BA2 4SU

Widcombe & Lyncombe · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA2 4SJ 40 m
BA2 4SP 55 m
BA2 4ST 87 m
BA2 4RX 95 m
BA2 4SW 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA2 4SU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA2
Postcode sector
BA2 4
Latitude
51.370816
Longitude
-2.364304
British National Grid easting
374,737
British National Grid northing
163,592

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E43000018
Westminster constituency
Bath · E14001080
Output area
E00072818
Middle layer super output area
Bath and North East Somerset 017 · E02003001

Postcode source versions

Explore BA2

48 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
24, Devonshire Buildings, Bath, BA2 4SU 23 June 2025 £675,000
41, Devonshire Buildings, Bath, BA2 4SU 28 February 2025 £980,000
31, Devonshire Buildings, Bath, BA2 4SU 27 February 2025 £820,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
24
Secondary
6
  1. Beechen Cliff School

    Academy converter

    320 m
  2. The Paragon School, Junior School of Prior Park College

    Other independent school

    604 m
  3. Hayesfield Girls School

    Academy converter

    807 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,638
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,808
  • Shoplifting 1,062
  • Public order 615
  • Anti social behaviour 567
  • Other theft 458

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
76

39 female, 37 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
2.5
BA2 4 residents
6,243

Age bands in BA2 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.6%

869 residents

Age 15 to 24
20.8%

1,434 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.9%

1,505 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

1,829 residents

Age 65 and over
18.1%

1,246 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BA2 4 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+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

    912 m

  • WIDCOMBE SURGERY

    3-4 WIDCOMBE PARADE, BATH, BA2 4JT

    ODS code L81020

    930 m

  • COMBE DOWN SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81065

    1.7 km

  • THE PULTENEY PRACTICE

    35 GREAT PULTENEY STREET, BATH, BA2 4BY

    ODS code L81068

    1.8 km

  • RUSH HILL SURGERY

    20 RUSH HILL, BATH, BA2 2QH

    ODS code L81644

    2.1 km

  • ST. MICHAEL'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81069

    2.7 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HOUSE, NORTH ROAD, BATH, BA2 7AY

    ODS code L81617

    2.8 km

  • FAIRFIELD PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    TYNING LANE, CAMDEN ROAD, BATH, BA1 6EA

    ODS code L81071

    2.8 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    129 NEWBRIDGE HILL, BATH, BA1 3PT

    ODS code L81070

    2.8 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

  • Devonshire Buildings

    BCT · Bloomfield

    0.1 miles
  • Devonshire Buildings

    BCT · Bloomfield

    0.1 miles
  • Elm Place

    BCT · Bear Flat

    0.1 miles
  • Kipling Avenue

    BCT · Bear Flat

    0.1 miles
  • Elm Place

    BCT · Bear Flat

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bath and North East Somerset 017A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,404 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
10 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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 £735,000 from 9 recorded sales in BA2 4SU. 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

43 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. Beechen Cliff School is the nearest published school at 320 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,638 published events cover 12 months, averaging 469.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,808 events.

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