BA2 postcode area guide — Bath and North East Somerset

Where is BA2?

Broadband & internet speeds in BA2

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the BA2 postcode district (Bath and North East Somerset) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 2,200 postcodes Ofcom measures in BA2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 68.6%.

Around 0.3% of premises in BA2 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in BA2

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Mobile signal around Bath and North East Somerset

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Bath And North East Somerset district (91,010 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in BA2

Police recorded 166 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BA2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in BA2

Based on 744 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BA2 is £415,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£415,000).

Latest recorded sales in BA2

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Bath and North East Somerset demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Bath and North East Somerset district (193,409 residents, 79,250 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around BA2

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in BA2

488 rated food businesses operate in BA2. 339 hold the top rating of 5, 69 are rated 4, and 9 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 3 Cafe And Kitchen, ABM Catering @ St John's Catholic Primary School, Achieve Together - Gallaudet Unit, Achieve Together - Residential Home, Achieve Together - Watery Lane Cottage.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in BA2

From a sample of 213 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 BA2 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 46% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Bath and North East Somerset

Landlines around BA2 typically use:

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What's it like living in BA2?

Postcodes in BA2

Neighbouring districts

All Bath (BA) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.