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Housing in BA2 4HS

What the homes in BA2 4HS 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
1,454 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (49.4%). Flats make up 27.2%, above the 22.2% across England.

BA2 4HSEngland
Detached6.9%22.9%
Semi-detached16.3%31.5%
Terraced49.4%23%
Purpose-built flat13.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

54.3% of households in the BA2 4HS area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 27.7% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 34.9% own outright and 19.4% with a mortgage.

BA2 4HS
54%
28%
16%
England
  • Owned54.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.6%1%
  • Private rented27.7%20.5%
  • Social rented16.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BA2 4HSEngland
Owned outright34.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent25%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council3.7%8.3%
From a housing association12.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BA2 4HSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (19%). 20.2% of households include dependent children.

BA2 4HSEngland
Living alone, under 6617.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16%12.8%
Couple, no children19%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.8%7.7%
Rents

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.

Bath and North East SomersetEngland
All homes£1,885£1,459
One bedroom£1,207£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,523£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,811£1,489
Four or more£2,535£2,161
Detached£2,399£1,640
Semi-detached£2,003£1,449
Terraced£2,021£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,392£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BA2 4HS (Widcombe, Bathwick Hill & Claverton Down) (about 1,454 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.

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