BA1 3DJ Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kingsmead. Region: South West.
Streets
- Upper Bristol Road, Bath: 31 addresses
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: 2.
- 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. 1, 2 AND 3, grade II
- NOS. 4, 5 AND 6, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Chivers House, Windsor Bridge Road, Bath, BA2 3DT, permissioned (150 m)
- SB8 Windsor Bridge Road/Upper Bristol Road, Bath, not permissioned (250 m)
- Former Gasworks, Windsor Bridge Road, Twerton, Bath, permissioned (270 m)
- Dick Lovett, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 3DR, permissioned (320 m)
- SB8 Recycling Centre, permissioned (330 m)
- Storage Yard adjascent to Argyle Works, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 3DB, permissioned (350 m)
- The Plumb Centre, Locksbrook Road, Bath, BA1 3EU, permissioned (360 m)
- Bath Press, Bath, permissioned (380 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 10 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 24 homes the Environment Agency counts, 3 are in areas at high risk, 4 medium, 17 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 19 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 8%, gigabit 12% 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 | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 50 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Windsor Villas Lower Weston | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldfield Park - Lower Bristol Road | 340 m |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 14.1 km (8.8 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Green Parking | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Claverton Street Car Park GeniePoint | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 23.2 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Newbridge Surgery | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oldfield Pharmacy | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chelsea Road (Dental Surgery) | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Bath Police Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Scala, Oldfield Park, Scala Cashzone | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,330 m² | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Royal Victoria Park 23 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lansdown Cricket Club 1.7 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lower Common Allotments 3.4 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 30 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Victoria Bridge, a listed building (Grade II*), 680 m (0.4 miles) east. 141 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Jupiter Statue in the Botanical Gardens | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Royal Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 760 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Victoria Column | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m (0.5 miles) east |
| 1 and 2, Park Cottages | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m (0.5 miles) east |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) east |
| The Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Hedgemead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Bath City Walls | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| The Eastgate, Bath | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Great Dell | Hollow | 660 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 670 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Twerton Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Primrose Hill Community Woodland | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Penn Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| High Barrow Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-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 | 8 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 15 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 31 |
24 of the postcode's 31 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 | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 31% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Upper Bristol Road.