BA1 1LB Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kingsmead. Region: South West.
Streets
- Pierrepont Street, Bath: 27 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Bath and North East Somerset in 2026-27: Band D £2,383 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,589 | £1,854 | £2,119 | £2,383 | £2,913 | £3,443 | £3,972 | £4,767 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (32% of about 1,410 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bath (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 56.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 1, SOUTH PARADE, grade I
- 14, NORTH PARADE, grade I
- 7-12, NORTH PARADE, grade I
- 9-13, SOUTH PARADE, grade I
- DELIA'S GROTTO IN GARDEN OF NO. 14, grade I
- GEORGE'S HOTEL, grade I
- GEORGIAN HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade I
- NORTH PARADE HOUSE, grade I
- NOS. 3, 4 AND 5 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade I
- NOS. 6-11(CONSEC) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade I
- PRATT'S HOTEL, grade I
- 2-6, PIERREPONT STREET, grade II*
- 2, PIERREPONT PLACE, grade II*
- 4, NORTH PARADE, grade II*
- 5, NORTH PARADE, grade II*
- 6, NORTH PARADE, grade II*
- 7-13 PIERREPONT STREET, grade II*
- COMPASS ABBEY HOTEL (PART), grade II*
- COMPASS ABBEY HOTEL (PART), grade II*
- LINLEY HOUSE, grade II*
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST JOHN, grade II*
- Sally Lunn's House, grade II*
- ST JAMES'S PORTICO, grade II*
- THE HUNTSMAN PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II*
- 1, MANVERS STREET, grade II
- 1, North Parade and 1, North Parade Buildings, grade II
- 11A AND 12-15, YORK STREET, grade II
- 14-17, PIERREPONT STREET, grade II
- 16-20, OLD ORCHARD STREET, grade II
- 16, 17 AND 18, YORK STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
And 26 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 4 - 5 Railway Place, Bath, BA1 1TH, permissioned (240 m)
- Bath Quays North Development Site, Avon Street, Bath, permissioned (490 m)
- Plymouth House, Monmouth Street, Bath, permissioned (580 m)
- Platinum Accident and Repair, 22-24 Cheltenham Street, Bath, BA2 3EX, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 27 addresses are between 22 m and 23 m above sea level (22 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 23%, ultrafast 23%, gigabit 23% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 310 m |
| Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 34 stops within 400 m, 78 within 800 m; nearest North Parade Bath City Centre | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bath City Centre | 320 m |
| Car parks | 9 within 800 m; nearest Manvers Street Car Park | 100 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Claverton Street Car Park GeniePoint | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 25.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Widcombe Surgery | 490 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pulteney Dental Practice | 300 m |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Bath Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 130 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest City of Bath NatWest | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m; nearest Parade Gardens 1.0 ha | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Royal Victoria Park 23 ha | 700 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Canal Gardens Allotments 6,130 m² | 510 m |
Within 800 m: 10 parks and gardens, 43 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 2-6, Pierrepont Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 10 m. 1,220 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 77 of them Grade I and 75 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 2-6, Pierrepont Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 10 m |
| 7-12, North Parade | Listed building, Grade I | 30 m |
| St James's Portico | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| 6, North Parade | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| Parade Gardens, Bath | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 110 m north |
| Bath City Walls | Scheduled monument | 160 m west |
| The Eastgate, Bath | Scheduled monument | 220 m north-west |
| The Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath | Scheduled monument | 260 m west |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 680 m west |
| Sydney Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 840 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Smallcombe Vale | Valley | 860 m south-east |
| Lyncombe Vale | Valley | 1.1 km south |
| Smallcombe Wood | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| Bathwick Wood | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km west |
| High Barrow Hill | Hill | 3.1 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 65% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 10% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 30% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Pierrepont Street.