BA2 8QS Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bathavon South. Region: South West.
Streets
- Bull's Hill, Wellow: 17 addresses
- High Street, Wellow: 14 addresses
- Unnamed street near Bull's Hill, Wellow: 2 addresses
- Ford Road, Bath and North East Somerset: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Bull's Hill, Wellow: 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 B (19% of about 540 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Wellow (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 13.
- 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
- Parish Church of St Julian, grade I
- CHEST TOMB, 1 YARD FROM ROOD STAIR TURRET OF PARISH CHURCH, grade II
- CHEST TOMB, 15 YARDS TO SOUTH OF EAST OF CHANCEL OF PARISH CHURCH, grade II
- CHEST TOMB, 3 YARDS TO EAST OF CHANCEL OF PARISH CHURCH, grade II
- CHEST TOMB, IN SOUTH EAST CORNER OF CHURCHYARD, grade II
- CHURCH FARMHOUSE, grade II
- GROUP OF 2 CHEST TOMBS. 5 YARDS FROM SOUTH EAST CORNER OF SOUTH AISLE OF PARISH CHURCH, grade II
- GROUP OF 4 CHEST TOMBS BY SOUTH WEST CORNER OF PARISH CHURCH, grade II
- LESTER COTTAGE PEACEHAVEN, grade II
- North entrance to Wellow Tunnel, 100 yards to north of White Baines, Bull's Hill, grade II
- SOUTH WEST ENTRANCE TO WELLOW TUNNEL, 20 YARDS TO NORTH WEST OF CHURCH FARM, grade II
- THE RECTORY, EAST AND WEST WINGS, grade II
- WELLOW PRIMARY SCHOOL AND WELLOW SCHOOL HOUSE, 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.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 92%, gigabit 92% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 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 | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 6 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 Bull's Hill.