BA2 3LJ

Oldfield Park · Bath and North East Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bath
Constituency
Bath
Postcode district
BA2
Postcode sector
BA2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA2 3LU 54 m
BA2 3NY 61 m
BA2 3LN 67 m
BA2 3PJ 69 m
BA2 3PN 69 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA2 3LJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA2
Postcode sector
BA2 3
Latitude
51.376528
Longitude
-2.377769
British National Grid easting
373,803
British National Grid northing
164,232

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E43000018
Westminster constituency
Bath · E14001080
Output area
E00072911
Middle layer super output area
Bath and North East Somerset 014 · E02002998

Postcode source versions

Explore BA2

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
30, Shaftesbury Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, BA2 3LJ 31 May 2023 £250,000
29, Flat 1, Shaftesbury Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, BA2 3LJ 17 March 2023 £320,000
29, Flat 1, Shaftesbury Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, BA2 3LJ 9 April 2021 £279,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
24
Secondary
6
  1. St John's Catholic Primary School

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    322 m
  2. Hayesfield Girls School

    Academy converter

    411 m
  3. Oldfield Park Junior School

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    458 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,374
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,036
  • Shoplifting 1,249
  • Public order 665
  • Anti social behaviour 623
  • Other theft 497

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

2 female, 9 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
5.5
BA2 3 residents
11,608

Age bands in BA2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
7.6%

863 residents

Age 15 to 24
47.6%

5,425 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.5%

2,341 residents

Age 45 to 64
14.3%

1,625 residents

Age 65 and over
10%

1,141 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BA2 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
27.3%
Gigabit-capable
27.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • HEART OF BATH

    45 UPPER OLDFIELD PARK, BATH, BA2 3HT

    ODS code L81039

    267 m

  • ST. MICHAEL'S SURGERY

    WALWYN CLOSE, TWERTON-ON-AVON, BATH, BA2 1ER

    ODS code L81069

    1.6 km

  • WIDCOMBE SURGERY

    3-4 WIDCOMBE PARADE, BATH, BA2 4JT

    ODS code L81020

    1.6 km

  • RUSH HILL SURGERY

    20 RUSH HILL, BATH, BA2 2QH

    ODS code L81644

    1.7 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    129 NEWBRIDGE HILL, BATH, BA1 3PT

    ODS code L81070

    1.7 km

  • THE PULTENEY PRACTICE

    35 GREAT PULTENEY STREET, BATH, BA2 4BY

    ODS code L81068

    2.0 km

  • FAIRFIELD PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    TYNING LANE, CAMDEN ROAD, BATH, BA1 6EA

    ODS code L81071

    2.7 km

  • COMBE DOWN SURGERY

    COMBE DOWN HOUSE, THE AVENUE, COMBE DOWN, BATH, BA2 5EG

    ODS code L81065

    2.8 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HOUSE, NORTH ROAD, BATH, BA2 7AY

    ODS code L81617

    3.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Shaftesbury Road

    BCT · Oldfield Park

    0.0 miles
  • Shaftesbury Road

    BCT · Oldfield Park

    0.0 miles
  • Beckhampton Road

    BCT · Oldfield Park

    0.1 miles
  • Moorland Road

    BCT · Oldfield Park

    0.1 miles
  • Moorland Road

    BCT · Oldfield Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bath and North East Somerset 014A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,078 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
6
Low risk addresses
4
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £285,000 from 2 recorded sales in BA2 3LJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bath and North East Somerset is £404,480 in June 2026, down 0.1% year on year.

Schools

44 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. St John's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 322 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

6,374 published events cover 12 months, averaging 531.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,036 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.