BA3 4BE Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced December 1981. Ward: Westfield. Region: South West.
Streets
- Second Avenue, Radstock: 7 addresses
- Charlton Lane, Bath and North East Somerset: 4 addresses
- Charlton Lane, Bath and North East Somerset: 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 (36% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- SSV11 St Peter's Factory, Westfield, permissioned (730 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 12 addresses are between 109 m and 114 m above sea level (111 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Frome 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km |
| Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.0 km | |
| Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 9 within 800 m; nearest Charlton Park Westfield | 500 m |
| Car parks | Parking Space on Butchers Close, BA3 | 840 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 21.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Westfield Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Westfield Pharmacy | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dental Centre | 1.5 km |
| Hospital | Paulton Hospital | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Radstock Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Citadel | 470 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 9,670 m² | 910 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 590 m² | 500 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 520 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,020 m² | 1.1 km |
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grove Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Snail's Bottom | Valley | 1.2 km south |
| Loocombe Wood | Wood | 2.0 km south |
| Tumblers Bottom | Valley | 2.0 km south-east |
| Loocombe Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south |
| Kitley Hill | Hill | 2.5 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 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) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Second Avenue.