# BA2 8JL: area report for a postcode in Bath and North East Somerset

BA2 8JL is a postcode in Bath and North East Somerset.

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In: [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) › [BA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba2) › [BA2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba2-8)

## Around this postcode

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Bath and North East Somerset 022E: 65 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4308,51.3153,BA28JL
- **Oldfield Park, 7.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4308,51.3153,BA28JL
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4308,51.3153,BA28JL
- **No property in BA2 8JL listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.4308,51.3153,BA28JL
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Bath and North East Somerset 022E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4308,51.3153,BA28JL
- **£409,045 average price**: For the whole of Bath and North East Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4308,51.3153,BA28JL
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4308,51.3153,BA28JL
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4308,51.3153,BA28JL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BA2 8JL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4308,51.3153,BA28JL
- **Low road and rail noise at BA2 8JL**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4308,51.3153,BA28JL
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.4308,51.3153,BA28JL
- **6.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4308,51.3153,BA28JL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Peasedown St John Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peasedown-st-john-primary-school-e147173) | Primary | 120 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2023 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £148,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2024 | £308,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2025 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2023 | £212,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HILLCREST SURGERY (370 m)
- Pharmacies: SHAUNAK'S PHARMACY (150 m)
- Dental practices: BATH ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (110 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Peasedown St John Express (360 m, Tesco); Co-op Peasedown St John (410 m, The Radstock Co-operative Society)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £409,045** (July 2026). Bath and North East Somerset’s average house price was £409,045 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,448** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bath and North East Somerset earned a median of £40,448 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 130th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.1×** (2025). A home in Bath and North East Somerset costs 10.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 51st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 12.3** (2025). Bath and North East Somerset has a deprivation score of 12.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 52nd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bath and North East Somerset 022E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.3** (2025). Bath and North East Somerset 022E has a deprivation score of 28.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,128th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £255,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bath and North East Somerset 022E was £255,000 in 2025. Joint 11,965th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,711** (2021). Bath and North East Somerset 022E had 1,711 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,054th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.2%** (January 2026). In Bath and North East Somerset 022E, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BA2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £435,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BA2 was £435,000 in 2025. Joint 478th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 79,902** (2021). BA2 had 79,902 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 24th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in BA2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 80.7%** (January 2026). In BA2, 80.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset)
- Centre: 51.3153, -2.4308

Council: [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Frome and East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/frome-and-east-somerset): Anna Sabine (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.4308,51.3153,BA28JL

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