BA2 7TG Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced June 2001. Ward: Bathavon South. Region: South West.
Streets
- Plain Cottages, Farleigh Hungerford: 12 addresses
- A366, Somerset: 4 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 (24% of about 920 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: yes, Bath and North East Somerset.
Listed buildings
- BARN AT FARLEIGH PLAIN, 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 16 addresses are between 77 m and 117 m above sea level (105 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 75% 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 | 2.2 km |
| Avoncliff 25,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bradford-On-Avon 532,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bath City Centre | 7.5 km |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 29.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bradford-On-Avon And Melksham Health | 4.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 4.1 km |
| NHS dentists | St. Margarets Street (Dental Surgery) | 4.2 km |
| Hospital | Trowbridge Hospital | 6.2 km |
| Police station | Wiltshire Police | 6.7 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Norton St Phillips, Norton St Phillips Cashzone | 3.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Westwood Park 1.6 ha | 1.9 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 270 m² | 2.0 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5.6 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,040 m² | 1.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Falconry, Lodge Farm, a listed building (Grade II*), 410 m east. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Falconry, Lodge Farm | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m east |
| The Falconry, Farleigh Hungerford | Scheduled monument | 410 m east |
| Farleigh Hungerford Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 920 m south-east |
| Farleigh Hungerford Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-east |
| Chapel of St Leonard, Perimeter Wall and Gateway Farleigh Hungerford Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km south-east |
| The Priest House and Adjoining Range, Farleigh Hungerford Castle | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-east |
| Iford Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-east |
| Iford Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.2 km north-east |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 8.0 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Farleigh Plantation | Wood | 460 m north-east |
| Iford Plantation | Wood | 550 m north-east |
| Kingcopse Wood | Wood | 810 m south-west |
| Vagg's Hill | Hill | 2.7 km south-east |
| Langham Brake | Valley | 3.5 km south-east |
| Tucking Mill Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 | 16 | 16 |
None of the postcode's 16 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Plain Cottages.