BA2 8QS

Bathavon South · Bath and North East Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bath
Postcode district
BA2
Postcode sector
BA2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA2 8QH 146 m
BA2 8QU 148 m
BA2 8QJ 175 m
BA2 8QQ 210 m
BA2 8QG 215 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA2 8QS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA2
Postcode sector
BA2 8
Latitude
51.323675
Longitude
-2.371938
British National Grid easting
374,179
British National Grid northing
158,352

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04000996
Westminster constituency
Frome and East Somerset · E14001241
Output area
E00072622
Middle layer super output area
Bath and North East Somerset 010 · E02002994

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
St Julians Well Cottage, Wellow, Bath, BA2 8QS 15 August 2024 £2,300,000
Honeysuckle Cottage, Wellow, Bath, BA2 8QS 12 December 2019 £850,000
The Old Rectory, East Wing, Wellow, Bath, BA2 8QS 17 July 2019 £1,850,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. St Julian's Church School

    Academy converter

    105 m
  2. Shoscombe Church School

    Academy converter

    3.3 km
  3. Saint Gregory's Catholic College

    Voluntary aided school

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
23
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Burglary 3
  • Other theft 3
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Anti social behaviour 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

28 female, 23 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.7
BA2 8 residents
7,959

Age bands in BA2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,348 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

871 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.5%

1,770 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.8%

2,347 residents

Age 65 and over
19.6%

1,548 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BA2 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
95.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
91.7%
Gigabit-capable
91.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • HILLCREST SURGERY

    WELLOW LANE, PEASEDOWN ST. JOHN, BATH, BA2 8JQ

    ODS code L81123

    4.4 km

  • COMBE DOWN SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81065

    4.5 km

  • RUSH HILL SURGERY

    20 RUSH HILL, BATH, BA2 2QH

    ODS code L81644

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wellow Village

    BCT · Wellow

    0.1 miles
  • Wellow Village

    BCT · Wellow

    0.1 miles
  • Canteen Lane

    BCT · Wellow

    0.3 miles
  • Canteen Lane

    BCT · Wellow

    0.3 miles
  • Coombe Hay Village

    BCT · Combe Hay

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bath and North East Somerset 010H, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,596 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £2,300,000 from 1 recorded sale in BA2 8QS. 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

Published establishments

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Julian's Church School is the nearest published school at 105 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

23 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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