BA2 5AJ postcode in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset

BA2 5AJ 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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Bath and North East Somerset: 79% Typical price £550,000 Homes sold in BA2 5, last 12 months. ▲ 1.9% on the year before Nearest station Bath Spa 850 m in a straight line

Where BA2 5AJ is, and what is near it

Map of BA2 5AJ and what is near it Map of BA2 5AJ: its centre point, with the 229 other postcodes in the BA2 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 9 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BA2 5AA: also in BA2 5BA2 5AB: also in BA2 5BA2 5AD: also in BA2 5BA2 5AE: also in BA2 5BA2 5AF: also in BA2 5BA2 5AG: also in BA2 5BA2 5AH: also in BA2 5BA2 5AL: also in BA2 5BA2 5AN: also in BA2 5BA2 5AP: also in BA2 5BA2 5AQ: also in BA2 5BA2 5AR: also in BA2 5BA2 5AS: also in BA2 5BA2 5AT: also in BA2 5BA2 5AU: also in BA2 5BA2 5AW: also in BA2 5BA2 5AX: also in BA2 5BA2 5AY: also in BA2 5BA2 5AZ: also in BA2 5BA2 5BA: also in BA2 5BA2 5BB: also in BA2 5BA2 5BJ: also in BA2 5BA2 5DG: also in BA2 5BA2 5DH: also in BA2 5BA2 5DJ: also in BA2 5BA2 5DL: also in BA2 5BA2 5DN: also in BA2 5BA2 5DW: also in BA2 5BA2 5DY: also in BA2 5BA2 5DZ: also in BA2 5BA2 5EA: also in BA2 5BA2 5EB: also in BA2 5BA2 5FA: also in BA2 5BA2 5FB: also in BA2 5BA2 5FD: also in BA2 5BA2 5FE: also in BA2 5BA2 5FF: also in BA2 5BA2 5FG: also in BA2 5BA2 5FH: also in BA2 5BA2 5FJ: also in BA2 5BA2 5FN: also in BA2 5BA2 5FP: also in BA2 5BA2 5FQ: also in BA2 5BA2 5FR: also in BA2 5BA2 5FS: also in BA2 5BA2 5FT: also in BA2 5BA2 5FU: also in BA2 5BA2 5FW: also in BA2 5BA2 5FX: also in BA2 5BA2 5FY: also in BA2 5BA2 5LG: also in BA2 5BA2 5LU: also in BA2 5BA2 5LX: also in BA2 5BA2 5LY: also in BA2 5BA2 5LZ: also in BA2 5BA2 5NB: also in BA2 5BA2 5ND: also in BA2 5BA2 5NE: also in BA2 5BA2 5NF: also in BA2 5BA2 5NJ: also in BA2 5BA2 5NL: also in BA2 5BA2 5NQ: also in BA2 5BA2 5NR: also in BA2 5BA2 5NX: also in BA2 5BA2 5NY: also in BA2 5BA2 5NZ: also in BA2 5BA2 5PB: also in BA2 5BA2 5PD: also in BA2 5BA2 5PE: also in BA2 5BA2 5PN: also in BA2 5BA2 5PP: also in BA2 5BA2 5PS: also in BA2 5BA2 5PW: also in BA2 5BA2 5PX: also in BA2 5BA2 5PY: also in BA2 5BA2 5QZ: also in BA2 5BA2 5RA: also in BA2 5 Combe Down Surgery 1.3 kmThe Pulteney Practice 1.5 kmBath BA2 5AJ Map of BA2 5AJ and what is near it Map of BA2 5AJ: its centre point, with the 229 other postcodes in the BA2 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 9 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Bath BA2 5AJ
  • BA2 5AJ
  • Other postcodes in BA2 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • 2 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 51.3723, longitude -2.3487)

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 5AJ?

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 5AJ?

Every home and business at BA2 5AJ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Bath and North East Somerset: 79%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Bath and North East Somerset: 96%

The line marks the figure across Bath and North East Somerset.

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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 5AJ?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bath and North East Somerset Council's days for BA2 5AJ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BA2 5AJ 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 5AJ 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 5AJ.

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 5AJ: 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 5AJ 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 5AJ?

Homes in BA2 5 sold for a typical £550,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 99 sales, up 1.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£550,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£540,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £867,500 28 sales
  • Semi-detached £575,000 25 sales
  • Terraced £410,000 35 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £270,000 11 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 5AJ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BA2 5AJ 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

What council tax band are homes near BA2 5AJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 530 homes in the neighbourhood around BA2 5AJ. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band G. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (60%). 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 5AJ

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 £4,767 (band H); band G, the most common, is £3,972.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,589
Band Babout 10 (2%)£1,854
Band Cabout 40 (8%)£2,119
Band Dabout 90 (17%)£2,383
Band Eabout 100 (19%)£2,913
Band Fabout 80 (15%)£3,443
Band Gabout 180 (34%)£3,972
Band Habout 20 (4%)£4,767

When the homes were built

  1. 60% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 22% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: 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 5AJ is in (ONS area E01014482), 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 5AJ?

The nearest open schools to BA2 5AJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BA2 5AJ, 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 5AJ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BA2 5AJ is Bath Spa Rail Station, 850 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bath Spa Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk
  • Oldfield Park Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Perrymead, 4 m away.

More stations near BA2 5AJ, 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 5AJ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BA2 5AJ, 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 5AJ?

2 within 1 km 28 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BA2 5AJ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • PG 90843 Will-Pete Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 700 mWalk
  • Rick-Luke Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 1.0 kmWalk
  • Rolec Charging point · 2 chargers 1.1 kmWalk

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 5AJ?

The nearest to the centre of BA2 5AJ, 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 5AJ?

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 5AJ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BA2 5AJ, 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 5AJ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BA2 5AJ, 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 5AJ?

The nearest vets to the centre of BA2 5AJ 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 5AJ in a conservation area?

The centre of BA2 5AJ is in 4 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 5AJ?

Police.uk records 446 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BA2 5AJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences125 reports
Anti-social behaviour110 reports
Shoplifting103 reports
Other theft26 reports
Public order23 reports
Criminal damage and arson21 reports

Also: burglary 10, vehicle crime 10, bicycle theft 6, other crime 4, drugs 3, robbery 2, possession of weapons 2, 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 5AJ

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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