BA1 4EY Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Weston. Region: South West.
Streets
- Weston Farm Lane, Bath: 3 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 A (35% of about 490 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: 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: no.
Listed buildings
- WESTON FARMHOUSE, grade II
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 addresses are about 77 m above sea level.
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 | 2.4 km |
| Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Keynsham 566,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Eastfield Avenue - Top Weston | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldfield Park - Lower Bristol Road | 2.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 12.9 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest P2 Patient and Visitor Car Park Royal United Hospitals Bath | 790 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Lansdown Park and Ride GeniePoint | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 22.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Newbridge Surgery | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hearts Pharmacy Upper Weston | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bath Dental Surgery Limited | 690 m |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Bath Police Station | 3.2 km |
| Cash machines | Royal United Hospital Bath Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 8,630 m² | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Homemead Park 3,010 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 640 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Eastfield Avenue Allotments 3,490 m² | 140 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is General Joseph Smith Tomb in Church of All Saints Churchyard, a listed building (Grade II*), 540 m south. 86 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 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* | 540 m south |
| Rear-Admiral Philip Affleck Tomb in Church of All Saints Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m south |
| Thomas Warr Attwood Tomb in Church of All Saints Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m south |
| Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m south |
| Lansdown Cemetery and Beckford's Tower | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km north-east |
| Three Bronze Age round barrows north of The Charlcombe Inn (formerly the Blathwayt Arms) | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| Royal Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.9 km south-east |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 2.7 km south-east |
| Battle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643 | Registered battlefield | 4.2 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Primrose Hill Community Woodland | Wood | 680 m east |
| Penn Hill | Hill | 1.1 km south-west |
| Lansdown Wood | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| Lansdown Hill | Hill | 1.4 km north |
| Great Dell | Hollow | 1.6 km south-east |
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south |
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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Weston Farm Lane.