# BA2

Postcode district covering Bath, in Bath and North East Somerset.

BA2 is a postcode district covering Bath, in Bath and North East Somerset. Median sale price £435,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 72.4 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code BA2. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [BA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BA2 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba2#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba2#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba2#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba2#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=BA2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in BA2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=BA2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,026 homes were sold in BA2 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=BA2) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for BA2.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=BA2) (Census 2021, England and Wales): BA2 had 79,902 usual residents at the census.

## How BA2 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | BA2 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £435,000 | 2nd most expensive | 19 postcode districts, BA · 2025 |
| Population | 79,902 | most populated | 19 postcode districts, BA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 19 postcode districts, BA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 80.7% | 8th lowest | 19 postcode districts, BA · Jan 2026 |

## Is BA2 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BA2 at a rate of 72.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 85.4 per 1,000 people across the BA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 467 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BA2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,148), other crime (1,042) and shoplifting (889).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BA2 was 69.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in BA2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BA2 has no single figure. Of its 51 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 12 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 9 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in BA2

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014468) | 1,474 | 187.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 45.6% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014371) | 1,959 | 463.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 33.3% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014377) | 1,476 | 27.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 69.8% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 010G](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01033078) | 1,882 | 23.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 54.6% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 010H](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01033079) | 1,160 | 42.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 67.4% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014461) | 1,189 | 80.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.2% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014462) | 1,511 | 109.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014463) | 1,602 | 168.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 53.6% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014464) | 1,485 | 255.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 77.0% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014380) | 4,214 | 15.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 65.9% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014381) | 1,497 | 79.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 63.8% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014481) | 1,389 | 67.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 78.6% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014482) | 1,311 | 22.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 84.5% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014483) | 1,471 | 156.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 78.1% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 012F](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014484) | 1,893 | 56.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.3% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014473) | 1,788 | 39.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.8% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014474) | 1,281 | 76.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 85.2% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014476) | 1,536 | 27.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.7% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01035207) | 1,461 | 51.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.1% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 013F](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01035208) | 2,265 | 67.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.1% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014435) | 1,693 | 86.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.3% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014436) | 1,582 | 45.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.1% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014437) | 1,434 | 78.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.2% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014438) | 1,271 | 57.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014455) | 1,350 | 102.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.3% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014456) | 1,504 | 79.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.8% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014457) | 1,411 | 122.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.1% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014458) | 1,376 | 68.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.3% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014391) | 1,700 | 46.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 74.7% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014392) | 1,101 | 33.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.8% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 016F](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014459) | 1,506 | 41.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 36.9% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 016G](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014460) | 1,130 | 76.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 18.8% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014415) | 1,957 | 114.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.2% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014416) | 1,744 | 185.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.5% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014417) | 1,844 | 98.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.4% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014387) | 1,677 | 119.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.3% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014388) | 1,292 | 40.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.5% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014389) | 1,948 | 51.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 89.2% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014390) | 1,411 | 143.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.1% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014431) | 1,226 | 115.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014432) | 1,389 | 63.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014433) | 1,363 | 96.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014434) | 1,943 | 31.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014442) | 1,664 | 26.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.6% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014443) | 1,621 | 86.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 83.3% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014444) | 1,672 | 27.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.9% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 022E](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014445) | 1,711 | 65.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.2% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 022F](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01035209) | 1,009 | 55.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.2% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 022G](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01035210) | 2,326 | 25.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.5% |
| [Mendip 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029057) | 2,215 | 38.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 54.4% |
| [Wiltshire 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/neighbourhood/e01032060) | 1,604 | 23.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 46.6% |

## Your MP

- [Bath](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bath): Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 64% of the people here.
- [Frome and East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/frome-and-east-somerset): Anna Sabine (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 25% of the people here.
- [North East Somerset and Hanham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-somerset-and-hanham): Dan Norris (Independent), MP since July 2024. 8.9% of the people here.
- [Melksham and Devizes](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/melksham-and-devizes): Brian Mathew (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 2.3% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in BA2

[Bloomfield](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/bloomfield), [Combe Down](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/combe-down), [Odd Down](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/odd-down), [Oldfield Park East](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/oldfield-park-east), [Oldfield Park West](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/oldfield-park-west), [Peasedown & Bathavon West](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/peasedown-and-bathavon-west), [Saltford, Farmborough & Timsbury](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/saltford-farmborough-and-timsbury), [Southdown](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/southdown), [Twerton](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/twerton), [Widcombe, Bathwick Hill & Claverton Down](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/widcombe-bathwick-hill-and-claverton-down)

## Postcode sectors in BA2

[BA2 0 (196 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba2-0), [BA2 1 (233 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba2-1), [BA2 2 (254 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba2-2), [BA2 3 (228 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba2-3), [BA2 4 (202 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba2-4), [BA2 5 (230 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba2-5), [BA2 6 (256 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba2-6), [BA2 7 (290 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba2-7), [BA2 8 (229 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba2-8), [BA2 9 (95 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba2-9)

## Council

[Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset)

## Towns in BA2

[Bath](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bath)

## Postcode districts next to BA2

[BA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba1), [BA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba3), [BA11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba11), [BA14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba14), [BA15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba15), [BS31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs31), [BS39](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs39)

## Nearest rail stations

[Oldfield Park (4.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.3805,51.3792), [Bath Spa (5.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.3570,51.3777)

## More in the BA postcode area

[All BA postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## BA2 in brief

BA2 is a postcode district covering Bath, in Bath and North East Somerset.
About 83,635 people lived in BA2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £435,000 in 2025 across 1,026 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 72.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BA2 was £435,000 in 2025.
BA2 had 79,902 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in BA2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BA2, 80.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: BA2
- Postcode area: [BA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba)
- Constituency: [Bath †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bath)
- Council: [Bath and North East Somerset †](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset)
- Area: 147 km²
- People, mid-2024: 83,635*
- Neighbourhoods: 51
- Output areas: 250

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[BS39](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs39), [BA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba1), [BA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba3), [BA15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba15), [BA11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba11), [BA14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba14)

## Latest updates for BA2

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/BA2

## How to cite

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