BA1 7EP Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bathavon North. Region: South West.
Streets
- School Lane, Batheaston: 9 addresses
- Unnamed street near School Lane, Batheaston: 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 (45% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Batheaston. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 10.
- 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
- PINE HOUSE, grade II*
- 5 CHEST TOMBS AT SOUTH EAST CORNER OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, grade II
- BATHEASTON CHURCH OF ENGLAND VOLUNTARY CONTROLLED PRIMARY SCHOOL, grade II
- BATHEASTON VICARAGE, grade II
- Batheaston War Memorial, grade II
- BOUNDARY WALL TO ROAD, GATE AND ARCH OF PINE HOUSE, grade II
- CLOVELLY CONIFER COTTAGE, grade II
- FERN COTTAGE, grade II
- NUTWOOD, grade II
- VICARAGE COTTAGE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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: 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 10 addresses are between 26 m and 31 m above sea level (28 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 17%, gigabit 17% 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 | 4.3 km |
| Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest Catherine Way - Bottom Elmhurst Estate | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | South Wraxall Turn Kingsdown | 3.5 km |
| Car parks | Larkhall Square Car Park | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 27.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Batheaston Medical Centre | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Batheaston Dental Surgery | 400 m |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 5.3 km |
| Police station | Bath Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 4.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Batheaston Convenience Store, Batheaston Cashzone | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 80 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,040 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,050 m² | 310 m |
| Allotments | Bathampton Allotments 6,440 m² | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pine House, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m north-west. 129 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pine House | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north-west |
| Parish Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m north-west |
| 15, the Batch | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m south |
| Batheaston House | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south |
| Slight univallate hillfort 190m north west of Westleigh | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| Multi-span bridge called Bathford Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-east |
| St Catherine's Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.3 km north |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 4.6 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Croxham Orchard | Wood | 280 m south |
| Chilcombe Bottom | Valley | 1.0 km north-west |
| Little Solsbury Hill | Hill | 1.1 km west |
| Ramscombe Bottom | Valley | 1.3 km north-west |
| Banner Down | Wood | 1.4 km north-east |
| Monkswood Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 10 | 10 |
None of the postcode's 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 55% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 School Lane.