BA1 2UE Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lansdown. Region: South West.
Streets
- Cavendish Road, Bath: 3 addresses
- Sion Hill, 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 G (44% of about 1,160 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: 9.
- 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
- NOS 5-20 (CONSEC) AND ATTACHED WALL AND RAILINGS, grade I
- DORIC HOUSE AND ATTACHED WALL, grade II*
- 1-11, CAVENDISH CRESCENT, grade II
- ENTRANCE TO LYDE HOUSE, grade II
- FLIGHT OF STEPS, RAILINGS AND OVERTHROW LEADING TO SOMERSET PLACE, grade II
- IVY HOUSE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE BOX OUTSIDE SOMERSET HOUSE, grade II
- RAISED PAVEMENT AND RAILINGS FRONTING CAVENDISH CRESCENT, grade II
- SOMERSET HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Sion Hill, not permissioned (160 m)
- SB16 Burlington Street, not permissioned (570 m)
- SB8 East of Onega Terrace, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- SB8 Recycling Centre, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 4 addresses are between 74 m and 92 m above sea level (87 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 | Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km |
| Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Cavendish Crescent Sion Hill | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldfield Park - Lower Bristol Road | 1.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 14.4 km |
| Car parks | Charlotte Street Car Park | 950 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 24.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fairfield Park Health Centre | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hawes Whiston & Company | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bath Dental Clinic | 680 m |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Bath Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | Britannia Building Society | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 330 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Royal Victoria Park 23 ha | 460 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Ballance Street Play Space 1,260 m² | 620 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 760 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest High Common Allotments 5,100 m² | 330 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 27 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Doric House and Attached Wall, a listed building (Grade II*), 20 m. 721 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 20 of them Grade I and 21 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Doric House and Attached Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 20 m |
| Nos 5-20 (Consec) and Attached Wall and Railings | Listed building, Grade I | 110 m north-east |
| Nos. 3-13 (Consec) and Attached Railings and Overthrows | Listed building, Grade I | 210 m south |
| Archway | Listed building, Grade I | 230 m east |
| Royal Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 650 m south |
| Hedgemead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 810 m south-east |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 1.4 km south |
| The Eastgate, Bath | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-east |
| The Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-east |
| Bath City Walls | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Great Dell | Hollow | 630 m south-west |
| Lansdown Wood | Wood | 930 m north |
| Primrose Hill Community Woodland | Wood | 1.1 km north-west |
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-west |
| Soper's Wood | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| Penn Hill | Hill | 2.3 km 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 69% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 74% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Cavendish Road.