BA1 5HR Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lansdown. Region: South West.
Streets
- Lansdown Road, Bath: 68 addresses
- Camden Row, Bath: 1 address
- Belvedere, Walcot: 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 (28% of about 720 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: 91.
- 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
- NO. 20 AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALLS, BALUSTRADE AND GATE PIERS, grade II*
- 1 AND 2, BELVEDERE, grade II
- 13, GUINEA LANE, grade II
- 14, GUINEA LANE, grade II
- 15, MORFORD STREET, grade II
- 18, GUINEA LANE, grade II
- 19, GUINEA LANE, grade II
- 2, AINSLIE'S BELVEDERE, grade II
- 2, LANSDOWN ROAD, grade II
- 20, GUINEA LANE, grade II
- 21, VINEYARDS, grade II
- 24, VINEYARDS, grade II
- 26, 26A AND 27, BELVEDERE, grade II
- 27A AND 27B (1/2), BELVEDERE, grade II
- 29, BELVEDERE, grade II
- 2A AND 3, LANSDOWN ROAD, grade II
- 33, BELVEDERE, grade II
- 34, BELVEDERE, grade II
- 38, BELVEDERE, grade II
- 39, BELVEDERE, grade II
- 4, BELVEDERE, grade II
- 4, CAROLINE PLACE, grade II
- 4, LANSDOWN ROAD, grade II
- 40, BELVEDERE, grade II
- 5, BELVEDERE, grade II
- 5, CAROLINE PLACE, grade II
- 6, BELVEDERE, grade II
- 6, CAROLINE PLACE, grade II
- 9, AINSLIE'S BELVEDERE, grade II
- BANDSTAND, grade II
And 61 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- SB16 Burlington Street, not permissioned (240 m)
- Plymouth House, Monmouth Street, Bath, permissioned (730 m)
- Sion Hill, not permissioned (910 m)
- SB8 East of Onega Terrace, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 70 addresses are between 56 m and 74 m above sea level (63 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 98%, ultrafast 28%, gigabit 28% 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 | 1.2 km |
| Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 65 within 800 m; nearest Belvedere Lansdown | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Broad Quay Bath City Centre | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Broad Street Car Park | 390 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 790 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 24.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Pulteney Practice | 700 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hawes Whiston & Company | 480 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Centre For Dentistry | 260 m |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Bath Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Britannia Building Society | 430 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m; nearest Hedgemead Park 2.0 ha | 70 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Royal Victoria Park 23 ha | 420 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | Kensington Meadows 6.0 ha | 860 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest St Stephen's Allotments 5,140 m² | 590 m |
Within 800 m: 10 parks and gardens, 35 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is No. 20 and Attached Garden Walls, Balustrade and Gate Piers, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m south-east. 1,338 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 88 of them Grade I and 78 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| No. 20 and Attached Garden Walls, Balustrade and Gate Piers | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m south-east |
| Hedgemead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 120 m north-east |
| Church of St Swithin | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m east |
| Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel Including Chapel House | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m south |
| Forecourt Wall, Gatepiers, Gates and Overthrows to the Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m south-east |
| The Eastgate, Bath | Scheduled monument | 700 m south |
| The Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath | Scheduled monument | 790 m south |
| Royal Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 820 m west |
| Bath City Walls | Scheduled monument | 850 m south |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 1.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Great Dell | Hollow | 1.1 km west |
| Lansdown Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Smallcombe Vale | Valley | 1.6 km south-east |
| Bathwick Wood | Wood | 1.8 km east |
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km west |
| Little Solsbury Hill | Hill | 3.0 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 34 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 70 |
35 of the postcode's 70 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 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) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Lansdown Road.