BA2 5NH

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 5LX 8 m
BA2 5NQ 38 m
BA2 5NE 95 m
BA2 5LG 100 m
BA2 5NF 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA2 5NH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA2
Postcode sector
BA2 5
Latitude
51.364592
Longitude
-2.364786
British National Grid easting
374,700
British National Grid northing
162,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E43000018
Westminster constituency
Bath · E14001080
Output area
E00072819
Middle layer super output area
Bath and North East Somerset 017 · E02003001

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. Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy

    Free schools

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

    Other independent school

    839 m
  3. Beechen Cliff School

    Academy converter

    908 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,462
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 847
  • Shoplifting 505
  • Anti social behaviour 239
  • Public order 219
  • Criminal damage and arson 153

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

  • COMBE DOWN SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81065

    1.4 km

  • HEART OF BATH

    45 UPPER OLDFIELD PARK, BATH, BA2 3HT

    ODS code L81039

    1.5 km

  • WIDCOMBE SURGERY

    3-4 WIDCOMBE PARADE, BATH, BA2 4JT

    ODS code L81020

    1.5 km

  • RUSH HILL SURGERY

    20 RUSH HILL, BATH, BA2 2QH

    ODS code L81644

    2.0 km

  • THE PULTENEY PRACTICE

    35 GREAT PULTENEY STREET, BATH, BA2 4BY

    ODS code L81068

    2.5 km

  • ST. MICHAEL'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81069

    3.1 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HOUSE, NORTH ROAD, BATH, BA2 7AY

    ODS code L81617

    3.1 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    129 NEWBRIDGE HILL, BATH, BA1 3PT

    ODS code L81070

    3.3 km

  • FAIRFIELD PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    TYNING LANE, CAMDEN ROAD, BATH, BA1 6EA

    ODS code L81071

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Wellsway

    BCT · Bloomfield

    0.1 miles
  • Wellsway

    BCT · Bloomfield

    0.1 miles
  • Wayside

    BCT · Bloomfield

    0.2 miles
  • Wayside

    BCT · Bloomfield

    0.3 miles
  • Hatfield Road

    BCT · Bloomfield

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

31,947 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 791 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,462 published events cover 12 months, averaging 205.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 847 events.

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