A rubber composition for a tire includes a rubber component containing at least one of a natural rubber and an epoxidized natural rubber, silica and a natural based wax, wherein the silica is contained in an amount of 10 parts by mass or more based on 100 parts by mass of the rubber component and the natural based wax is contained in an amount of 1.2% by mass or more and 2% by mass or less based on the total mass of the rubber composition for a tire, and to a tread, a side wall, a clinch and a tire using the rubber composition. A rubber composition for a base tread used to form a base tread of a tire, the rubber composition includes a rubber component composed of a diene based rubber, silica contained in an amount 20 parts by mass or more and 70 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the rubber component consisting of a diene based rubber and a natural based wax contained in an amount of 2 parts by mass or more and 15 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of said rubber component composed of the diene based rubber, and to a base tread and a tire obtained by using the rubber composition for a base tread.