of the postcode's 9 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 66% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 68% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 2% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Ebenezer Terrace.