BA1 3PD Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Newbridge. Region: South West.
Streets
- Cedric Road, Bath: 21 addresses
- Cedric Close, 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 E (35% of about 520 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: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 117 Newbrige Hill, Bath, BA1 3PT, permissioned (460 m)
- The Plumb Centre, Locksbrook Road, Bath, BA1 3EU, permissioned (590 m)
- Hartwells Garage, Newbridge Road, Bath, BA1 2PP, permissioned (670 m)
- Chivers House, Windsor Bridge Road, Bath, BA2 3DT, permissioned (730 m)
- SB8 Recycling Centre, permissioned (740 m)
- Storage Yard adjascent to Argyle Works, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 3DB, permissioned (810 m)
- SB8 Windsor Bridge Road/Upper Bristol Road, Bath, not permissioned (830 m)
- Former Gasworks, Windsor Bridge Road, Twerton, Bath, permissioned (830 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 22 addresses are between 48 m and 51 m above sea level (50 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 | 1.1 km |
| Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 52 within 800 m; nearest St John's Combe Park | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldfield Park - Lower Bristol Road | 920 m |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 13.6 km |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest P4 Patient and Visitor Car Park Royal United Hospitals Bath | 280 m |
| EV charging points | Lansdown Park and Ride GeniePoint | 2.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 22.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Newbridge Surgery | 460 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Jhl Pharmacies | 460 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chelsea Road (Dental Surgery) | 360 m |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 430 m |
| Police station | Bath Police Station | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Royal United Hospital Bath Cashzone | 430 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,330 m² | 600 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Royal Victoria Park 23 ha | 660 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 620 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Lansdown Cricket Club 1.7 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 170 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 29 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Manor House, a listed building (Grade II*), 650 m north. 173 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m north |
| Lodge of Partis College | Listed building, Grade I | 690 m west |
| Partis College | Listed building, Grade I | 750 m west |
| Thomas Warr Attwood Tomb in Church of All Saints Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m north |
| Royal Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.1 km east |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 1.7 km south-east |
| Hedgemead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 760 m south |
| Great Dell | Hollow | 780 m east |
| Twerton Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Penn Hill | Hill | 1.4 km north-west |
| Primrose Hill Community Woodland | Wood | 1.4 km north-east |
| Lansdown Wood | Wood | 1.8 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 22 |
1 of the postcode's 22 addresses is 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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 Cedric Road.