BA1 3BT Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kingsmead. Region: South West.
Streets
- Audley Grove, Bath: 35 addresses
- Edward Street, Bath: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Audley Grove, Weston Park: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Audley Grove, Weston Park: 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 C (40% of about 870 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: 1.
- 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
- AUDLEY COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- SB8 Recycling Centre, permissioned (550 m)
- The Plumb Centre, Locksbrook Road, Bath, BA1 3EU, permissioned (580 m)
- Chivers House, Windsor Bridge Road, Bath, BA2 3DT, permissioned (590 m)
- 117 Newbrige Hill, Bath, BA1 3PT, permissioned (650 m)
- Former Gasworks, Windsor Bridge Road, Twerton, Bath, permissioned (670 m)
- SB8 Bath Western Riverside, Bath (western), permissioned (680 m)
- SB8 Windsor Bridge Road/Upper Bristol Road, Bath, not permissioned (680 m)
- Storage Yard adjascent to Argyle Works, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 3DB, permissioned (730 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 34 homes the Environment Agency counts, 3 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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 38 addresses are between 30 m and 37 m above sea level (33 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 | 1.0 km |
| Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest St John's Combe Park | 290 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldfield Park - Lower Bristol Road | 770 m |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 13.8 km |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest P4 Patient and Visitor Car Park Royal United Hospitals Bath | 480 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 23.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Newbridge Surgery | 650 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Jhl Pharmacies | 650 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chelsea Road (Dental Surgery) | 390 m |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 590 m |
| Police station | Bath Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Royal United Hospital Bath Cashzone | 590 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Royal Victoria Park 23 ha | 460 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 500 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Lansdown Cricket Club 1.7 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 330 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 30 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Jupiter Statue in the Botanical Gardens, a listed building (Grade II*), 630 m east. 176 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Jupiter Statue in the Botanical Gardens | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m east |
| Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m north-west |
| Royal Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 860 m east |
| Thomas Warr Attwood Tomb in Church of All Saints Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m north |
| Rear-Admiral Philip Affleck Tomb in Church of All Saints Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m north |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 1.5 km south-east |
| Hedgemead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km east |
| The Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Bath City Walls | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south-east |
| The Eastgate, Bath | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Great Dell | Hollow | 590 m east |
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 810 m south-west |
| Twerton Wood | Wood | 1.3 km west |
| Primrose Hill Community Woodland | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| Penn Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north-west |
| Lansdown Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 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 | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 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) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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 Audley Grove.