BA2 4SZ

Widcombe & Lyncombe · Bath and North East Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Constituency
Bath
Postcode district
BA2
Postcode sector
BA2 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA2 4SW 47 m
BA2 4SN 57 m
BA2 4SU 64 m
BA2 4SJ 77 m
BA2 4SP 88 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA2 4SZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1987
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA2
Postcode sector
BA2 4
Latitude
51.370891
Longitude
-2.363400
British National Grid easting
374,800
British National Grid northing
163,600

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

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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

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

    Other independent school

    545 m
  3. Hayesfield Girls School

    Academy converter

    843 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,489
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,778
  • Shoplifting 976
  • Public order 604
  • Anti social behaviour 567
  • Other theft 451

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • WIDCOMBE SURGERY

    3-4 WIDCOMBE PARADE, BATH, BA2 4JT

    ODS code L81020

    878 m

  • HEART OF BATH

    45 UPPER OLDFIELD PARK, BATH, BA2 3HT

    ODS code L81039

    954 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

    2.2 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HOUSE, NORTH ROAD, BATH, BA2 7AY

    ODS code L81617

    2.7 km

  • FAIRFIELD PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    TYNING LANE, CAMDEN ROAD, BATH, BA1 6EA

    ODS code L81071

    2.8 km

  • ST. MICHAEL'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81069

    2.8 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    129 NEWBRIDGE HILL, BATH, BA1 3PT

    ODS code L81070

    2.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Devonshire Buildings

    BCT · Bloomfield

    0.1 miles
  • Devonshire Buildings

    BCT · Bloomfield

    0.1 miles
  • Elm Place

    BCT · Bear Flat

    0.2 miles
  • Kipling Avenue

    BCT · Bear Flat

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. Beechen Cliff School is the nearest published school at 263 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,489 published events cover 12 months, averaging 457.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,778 events.

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