BA2 7JH Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced June 2001. Ward: Winsley & Westwood. Region: South West.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Wiltshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,572 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,715 | £2,000 | £2,286 | £2,572 | £3,143 | £3,715 | £4,286 | £5,144 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band F (26% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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: yes, Wiltshire.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 3 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 1 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 5 addresses are between 25 m and 30 m above sea level (27 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 67%, 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 | Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Avoncliff 25,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest River Bridge Limpley Stoke | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bath City Centre | 4.4 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 28.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Combe Down Surgery | 2.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Combe Down Pharmacy | 3.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Combe Down Dental Practice | 2.8 km |
| Hospital | St Martins Hospital (Bath) | 4.2 km |
| Police station | Bath Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 4.4 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Bath Combe Down, Combe Down Cashzone | 3.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 8,170 m² | 1.5 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,320 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 750 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,530 m² | 1.6 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Limpley Stoke Bridge (or Stokeford Bridge), a scheduled monument, 40 m. 29 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Limpley Stoke Bridge (or Stokeford Bridge) | Scheduled monument | 40 m |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m south |
| Dundas aqueduct | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north |
| Murhill tramway and wharf | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Prior Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.7 km north-west |
| Iford Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.7 km south-east |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 5.0 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Limpley Stoke Wood | Wood | 250 m north-west |
| Dodleaze Wood | Wood | 610 m north-west |
| Short Wood | Wood | 900 m west |
| Tucking Mill Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km west |
| Vineyard Bottom | Valley | 2.3 km north |
| Warleigh Hill | Hill | 3.1 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 1 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 2 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 |
4 of the postcode's 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 4 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 29% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.