BA1 3NB Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Newbridge. Region: South West.
Streets
- Newbridge Road, Bath: 5 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 D (33% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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: yes, Bath and North East Somerset.
Listed buildings
- NEW BRIDGE OR NEWTON BRIDGE, grade II*
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 1 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 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 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 5 addresses are between 15 m and 24 m above sea level (19 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, 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 | 2.3 km |
| Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Keynsham 566,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Newbridge P&R | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldfield Park - Lower Bristol Road | 2.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 12.2 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Newbridge Park & Ride | 200 m |
| EV charging points | Lansdown Park and Ride GeniePoint | 2.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 21.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Newbridge Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Jhl Pharmacies | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Michaels Dental Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Bath Police Station | 3.8 km |
| Cash machines | Royal United Hospital Bath Cashzone | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Redland Park 620 m² | 860 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,790 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Newton Farm 3.0 ha | 210 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is New Bridge Or Newton Bridge, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m south. 22 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Bridge Or Newton Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m south |
| Twerton Wood Tunnel West Portal (MLN110915) | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m south |
| Partis College | Listed building, Grade I | 670 m east |
| Lodge of Partis College | Listed building, Grade I | 730 m east |
| Kelston Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km west |
| Royal Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.5 km east |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 3.1 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Penn Hill | Hill | 700 m north-east |
| Twerton Wood | Wood | 830 m south |
| Fir Wood | Wood | 910 m west |
| Seven Acre Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-east |
| Pennyquick Bottom | Valley | 1.6 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 5 |
2 of the postcode's 5 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 58% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Newbridge Road.