BA1 3DE Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced March 2014. 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 (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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Chivers House, Windsor Bridge Road, Bath, BA2 3DT, permissioned (210 m)
- SB8 Recycling Centre, permissioned (250 m)
- Former Gasworks, Windsor Bridge Road, Twerton, Bath, permissioned (270 m)
- SB8 Windsor Bridge Road/Upper Bristol Road, Bath, not permissioned (280 m)
- Dick Lovett, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 3DR, permissioned (340 m)
- SB8 Bath Western Riverside, Bath (western), permissioned (350 m)
- Bath Press, Bath, permissioned (420 m)
- Storage Yard adjascent to Argyle Works, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 3DB, permissioned (450 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 9 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 8 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 8 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 addresses are about 21 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 89%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 640 m |
| Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Windsor Villas Lower Weston | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldfield Park - Lower Bristol Road | 370 m |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 14.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Green Parking | 660 m |
| EV charging points | Claverton Street Car Park GeniePoint | 2.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 23.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Newbridge Surgery | 920 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Oldfield Pharmacy | 910 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chelsea Road (Dental Surgery) | 450 m |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Bath Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Scala, Oldfield Park, Scala Cashzone | 930 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,330 m² | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Royal Victoria Park 23 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Lansdown Cricket Club 1.7 ha | 710 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Lower Common Allotments 3.4 ha | 470 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 30 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Jupiter Statue in the Botanical Gardens, a listed building (Grade II*), 590 m north-east. 171 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Jupiter Statue in the Botanical Gardens | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m north-east |
| Victoria Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m east |
| Royal Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 670 m east |
| Victoria Column | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m east |
| 1 and 2, Park Cottages | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m east |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 1.2 km south-east |
| The Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| Hedgemead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km east |
| Bath City Walls | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km east |
| The Eastgate, Bath | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Great Dell | Hollow | 560 m north-east |
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 760 m south-west |
| Twerton Wood | Wood | 1.5 km west |
| Primrose Hill Community Woodland | Wood | 1.7 km north |
| Lansdown Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north-east |
| Penn Hill | Hill | 2.0 km north-west |
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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 11 |
11 of the postcode's 11 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.