BA1 6AE Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Walcot. Region: South West.
Streets
- London Road, Bath: 27 addresses
- Brunswick 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 (22% of about 860 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 AND 2, BEDFORD STREET, grade II
- 1 AND 2, PICCADILLY, grade II
- 1-15, BRUNSWICK STREET, grade II
- 1-4, WEYMOUTH STREET, grade II
- 1-8, LOWER EAST HAYES, grade II
- 16, 17 AND 18, BEDFORD STREET, grade II
- 21-26, WALCOT BUILDINGS, grade II
- 27, 28 AND 29, WALCOT BUILDINGS, grade II
- 5 AND 6, YORK PLACE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE BOX OUTSIDE NO 1 KENSINGTON PLACE, grade II
- NOS. 1-5 (CONSEC) AND ATTACHED WALLS AND GATEPIERS, grade II
- OAST HOUSE, grade II
- PENNARD HOUSE ATTACHED TO THE RIGHT OF PICCADILLY HOUSE, grade II
- PICCADILLY HOUSE, grade II
- THE PORTER BUTT PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- WAREHOUSE AND OFFICE PREMISES OCCUPIED BY HARPER FURNISHINGS AND CALOR GAS, grade II
- YORK VILLA AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- SB16 Burlington Street, not permissioned (940 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 10 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 5 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 5 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 28 addresses are between 20 m and 23 m above sea level (22 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 | 1.6 km |
| Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Walcot | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bath City Centre | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | Larkhall Square Car Park | 820 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 60 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 25.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fairfield Park Health Centre | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Larkhall Dental Practice | 770 m |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Bath Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Rontec - Walcot Cashzone | 60 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Hedgemead Park 2.0 ha | 480 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Sydney Gardens 3.9 ha | 560 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Kensington Meadows 6.0 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Beckford Gardens Allotments 2,530 m² | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 9.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cleveland Bridge and Four Former Toll Houses, a listed building (Grade II*), 350 m south-west. 735 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 29 of them Grade I and 29 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Bridge and Four Former Toll Houses | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m south-west |
| Cleveland Baths | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m east |
| Grosvenor House | Listed building, Grade I | 440 m north-east |
| Kennet and Avon Canal Tunnel (Under Beckford Road) | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m south-east |
| Sydney Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 610 m south |
| Hedgemead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 610 m south-west |
| The Eastgate, Bath | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south |
| The Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-west |
| Bath City Walls | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 1.6 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bathwick Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Lansdown Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Smallcombe Vale | Valley | 1.7 km south |
| Great Dell | Hollow | 1.8 km west |
| Little Solsbury Hill | Hill | 2.4 km north-east |
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km west |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 14 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 28 |
22 of the postcode's 28 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 67% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 31% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 London Road.