BA1 4EW Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Weston. Region: South West.
Streets
- Trafalgar Road, Bath: 47 addresses
- Wellington Buildings, Bath: 1 address
- Church Street, 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 C (46% of about 680 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: 17.
- 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
- 1-4, TRAFALGAR ROAD, grade II
- 10 AND 10A, TRAFALGAR ROAD, grade II
- 11, 12 AND 13, TRAFALGAR ROAD, grade II
- 124, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 134 AND 135, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 14-18, TRAFALGAR ROAD, grade II
- 23, 24 AND 25, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 24-26, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 28-31, TRAFALGAR ROAD, grade II
- 5, TRAFALGAR ROAD, grade II
- 6, 7 AND 8, TRAFALGAR ROAD, grade II
- 9, TRAFALGAR ROAD, grade II
- COUNTESS OF HUNTINGDON'S CHAPEL, grade II
- RETAINING WALL, RAILINGS AND STEPS IN FRONT OF NOS 24 TO 30 (CONSEC), grade II
- THE KING'S HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- VICARAGE, grade II
- VICTORIA TERRACE (See details for further address information), grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 49 addresses are between 53 m and 64 m above sea level (56 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 90%, gigabit 90% 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 | 2.0 km |
| Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Keynsham 566,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Crown and Anchor Weston | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldfield Park - Lower Bristol Road | 1.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 13.0 km |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest P2 Patient and Visitor Car Park Royal United Hospitals Bath | 340 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Lansdown Park and Ride GeniePoint | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 22.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Newbridge Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hearts Pharmacy Upper Weston | 60 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bath Dental Surgery Limited | 270 m |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 540 m |
| Police station | Bath Police Station | 3.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Royal United Hospital Bath Cashzone | 540 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Royal Victoria Park 23 ha | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Chandler Close Junior Play Space 110 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Brookfield Park Allotments 1,760 m² | 350 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is General Joseph Smith Tomb in Church of All Saints Churchyard, a listed building (Grade II*), 190 m south-east. 116 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 |
|---|---|---|
| General Joseph Smith Tomb in Church of All Saints Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m south-east |
| Thomas Warr Attwood Tomb in Church of All Saints Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south-east |
| Rear-Admiral Philip Affleck Tomb in Church of All Saints Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m south-east |
| Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m south |
| Lansdown Cemetery and Beckford's Tower | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km north-east |
| Royal Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.6 km south-east |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 2.4 km south-east |
| Battle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643 | Registered battlefield | 4.7 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Primrose Hill Community Woodland | Wood | 860 m north-east |
| Penn Hill | Hill | 890 m west |
| Great Dell | Hollow | 1.3 km south-east |
| Lansdown Wood | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south |
| Twerton Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 | 48 | 49 |
1 of the postcode's 49 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 31% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 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) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Trafalgar Road.