BA2 6LP Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bathwick. Region: South West.
Streets
- Henrietta Road, Bath: 33 addresses
- Henrietta Mews, 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 (32% of about 1,410 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: 10.
- 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
- 1-7, GREAT PULTENEY STREET (See details for further address information), grade I
- 20-35, HENRIETTA STREET, grade I
- 6-19, HENRIETTA STREET, grade I
- 11-15, GROVE STREET, grade II
- 17, GROVE STREET, grade II
- 5 AND 6, GROVE STREET, grade II
- 9 AND 10, GROVE STREET, grade II
- BATH SCOUT HEADQUARTERS, grade II
- IVY COTTAGE, grade II
- NEW PRISON, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Plymouth House, Monmouth Street, Bath, permissioned (660 m)
- SB16 Burlington Street, not permissioned (710 m)
- 4 - 5 Railway Place, Bath, BA1 1TH, permissioned (730 m)
- Bath Quays North Development Site, Avon Street, Bath, permissioned (820 m)
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 25 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 25 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 34 addresses are between 22 m and 24 m above sea level (23 m on average).
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 | 810 m |
| Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 23 stops within 400 m, 83 within 800 m; nearest Laura Place Bathwick | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bath City Centre | 800 m |
| Car parks | 9 within 800 m; nearest Podium Car Park | 230 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 790 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 25.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Pulteney Practice | 280 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest The Bathwick Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pulteney Dental Practice | 200 m |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Bath Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 620 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Britannia Building Society | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Henrietta Park 2.9 ha | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Royal Victoria Park 23 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 490 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Canal Gardens Allotments 6,130 m² | 620 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 34 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 20-35, Henrietta Street, a listed building (Grade I), 40 m. 1,385 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 82 of them Grade I and 78 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 20-35, Henrietta Street | Listed building, Grade I | 40 m |
| 6-19, Henrietta Street | Listed building, Grade I | 50 m |
| 2-5, Henrietta Street | Listed building, Grade I | 100 m south |
| 1-7, GREAT PULTENEY STREET (See details for further address information) | Listed building, Grade I | 110 m south-east |
| The Eastgate, Bath | Scheduled monument | 310 m south |
| Parade Gardens, Bath | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 390 m south |
| The Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath | Scheduled monument | 490 m south-west |
| Bath City Walls | Scheduled monument | 500 m south |
| Hedgemead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 510 m north-west |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 880 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Smallcombe Vale | Valley | 1.1 km south-east |
| Bathwick Wood | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| Great Dell | Hollow | 1.5 km west |
| Lyncombe Vale | Valley | 1.6 km south |
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km west |
| Little Solsbury Hill | Hill | 3.2 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 34 |
1 of the postcode's 34 addresses is 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 63% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 67% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Henrietta Road.