BA1 4BW Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Weston. Region: South West.
Streets
- Manor Road, Bath: 35 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 (24% of about 660 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: 13.
- 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
- 1 and 2 High Street, grade II
- 1-4, CHURCH ROAD, grade II
- 1-4, LANSDOWN TERRACE, grade II
- 1-6, THE GROVE, grade II
- 3 AND 5, CROWN HILL, grade II
- 5 AND 6, CHURCH ROAD, grade II
- ELRINCON, grade II
- LANSDOWN HOUSE, grade II
- Lodge to Manor Hospital, grade II
- Memorial Cottages, grade II
- PROSPECT HOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD CROWN PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- VINE HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 117 Newbrige Hill, Bath, BA1 3PT, permissioned (830 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 14 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 30 homes the Environment Agency counts, 7 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 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 35 addresses are between 47 m and 50 m above sea level (49 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 | 1.8 km |
| Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Keynsham 566,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Crown Road Weston | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldfield Park - Lower Bristol Road | 1.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 13.2 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest P1 Patient and Visitor Car Park Royal United Hospitals Bath | 160 m |
| EV charging points | Lansdown Park and Ride GeniePoint | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 22.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Newbridge Surgery | 830 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hearts Pharmacy Upper Weston | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bath Dental Surgery Limited | 0 m |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 330 m |
| Police station | Bath Police Station | 2.8 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Royal United Hospital Bath Cashzone | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Royal Victoria Park 23 ha | 940 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Chandler Close Junior Play Space 110 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 400 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Brookfield Park Allotments 1,760 m² | 620 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Manor House, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m west. 145 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m west |
| Thomas Warr Attwood Tomb in Church of All Saints Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m north-east |
| General Joseph Smith Tomb in Church of All Saints Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m north-east |
| Rear-Admiral Philip Affleck Tomb in Church of All Saints Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m north-east |
| Royal Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.4 km south-east |
| Lansdown Cemetery and Beckford's Tower | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north-east |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 2.2 km south-east |
| Battle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643 | Registered battlefield | 4.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Primrose Hill Community Woodland | Wood | 920 m north-east |
| Penn Hill | Hill | 1.0 km west |
| Great Dell | Hollow | 1.0 km south-east |
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south |
| Lansdown Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north-east |
| Twerton Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 35 |
5 of the postcode's 35 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 44% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 22% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 32% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 61% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 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 Manor Road.