Housing in BA2 4EJ
What the homes in BA2 4EJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Widcombe, Bathwick Hill & Claverton Down
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,484 (2024)
BA2 4EJBath
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (29%). Flats make up 40.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
72.8% of households in the BA2 4EJ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.1% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 52.9% own outright and 20% with a mortgage.
- Owned72.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented23.1%20.5%
- Social rented3.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 33.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.5%). 18.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Bath and North East Somerset
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bath and North East Somerset (August 2026, +7.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BA2 4EJ (Widcombe, Bathwick Hill & Claverton Down) (about 1,484 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.