BA2 6DW Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Widcombe & Lyncombe. Region: South West.
Streets
- Claverton Down Road, Bath: 11 addresses
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 G (34% of about 930 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- CLAVERTON DOWN GOSPEL HALL, grade II
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 addresses are about 177 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 1.9 km |
| Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Oakley Claverton Down | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bath City Centre | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest South Car Park | 360 m |
| EV charging points | Claverton Street Car Park GeniePoint | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 26.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest University Medical Centre | 580 m |
| Pharmacies | Widcombe Pharmacy | 1.7 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Centre | 580 m |
| Hospital | St Martins Hospital (Bath) | 3.4 km |
| Police station | Bath Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Natwest | 650 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Sydney Gardens 3.9 ha | 1.7 km |
| Play area | Woodland Play Area 1.1 ha | 1.1 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,670 m² | 440 m |
| Allotments | Abbey View Allotments 9,360 m² | 1.3 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Oakwood and Bathwick Tower, a listed building (Grade II*), 410 m north-west. 57 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Oakwood and Bathwick Tower | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m north-west |
| Gardens at Oakwood/Bathwick Tower and Smallcombe House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 470 m north-west |
| Gothic Temple in Grounds of Rainbow Wood | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m south-west |
| Bathwick Hill House | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m north-west |
| Bathwick Grange | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m north-west |
| Crowe Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km west |
| Slight univallate hillfort called Bathampton Camp | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 2.6 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Smallcombe Wood | Wood | 450 m west |
| Klondyke Copse | Wood | 810 m south |
| Limekiln Wood | Wood | 870 m east |
| Smallcombe Vale | Valley | 1.1 km west |
| Tucking Mill Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south |
| Warleigh Hill | Hill | 2.8 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 11 | 11 |
None of the postcode's 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 18 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 63% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 11% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 31% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 23% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 50% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 7% | 34% |
| No qualifications | under 1% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Claverton Down Road.