This section of the site is all about the BA Postcode area, also known as the Bath Postal Area. Explore links to the next level to learn more about specific postcode districts such as BA1.

Detailed map of the BA Postcode Area — Detailed map showing districts and posttowns in the BA Bath Postcode Area

The BA postcode area represents a group of postal districts in the Bath area of the United Kingdom. The area code BA stands for the letters b and a in BAth. BA has a population of 434,166 and covers an area of 1,858,478 hectares. Fun fact: 0.67% of the population of Great Britain lives in this area.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: Somerset (76.41%), Wiltshire (23.26%), Dorset (0.25%), Gloucestershire (0.07%).

Post Towns and Postcode Districts for the BA Postcode

BATH

RADSTOCK

BA3 Somerset

SHEPTON MALLET

BA4 Somerset

WELLS

BA5 Somerset

GLASTONBURY

BA6 Somerset

CASTLE CARY

BA7 Somerset

TEMPLECOMBE

BA8 Dorset (1%), Somerset (98%)

WINCANTON

BA9 Somerset

BRUTON

BA10 Somerset

FROME

BA11 Somerset

WARMINSTER

BA12 Wiltshire

WESTBURY

BA13 Wiltshire

TROWBRIDGE

BA14 Wiltshire

BRADFORD-ON-AVON

BA15 Somerset (5%), Wiltshire (94%)

STREET

BA16 Somerset

YEOVIL

Where is the BA Postcode Area?

The BA Bath Postcode is in the South West England. TheBA postal area borders the following neighbouring postal areas: TA - Taunton, SN - Swindon, SP - Salisbury, DT - Dorchester and BS - Bristol, and is located inland.

Map of the BA Bath Postcode Area

Explore the BA Bath postcode area by using our interactive map.

Map Showing Location of the BA postcode area — Where is the BA Postcode Area

A word cloud for the BA postcode area — A word cloud for the BA Postcode Area

How built up is the BA Postcode?

I've calculated the total area covered by building footprints within the BA postcode area.
By analyzing this against the total area, I've determined the percentage of the area that's developed, this will give you an idea of how urban or rural the BA postcode region is.
The higher the percentage the more urban the area is. For example the least urban district is BA12 and the most urban is BA20.

Building Area Summary
Postcode District	Total Area (m²)	Footprint Area (m²)	Built Percentage %
BA12	363,310,871	2,582,042	0.71%
BA10	46,535,120	406,228	0.87%
BA9	73,909,035	802,219	1.09%
BA22	184,189,918	2,049,904	1.11%
BA8	44,073,329	496,699	1.13%
BA4	161,043,240	1,927,814	1.20%
BA5	132,096,515	1,587,362	1.20%
BA6	92,576,801	1,183,014	1.28%
BA7	26,386,839	374,300	1.42%
BA11	141,904,277	2,307,923	1.63%
BA13	81,658,267	1,409,088	1.73%
BA3	129,274,631	2,392,012	1.85%
BA15	38,873,152	818,555	2.11%
BA2	147,351,094	3,592,763	2.44%
BA16	28,501,200	800,648	2.81%
BA14	80,823,364	2,754,911	3.41%
BA1	57,329,217	1,965,659	3.43%
BA21	20,508,507	1,403,340	6.84%
BA20	8,125,807	937,622	11.54%
BA Total	1,858,471,184 (m²)	29,792,103 (m²)	1.6%

Postcode Districts within the BA Bath Postcode Area

There are 19 postcode districts within the Bath postcode area

A map showing the boundary of BA in relation to other areas

There are 15 towns within the Bath postcode area.

Area of the BA postcode area
Unit	Area²
Hectares	1,858,478²
Miles	7,176²
Feet	200,044,713,442²
Kilometres	18,585²

Postal Delivery Offices serving the BA Bath Postcode Area

Bath Delivery Office
Bradford-on-avon Delivery Office
Bruton Scale Payment Delivery Office
Castle Cary Scale Payment Delivery Office
Freshford Scale Payment Delivery Office
Frome Delivery Office
Glastonbury Delivery Office
Hinton Charterhouse Scale Payment Delivery Office
Limpley Stoke Scale Payment Delivery Office
Mere Scale Payment Delivery Office
Radstock Delivery Office
Shepton Mallet Delivery Office
Trowbridge Delivery Office
Warminster Delivery Office
Wells Delivery Office
Westbury Delivery Office
Wincanton Delivery Office
Yeovil Delivery Office

Postcode Areas Closest to BA

Councils with Postcodes in BA

Mendip District (4324 postcodes)

Bath and North East Somerset (4280 postcodes)

Wiltshire (3722 postcodes)

South Somerset District (2940 postcodes)

Dorset (43 postcodes)

South Gloucestershire (11 postcodes)

Sedgemoor District (5 postcodes)

Maps and Analysis: Exploring the BA Postcode Area for the Bath Region