Postcode BA2 7BR is located in a rural village, within the Combe Down area of Bath and North East Somerset in the South West region, and forms part of the Combe Down area. It has very low deprivation and low crime levels, with around 40.2 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 53% below the South West average of 85 per 1,000. The average income per household in Combe Down is £67,173 per year. The median sale price in Combe Down is £548,000 (around £465 per square foot), with typical sale prices between £375,000 and £767,500. The nearest station is Bath Spa, about 1.4 miles away. There are 2 primary and 1 secondary schools in the area.
Combe Down has a very low level of deprivation, ranked at position 32,204 out of 32,844 areas in England, placing it within the bottom 2% least deprived areas in England.
Combe Down has a low crime rate, with approximately 40.2 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 0.0% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 24.2% of dwellings are socially rented.
The average income per household in Combe Down is £67,173 per year.
No significant noise sources from railways or roads near BA2 7BR.
Combe Down near BA2 7BR has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.
The nearest station is Bath Spa located about 1.4 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.
Based on 99 recent sales, the median property price is £548,000 (about £465 per square foot) in Combe Down area, with individual transactions ranging from £114,000 up to £2,425,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 24 | £877,500 | £532 |
| Semi-Detached | 27 | £575,000 | £475 |
| Terraced | 37 | £440,000 | £428 |
| Flats | 11 | £287,500 | £391 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £655,000 | £260,000 | £479,950 | £350,000 |
| 2017 | £592,500 | £304,000 | £480,000 | £335,000 |
| 2018 | £551,000 | £312,500 | £472,500 | £360,000 |
| 2019 | £575,000 | £261,000 | £480,000 | £316,500 |
| 2020 | £675,000 | £299,995 | £475,000 | £399,995 |
| 2021 | £650,000 | £292,500 | £500,000 | £422,750 |
| 2022 | £742,500 | £277,500 | £573,564 | £420,000 |
| 2023 | £640,000 | £341,000 | £599,995 | £417,500 |
| 2024 | £668,000 | £320,000 | £565,000 | £425,000 |
| 2025 | £800,000 | £297,500 | £525,000 | £490,000 |
| 2026 | £990,000 | £257,000 | £575,000 | £382,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £437 | £427 | £369 | £356 |
| 2017 | £426 | £361 | £379 | £390 |
| 2018 | £414 | £377 | £380 | £374 |
| 2019 | £408 | £384 | £385 | £332 |
| 2020 | £432 | £367 | £376 | £395 |
| 2021 | £460 | £406 | £421 | £415 |
| 2022 | £525 | £408 | £454 | £459 |
| 2023 | £525 | £425 | £493 | £438 |
| 2024 | £522 | £420 | £456 | £437 |
| 2025 | £494 | £452 | £463 | £430 |
| 2026 | £608 | £348 | £483 | £413 |
There were 2 recent sold properties in the last 18 months near BA2 7BR.
| Date | Address | Type | Tenure | Price | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2026 | 3, Paddock Woods, Bath, BA2 7AD | Detached | Freehold | £885,000 | |
| 05 Sept 2025 | Gainsborough Lodge, Rockery Park, North Road, Bath, BA2 5DN | Other | Freehold | £750,100 |
In the BA2 7BR postcode area, located within Combe Down, there are 2 primary and 1 secondary schools in close proximity.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s inspection details to see the full breakdown.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 mi | Secondary | Ralph Allen School | Academy converter | Ofsted rating. Inspected 26 Feb 2014. | |
Ralph Allen School ratingOfsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 26 Feb 2014
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| 0.4 mi | Not applicable | Hambling View Independent School | Other independent special school | Area360 rating. Inspected 3 Feb 2026. | |
Hambling View Independent School ratingOfsted report cardInspected 3 Feb 2026
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| 0.5 mi | Not applicable | Prior Park College | Other independent school | Unrated. | |
Annual council tax rates for Bath and North East Somerset district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Elected local representatives for BA2 7BR, including ward councillors and the local member of parliament.
Bharat Pankhania
Combe Down - Elected 4 May 2023
Onkar Saini
Combe Down - Elected 4 May 2023
Wera Hobhouse
Bath - Elected 4 Jul 2024
The area around BA2 7BR records about 40 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a low crime rate for England: it scores 4 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level. Across South West as a whole the rate is about 85 per 1,000. The most common offences locally are violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and burglary.
The median sale price around BA2 7BR in Combe Down is £548,000 (about £465 per square foot) based on 99 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
There are 6 schools close to BA2 7BR, including Ralph Allen School (Good), Hambling View Independent School (Good) and Prior Park College. Ratings are official Ofsted judgements or Area360 summaries of the latest available inspection grades.
BA2 7BR scores 1 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 32,204 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The Member of Parliament for Bath covering BA2 7BR is Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrats), elected at the 2024 general election. The area is represented by 2 local councillors: Bharat Pankhania (Liberal Democrats) and Onkar Saini (Liberal Democrats).