BA1 2UF Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lansdown. Region: South West.
Streets
- Sion Hill, Bath: 8 addresses
- Winifred's Lane, 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: 8.
- 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
- 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 (150 m)
- SB16 Burlington Street, not permissioned (600 m)
- SB8 East of Onega Terrace, not permissioned (940 m)
- SB8 Recycling Centre, permissioned (1.0 km)
- SB8 Bath Western Riverside, Bath (western), 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 9 addresses are between 89 m and 107 m above sea level (97 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, 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 | 1.6 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 | 60 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 | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.4 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 | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bath Dental Clinic | 700 m |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 1.4 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 | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 370 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Royal Victoria Park 23 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Ballance Street Play Space 1,260 m² | 660 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 710 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest High Common Allotments 5,100 m² | 290 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 27 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Doric House and Attached Wall, a listed building (Grade II*), 40 m. 687 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 19 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* | 40 m |
| Nos 5-20 (Consec) and Attached Wall and Railings | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m north-east |
| Nos. 3-13 (Consec) and Attached Railings and Overthrows | Listed building, Grade I | 230 m south-east |
| No. 2 and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade I | 270 m south-east |
| Royal Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 630 m south |
| Hedgemead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 850 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 | 590 m south-west |
| Lansdown Wood | Wood | 930 m north |
| Primrose Hill Community Woodland | Wood | 1.0 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 Sion Hill.