BA2 5AU

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA2 4LU 273 m
BA2 4LS 278 m
BA2 5NL 305 m
BA2 5BA 313 m
BA2 5AT 331 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA2 5AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA2
Postcode sector
BA2 5
Latitude
51.367678
Longitude
-2.358519
British National Grid easting
375,138
British National Grid northing
163,241

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E43000018
Westminster constituency
Bath · E14001080
Output area
E00073142
Middle layer super output area
Bath and North East Somerset 012 · E02002996

Postcode source versions

Explore BA2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
24
Secondary
6
  1. The Paragon School, Junior School of Prior Park College

    Other independent school

    287 m
  2. Beechen Cliff School

    Academy converter

    525 m
  3. Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy

    Free schools

    711 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,043
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,354
  • Shoplifting 840
  • Public order 438
  • Anti social behaviour 384
  • Other theft 304

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
BA2 5 residents
7,861

Age bands in BA2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

1,472 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.8%

1,052 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.7%

1,738 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.5%

1,876 residents

Age 65 and over
19.8%

1,511 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BA2 5 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

  • WIDCOMBE SURGERY

    3-4 WIDCOMBE PARADE, BATH, BA2 4JT

    ODS code L81020

    1.0 km

  • COMBE DOWN SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81065

    1.2 km

  • HEART OF BATH

    45 UPPER OLDFIELD PARK, BATH, BA2 3HT

    ODS code L81039

    1.4 km

  • THE PULTENEY PRACTICE

    35 GREAT PULTENEY STREET, BATH, BA2 4BY

    ODS code L81068

    2.0 km

  • RUSH HILL SURGERY

    20 RUSH HILL, BATH, BA2 2QH

    ODS code L81644

    2.5 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HOUSE, NORTH ROAD, BATH, BA2 7AY

    ODS code L81617

    2.5 km

  • FAIRFIELD PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    TYNING LANE, CAMDEN ROAD, BATH, BA1 6EA

    ODS code L81071

    3.1 km

  • ST. MICHAEL'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81069

    3.3 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    129 NEWBRIDGE HILL, BATH, BA1 3PT

    ODS code L81070

    3.4 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

  • Meare Road

    BCT · Fox Hill

    0.3 miles
  • Queen's Drive

    BCT · Fox Hill

    0.3 miles
  • Devonshire Buildings

    BCT · Bloomfield

    0.3 miles
  • Wellsway

    BCT · Bloomfield

    0.3 miles
  • Devonshire Buildings

    BCT · Bloomfield

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bath and North East Somerset 012D, 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

32,951 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
4 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

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. The Paragon School, Junior School of Prior Park College is the nearest published school at 287 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,043 published events cover 12 months, averaging 336.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,354 events.

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