BA1 6RX Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lambridge. Region: South West.
Streets
- Lambridge Street, Bath: 52 addresses
- Unnamed street near Lambridge Street, Lambridge: 2 addresses
- Gloucester Road, Bath: 1 address
- Lambridge Street, Bath: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Lambridge Street, Lambridge: 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 (24% of about 1,090 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
- 30, LAMBRIDGE PLACE, grade II
- Barn Close, grade II
- Cedar Lodge, grade II
- No 10 Lambridge Mews, grade II
- NO. 14 WHYKE HOUSE, grade II
- NO.15 MONTAGUE HOUSE, grade II
- PARISH BOUNDARY POST IN WALL BY THE LAM BRIDGE, grade II
- WALLS, RAILINGS AND GATEPIERS TO FRONT OF MONTAGUE HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 20 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 9 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 47 homes the Environment Agency counts, 22 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 11 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 57 addresses are between 21 m and 28 m above sea level (24 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 92%, gigabit 52% 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 | 2.4 km |
| Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Lambridge | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bath City Centre | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Larkhall Square Car Park | 220 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 710 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 26.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fairfield Park Health Centre | 720 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Larkhall Pharmacy | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Larkhall Dental Practice | 170 m |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 3.4 km |
| Police station | Bath Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Larkhall - St Saviours Road Cashzone | 170 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Alice Park 3.4 ha | 160 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Alice Park Play Area 4,590 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Lambridge Training Ground 3.2 ha | 110 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 190 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 3.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Saviour, a listed building (Grade II*), 300 m south-west. 150 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Saviour | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south-west |
| Nos. 1-41 and Attached Area Railings | Listed building, Grade I | 320 m south-west |
| Grosvenor House | Listed building, Grade I | 470 m south-west |
| No. 39 Bailbrook House | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m north-east |
| Sydney Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km south |
| Hedgemead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km south-west |
| Slight univallate hillfort 190m north west of Westleigh | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north |
| Slight univallate hillfort called Bathampton Camp | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-east |
| The Eastgate, Bath | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south-west |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 2.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bathwick Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Little Solsbury Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north |
| Bathampton Wood | Wood | 2.0 km south-east |
| Lansdown Wood | Wood | 2.0 km west |
| Smallcombe Vale | Valley | 2.2 km south |
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 25% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Lambridge Street.