BA2 4QW postcode in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset

BA2 4QW is a postcode in Bath, in the Widcombe & Lyncombe ward of Bath and North East Somerset. It is in the Bath parliamentary constituency and the Avon and Somerset police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 92% of homes and businesses at BA2 4QW can get it Across Bath and North East Somerset: 79% Typical price £550,000 Homes sold in BA2 4, last 12 months. ▼ 6.4% on the year before Nearest station Bath Spa 750 m in a straight line

Where BA2 4QW is, and what is near it

Map of BA2 4QW and what is near it Map of BA2 4QW: its centre point, with the 201 other postcodes in the BA2 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 12 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BA2 4AA: also in BA2 4BA2 4AD: also in BA2 4BA2 4AF: also in BA2 4BA2 4AG: also in BA2 4BA2 4AH: also in BA2 4BA2 4AJ: also in BA2 4BA2 4AL: also in BA2 4BA2 4AQ: also in BA2 4BA2 4AR: also in BA2 4BA2 4ET: also in BA2 4BA2 4EU: also in BA2 4BA2 4EX: also in BA2 4BA2 4FA: also in BA2 4BA2 4FB: also in BA2 4BA2 4FD: also in BA2 4BA2 4FE: also in BA2 4BA2 4HR: also in BA2 4BA2 4HS: also in BA2 4BA2 4HX: also in BA2 4BA2 4HY: also in BA2 4BA2 4HZ: also in BA2 4BA2 4JA: also in BA2 4BA2 4JB: also in BA2 4BA2 4JD: also in BA2 4BA2 4JG: also in BA2 4BA2 4JJ: also in BA2 4BA2 4JN: also in BA2 4BA2 4JP: also in BA2 4BA2 4JR: also in BA2 4BA2 4JT: also in BA2 4BA2 4JW: also in BA2 4BA2 4JY: also in BA2 4BA2 4LA: also in BA2 4BA2 4LD: also in BA2 4BA2 4LE: also in BA2 4BA2 4LJ: also in BA2 4BA2 4LL: also in BA2 4BA2 4LN: also in BA2 4BA2 4LP: also in BA2 4BA2 4LR: also in BA2 4BA2 4LS: also in BA2 4BA2 4LT: also in BA2 4BA2 4LU: also in BA2 4BA2 4LW: also in BA2 4BA2 4LY: also in BA2 4BA2 4LZ: also in BA2 4BA2 4NG: also in BA2 4BA2 4NP: also in BA2 4BA2 4NQ: also in BA2 4BA2 4NR: also in BA2 4BA2 4PA: also in BA2 4BA2 4PD: also in BA2 4BA2 4PE: also in BA2 4BA2 4PF: also in BA2 4BA2 4PG: also in BA2 4BA2 4PH: also in BA2 4BA2 4PJ: also in BA2 4BA2 4PL: also in BA2 4BA2 4PN: also in BA2 4BA2 4PP: also in BA2 4BA2 4PQ: also in BA2 4BA2 4PR: also in BA2 4BA2 4PS: also in BA2 4BA2 4PT: also in BA2 4BA2 4PU: also in BA2 4BA2 4PW: also in BA2 4BA2 4PX: also in BA2 4BA2 4PY: also in BA2 4BA2 4PZ: also in BA2 4BA2 4QA: also in BA2 4BA2 4QB: also in BA2 4BA2 4QD: also in BA2 4BA2 4QE: also in BA2 4BA2 4QF: also in BA2 4BA2 4QG: also in BA2 4BA2 4QH: also in BA2 4BA2 4QJ: also in BA2 4BA2 4QL: also in BA2 4BA2 4QN: also in BA2 4BA2 4QP: also in BA2 4BA2 4QQ: also in BA2 4BA2 4QR: also in BA2 4BA2 4QS: also in BA2 4BA2 4QT: also in BA2 4BA2 4QU: also in BA2 4BA2 4QX: also in BA2 4BA2 4QY: also in BA2 4BA2 4QZ: also in BA2 4BA2 4RA: also in BA2 4BA2 4RB: also in BA2 4BA2 4RD: also in BA2 4BA2 4RE: also in BA2 4BA2 4RF: also in BA2 4BA2 4RG: also in BA2 4BA2 4RH: also in BA2 4BA2 4RJ: also in BA2 4BA2 4RQ: also in BA2 4BA2 4RR: also in BA2 4BA2 4RS: also in BA2 4BA2 4RT: also in BA2 4BA2 4RU: also in BA2 4BA2 4RX: also in BA2 4BA2 4RY: also in BA2 4BA2 4SA: also in BA2 4BA2 4SB: also in BA2 4BA2 4SH: also in BA2 4BA2 4SJ: also in BA2 4BA2 4SL: also in BA2 4BA2 4SN: also in BA2 4BA2 4SP: also in BA2 4BA2 4SS: also in BA2 4BA2 4ST: also in BA2 4BA2 4SU: also in BA2 4BA2 4SW: also in BA2 4BA2 4SX: also in BA2 4BA2 4SY: also in BA2 4 The Pulteney Practice 1.5 kmBath BA2 4QW Map of BA2 4QW and what is near it Map of BA2 4QW: its centre point, with the 201 other postcodes in the BA2 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 12 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Bath BA2 4QW
  • BA2 4QW
  • Other postcodes in BA2 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • 4 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.3746, longitude -2.3666)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BA2 4QW?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BA2 4QW?

Every home and business at BA2 4QW can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 92% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BA2 4QW 92% Bath and North East Somerset 79%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BA2 4QW 100% Bath and North East Somerset 96%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at BA2 4QW?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bath and North East Somerset Council's days for BA2 4QW today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BA2 4QW on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BA2 4QW at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BA2 4QW.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Bath and North East Somerset

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BA2 4QW: 1,443 properties in Bath and North East Somerset are at high risk (1.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Bath and North East Somerset

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BA2 4QW is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BA2 4QW?

Homes in BA2 4 sold for a typical £550,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 85 sales, down 6.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£550,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£587,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £1,045,000 8 sales
  • Semi-detached £750,000 5 sales
  • Terraced £675,000 34 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £321,750 38 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BA2 district: a typical £415,000 from 797 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in BA2 4QW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BA2 4QW from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at BA2 4QW

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at BA2 4QW. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BA2 4QW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around BA2 4QW. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (47%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BA2 4QW

Band D in Bath and North East Somerset for 2026‑27: £2,383. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,589 (band A) to £3,972 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,119.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 90 (13%)£1,589
Band Babout 70 (10%)£1,854
Band Cabout 220 (32%)£2,119
Band Dabout 100 (14%)£2,383
Band Eabout 110 (16%)£2,913
Band Fabout 70 (10%)£3,443
Band Gabout 30 (4%)£3,972
Band Hwithheld£4,767

When the homes were built

  1. 47% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 23% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 10% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Bath and North East Somerset before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BA2 4QW is in (ONS area E01014481), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BA2 4QW?

The nearest open schools to BA2 4QW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BA2 4QW, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BA2 4QW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BA2 4QW is Bath Spa Rail Station, 750 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bath Spa Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
  • Oldfield Park Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bear Flat, 68 m away.

More stations near BA2 4QW, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BA2 4QW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BA2 4QW, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BA2 4QW?

4 within 1 km 30 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BA2 4QW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 11 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 500 mWalk
  • Platinum Charging point · No details mapped 550 mWalk
  • Platinum Charging point · No details mapped 550 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BA2 4QW?

The nearest to the centre of BA2 4QW, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BA2 4QW?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BA2 4QW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BA2 4QW, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BA2 4QW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BA2 4QW, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BA2 4QW?

The nearest vets to the centre of BA2 4QW on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BA2 4QW in a conservation area?

The centre of BA2 4QW is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BA2 4QW?

Police.uk records 608 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BA2 4QW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences175 reports
Anti-social behaviour140 reports
Shoplifting133 reports
Other theft39 reports
Criminal damage and arson36 reports
Public order24 reports

Also: burglary 17, vehicle crime 17, bicycle theft 8, drugs 6, other crime 5, possession of weapons 4, robbery 3, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BA2 4QW

Ward
Widcombe & Lyncombe
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Bath
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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