BA1 5DH Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bathwick. Region: South West.
Streets
- Bathwick Street, Bath: 5 addresses
- Cleveland Place, 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 B (27% of about 1,430 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: 12.
- 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
- CLEVELAND BRIDGE AND FOUR FORMER TOLL HOUSES, grade II*
- 1-4, CLEVELAND COTTAGES, grade II
- 4 AND 5, CLEVELAND PLACE EAST, grade II
- 4, CLEVELAND PLACE WEST, grade II
- 5-10, CLEVELAND PLACE WEST, grade II
- 6, CLEVELAND PLACE EAST, grade II
- 7, CLEVELAND PLACE EAST, grade II
- 8, CLEVELAND PLACE EAST, grade II
- Church of St John the Baptist, grade II
- COLUMNS IN GARDEN OF NO. 4, grade II
- MEMORIAL CROSS IN CHURCHYARD OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, grade II
- NOS 11 (THE CURFEW PUBLIC HOUSE), 12 AND 13, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- SB16 Burlington Street, not permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 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 2 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 2 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 6 addresses are between 21 m and 27 m above sea level (24 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, 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 | Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 58 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Henrietta Court Bathwick | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bath City Centre | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Broad Street Car Park | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 25.1 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Pulteney Practice | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pulteney Pharmacy | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Edgar Buildings Dental & Implant Clinic | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Bath Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rontec - Walcot Cashzone | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,280 m² | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Royal Victoria Park 23 ha | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kensington Meadows 6.0 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Beckford Gardens Allotments 2,530 m² | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 8 parks and gardens, 35 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cleveland Bridge and Four Former Toll Houses, a listed building (Grade II*), 20 m. 1,226 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 80 of them Grade I and 67 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Bridge and Four Former Toll Houses | Listed building, Grade II* | 20 m |
| Church of St Swithin | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m west |
| Hedgemead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 300 m west |
| 114 and 116, Walcot Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m south-west |
| No. 20 and Attached Garden Walls, Balustrade and Gate Piers | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m south-west |
| Sydney Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 540 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| The Eastgate, Bath | Scheduled monument | 780 m (0.5 miles) south |
| The Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath | Scheduled monument | 940 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Bath City Walls | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bathwick Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Great Dell | Hollow | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Smallcombe Vale | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Lansdown Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Little Solsbury Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 6 |
6 of the postcode's 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Bath and North East Somerset: see them on the Bath and North East Somerset page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 71 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 58% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 72% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 24% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 56% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 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 3 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 Bathwick Street.