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BA2 6AQ

Widcombe & Lyncombe · Bath and North East Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Widcombe & Lyncombe
Local authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Constituency
Bath
Postcode district
BA2
Postcode sector
BA2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA2 4NN 49 m
BA2 6AH 56 m
BA2 4NZ 73 m
BA2 4NH 84 m
BA2 4NJ 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA2 6AQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2006
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA2
Postcode sector
BA2 6
Latitude
51.375445
Longitude
-2.350304
British National Grid easting
375,714
British National Grid northing
164,102

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bath and North East Somerset · E06000022
Electoral ward
Widcombe & Lyncombe · E05012493
Parish or community
E43000018
Westminster constituency
Bath · E14001080
Output area
E00073141
Lower layer super output area
Bath and North East Somerset 012D · E01014482
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
45
Primary
26
Secondary
6

  1. Widcombe CofE Junior School

    Academy converter

    337 m

  2. Widcombe Infant School

    Academy converter

    344 m

  3. The Paragon School, Junior School of Prior Park College

    Other independent school

    752 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,924
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,581
  • Shoplifting 892
  • Public order 565
  • Anti social behaviour 519
  • Other theft 414

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BA2 6 residents
6,727

Age bands in BA2 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

969 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.4%

826 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.3%

1,288 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

1,742 residents

Age 65 and over
27.7%

1,844 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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • WIDCOMBE SURGERY

    3-4 WIDCOMBE PARADE, BATH, BA2 4JT

    ODS code L81020

    298 m

  • THE PULTENEY PRACTICE

    35 GREAT PULTENEY STREET, BATH, BA2 4BY

    ODS code L81068

    1.1 km

  • COMBE DOWN SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81065

    1.6 km

  • HEART OF BATH

    45 UPPER OLDFIELD PARK, BATH, BA2 3HT

    ODS code L81039

    1.6 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HOUSE, NORTH ROAD, BATH, BA2 7AY

    ODS code L81617

    1.7 km

  • FAIRFIELD PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    TYNING LANE, CAMDEN ROAD, BATH, BA1 6EA

    ODS code L81071

    2.2 km

  • RUSH HILL SURGERY

    20 RUSH HILL, BATH, BA2 2QH

    ODS code L81644

    3.2 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    129 NEWBRIDGE HILL, BATH, BA1 3PT

    ODS code L81070

    3.4 km

  • ST. MICHAEL'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81069

    3.5 km

  • BATHEASTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    COALPIT ROAD, BATHEASTON, BATH, BA1 7NP

    ODS code L81027

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • The Tyning

    BCT · Widcombe Hill

    0.0 miles

  • The Tyning

    BCT · Widcombe Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Bewdley Road

    BCT · Widcombe

    0.1 miles

  • Bewdley Road

    BCT · Widcombe

    0.1 miles

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Widcombe

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

45 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Widcombe CofE Junior School is the nearest published school at 337 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,924 published events cover 12 months, averaging 410.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,581 events.

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