BA1 2NB Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kingsmead. Region: South West.
Streets
- Crescent Gardens, Kingsmead: 38 addresses
- Upper Bristol Road, Bath: 1 address
- Charlotte Street, Bath: 1 address
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 B (28% of about 1,460 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: 41.
- 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
- CUMBERLAND HOUSE, grade II*
- 1 St Ann's Place, grade II
- 10, MONMOUTH PLACE, grade II
- 10A, MONMOUTH PLACE, grade II
- 10B, MONMOUTH PLACE, grade II
- 11, MONMOUTH PLACE, grade II
- 12, MONMOUTH PLACE, grade II
- 13 AND 13A, MONMOUTH PLACE, grade II
- 14, MONMOUTH STREET, grade II
- 17A, MONMOUTH PLACE, grade II
- 2, 3 AND 4, ST ANN'S PLACE, grade II
- 2, MONMOUTH PLACE, grade II
- 22, CHARLOTTE STREET, grade II
- 3, MONMOUTH PLACE, grade II
- 35, 36 and 36a New King Street, grade II
- 5, 6 AND 7, ST ANN'S PLACE, grade II
- 5, LITTLE STANHOPE STREET, grade II
- 6, LITTLE STANHOPE STREET, grade II
- 7, LITTLE STANHOPE STREET, grade II
- 8, ST ANN'S PLACE, grade II
- 8A, MONMOUTH PLACE, grade II
- 9, MONMOUTH PLACE, grade II
- 9, ST ANN'S PLACE (See details for further address information), grade II
- MONMOUTH HOTEL, grade II
- MONMOUTH HOUSE, grade II
- NO. 1 WITH RAILINGS, grade II
- NO. 17 WITH RAILINGS, grade II
- NO. 2 WITH RAILINGS, grade II
- NO. 21 WITH RAILINGS, grade II
- NO. 24 WITH RAILINGS, grade II
And 11 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Plymouth House, Monmouth Street, Bath, permissioned (280 m)
- Homebase, Pines Way, Bath, BA2 3ET, permissioned (350 m)
- SB8 East of Onega Terrace, not permissioned (380 m)
- Platinum Accident and Repair, 22-24 Cheltenham Street, Bath, BA2 3EX, permissioned (590 m)
- Bath Quays North Development Site, Avon Street, Bath, permissioned (600 m)
- SB16 Burlington Street, not permissioned (600 m)
- SB8 Bath Western Riverside, Bath (western), permissioned (630 m)
- SB8 Recycling Centre, permissioned (750 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 4 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 40 addresses are between 23 m and 28 m above sea level (24 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 91%, ultrafast 85%, gigabit 88% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 77 within 800 m; nearest Nile Street Kingsmead | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldfield Park - Lower Bristol Road | 830 m |
| Car parks | 8 within 800 m; nearest Charlotte Street Car Park | 80 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Claverton Street Car Park GeniePoint | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 24.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Heart Of Bath | 900 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lifestyle Pharmacy | 530 m |
| NHS dentists | 18 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Care Bath | 140 m |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Bath Police Station | 890 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Britannia Building Society | 470 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Royal Victoria Park 23 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,590 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Lower Common Allotments 3.4 ha | 260 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 29 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cumberland House, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m south-west. 1,182 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 74 of them Grade I and 66 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland House | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m south-west |
| Watchman's Box | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m south-west |
| 18 and 19 and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m south-east |
| Bath District Register Office | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m east |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 390 m south |
| Royal Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 490 m north-west |
| The Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath | Scheduled monument | 600 m south-east |
| Bath City Walls | Scheduled monument | 700 m south-east |
| The Eastgate, Bath | Scheduled monument | 710 m east |
| Hedgemead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 830 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Great Dell | Hollow | 830 m north-west |
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km west |
| Smallcombe Vale | Valley | 1.7 km south-east |
| Lyncombe Vale | Valley | 1.7 km south-east |
| Lansdown Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north |
| High Barrow Hill | Hill | 2.6 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 12 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 22 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 40 |
34 of the postcode's 40 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 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) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Crescent Gardens.