BA1 6AG Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Walcot. Region: South West.
Streets
- Weymouth Street, Bath: 36 addresses
- Weymouth Court, Fairfield Park: 1 address
- Riverside Mews, Fairfield Park: 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: 8.
- 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
- 1-4, WEYMOUTH STREET, grade II
- 12-20, Walcot Buildings, grade II
- 16, 17 AND 18, BEDFORD STREET, grade II
- 21-26, WALCOT BUILDINGS, grade II
- 27, 28 AND 29, WALCOT BUILDINGS, grade II
- OAST HOUSE, grade II
- WAREHOUSE AND OFFICE PREMISES OCCUPIED BY HARPER FURNISHINGS AND CALOR GAS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- SB16 Burlington Street, not permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 25 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 29 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 29 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 38 addresses are between 20 m and 22 m above sea level (21 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 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 54 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Snow Hill Walcot | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bath City Centre | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Broad Street Car Park | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 25.3 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fairfield Park Health Centre | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Larkhall Dental Practice | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | Bath Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rontec - Walcot Cashzone | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hedgemead Park 2.0 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Sydney Gardens 3.9 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kensington Meadows 6.0 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Beckford Gardens Allotments 2,530 m² | 380 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 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*), 270 m south-west. 838 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 35 of them Grade I and 34 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Bridge and Four Former Toll Houses | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m south-west |
| Cleveland Baths | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m east |
| Kennet and Avon Canal Tunnel (Under Beckford Road) | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| 1 to 12, Sydney Place, and Attached Railings and Gates | Listed building, Grade I | 520 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Sydney Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 540 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Hedgemead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 550 m (0.3 miles) west |
| The Eastgate, Bath | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| The Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Bath City Walls | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bathwick Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Smallcombe Vale | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Lansdown Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Great Dell | Hollow | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Little Solsbury Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 38 |
12 of the postcode's 38 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 | 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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) 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 Weymouth Street.