BA1 2PT Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kingsmead. Region: South West.
Streets
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 (30% of about 1,220 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: 37.
- 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
- 2-18, BROCK STREET, grade II*
- 7, UPPER CHURCH STREET, grade II*
- 8, UPPER CHURCH STREET, grade II*
- 1 AND 2, MARGARET'S BUILDINGS, grade II
- 11 GARDEN FRONTAGE ONLY, grade II
- 11 Rivers Street and attached railings, grade II
- 11, MARGARET'S BUILDINGS, grade II
- 15B AND 16, MARGARET'S BUILDINGS, grade II
- 16-19, CATHARINE PLACE, grade II
- 17, MARGARET'S BUILDINGS, grade II
- 19-23, BROCK STREET, grade II
- 1A, ROYAL CRESCENT, grade II
- 2 AND 3, UPPER CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 24A AND 24-35, BROCK STREET, grade II
- 4, 5 AND 6, UPPER CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 6 AND 7, CRESCENT LANE, grade II
- 8 AND 9, MARGARET'S BUILDINGS, grade II
- BATH BRIDGE CLUB AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE BOX AT WEST END OF SOUTH SIDE, grade II
- NO. 1 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NO. 10 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NO. 11 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NO. 12 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NO. 13 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NO. 14 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NO. 2 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NO. 3 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NO. 4 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NO. 5 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NO. 50 CHEQUERS INN, grade II
And 7 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- SB16 Burlington Street, not permissioned (220 m)
- Plymouth House, Monmouth Street, Bath, permissioned (530 m)
- SB8 East of Onega Terrace, not permissioned (580 m)
- Homebase, Pines Way, Bath, BA2 3ET, permissioned (700 m)
- SB8 Bath Western Riverside, Bath (western), permissioned (790 m)
- Sion Hill, not permissioned (840 m)
- SB8 Recycling Centre, permissioned (870 m)
- Bath Quays North Development Site, Avon Street, Bath, permissioned (880 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 21 addresses are between 50 m and 51 m above sea level (51 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 1.2 km |
| Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 61 within 800 m; nearest Royal Crescent Bath City Centre | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldfield Park - Lower Bristol Road | 1.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 15.0 km |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest Charlotte Street Car Park | 310 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 24.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Pulteney Practice | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hawes Whiston & Company | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bath Dental Clinic | 40 m |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Bath Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Britannia Building Society | 430 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Royal Victoria Park 23 ha | 110 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Ballance Street Play Space 1,260 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Ring Common Allotments 1.5 ha | 260 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 34 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 7, Upper Church Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 20 m. 1,288 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 75 of them Grade I and 67 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 7, Upper Church Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 20 m |
| 8, Upper Church Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| 2-18, Brock Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m south-east |
| 13, Crescent Lane | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m north-west |
| Royal Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 460 m west |
| Hedgemead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 510 m north-east |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 730 m south |
| The Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath | Scheduled monument | 750 m south-east |
| The Eastgate, Bath | Scheduled monument | 760 m south-east |
| Bath City Walls | Scheduled monument | 840 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Great Dell | Hollow | 760 m west |
| Lansdown Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Primrose Hill Community Woodland | Wood | 1.7 km north-west |
| Smallcombe Vale | Valley | 1.8 km south-east |
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km west |
| Penn Hill | Hill | 2.8 km north-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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 21 | 21 |
None of the postcode's 21 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 58% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 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 | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 59% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.