Chapel Hill Bathway, Somerset
8 addresses across 3 postcodes (BA3), about 750 m (0.5 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 25008186.
- Sales: 1 recorded sales since 1995; in 2008 the median was £660,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, E: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Somerset costs £2,561 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 44% to 86% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Keynsham, about 17.8 km (11 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 176 to 186 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Harptree Surgery, about 5.9 km (3.7 miles) away.
- People: About 570 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 76% of households owned their home and 41% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | £660,000 | £660,000 | £660,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2008 | CHEWTON FIELD HOUSE BA3 4NR | Detached | £660,000 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 114 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (2). Built: before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Somerset in 2026-27: Band D £2,561 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,707 | £1,992 | £2,276 | £2,561 | £3,130 | £3,699 | £4,268 | £5,121 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (25% of about 1,060 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Chewton Mendip. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
- BATHWAY COTTAGES NO 1 AND WALLED FORECOURT, grade II
- BATHWAY COTTAGES POST OFFICE, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 14 October 2026: Somerset Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, carriageway, footpath (immediate - urgent works)
- 13 October 2026: Somerset Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the footway, carriageway, footpath (immediate - urgent works)
- 18 September 2026: Somerset Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, temp obstruction 15 minute delay, on the footway, carriageway, footpath (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 8 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA3 4NR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA3 4NP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 5 | unlikely |
| BA3 4NS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 8 addresses are between 176 m and 186 m above sea level (180 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA3 4NP | 86% | 86% | 86% | 0% |
| BA3 4NR | 100% | 80% | 80% | 0% |
| BA3 4NS | 44% | 44% | 44% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Keynsham 566,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 17.8 km (11 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bathway Crossroads | 340 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Wells | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | South Road Car Park GeniePoint | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 15.8 km (9.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Harptree Surgery | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Paulton Pharmacy | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Harptree Dental Surgery | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Paulton Hospital | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Police station | Wells Police Station | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Barclays ATM | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,300 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Churchyard Cross in Churchyard South of South Porch Church of St Mary Magdalene, a listed building (Grade I), 1 km (0.6 miles) north. 16 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Churchyard Cross in Churchyard South of South Porch Church of St Mary Magdalene | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Church of St Mary Magdalene | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Long barrow 180m north of Lime House | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Bowl barrow 70m east of Barrow House Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Group of three bowl barrows and one long barrow 90m northeast of Barrow House Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Sperring's Green | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Burges's Combe | Valley | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Grig's Pit Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Organ Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Red Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Hollow Marsh | Wetland | 4.9 km (3 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 8 |
6 of the street's 8 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 Somerset: see them on the Somerset page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chewton Mendip Church of England VA Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (avon-and-somerset).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: Somerset Council: Highway repair and maintenance works, 13 October 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: Somerset Council: Highway repair and maintenance works, 14 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BA3 4NR: 5 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- BA3 4NP: 2 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- BA3 4NS: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
Nearby streets
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.