Charmydown Lane St Catherine, Bath and North East Somerset
5 addresses across 3 postcodes (BA1), about 510 m (0.3 miles) long. USRN 47960181.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2003 the median was £485,000 across 1 sale.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 F; Band D in Bath and North East Somerset costs £2,383 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bath Spa, about 5.6 km (3.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.7 km (1 mile) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 177 to 210 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Batheaston Medical Centre, about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away.
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 58% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | £485,000 | £485,000 | £485,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 2017 | CHERRYWELL HOUSE BA1 8AB | Other | £1,250,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Dec 2003 | CHERRYWELL HOUSE BA1 8AB | Detached | £485,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band F (22% of about 580 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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: yes, Bath and North East Somerset.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 177 m and 210 m above sea level (198 m on average); the ground rises about 33 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA1 8AB | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BA1 8ER | 50% | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| BA1 8HE | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | South Wraxall Turn Kingsdown | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 27.6 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Batheaston Medical Centre | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Batheaston Dental Surgery | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Police station | Bath Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Batheaston Convenience Store, Batheaston Cashzone | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | Unnamed 3,040 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,050 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Larkhall Allotments 1.7 ha | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Catherine's Court, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 690 m (0.4 miles) north-east. 20 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| St Catherine's Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Retaining Walls and Garden Walls, Enclosing West Terrace and Bowling Green Terrace, Including Central Flight of Steps to North West of St Cathrine's Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| St Catherine's Court | Listed building, Grade I | 730 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Retaining Wall and Central Flight of Steps,Immediately to North East of St Catherine's Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Church of St Catherine | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Slight univallate hillfort 190m north west of Westleigh | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pennyslait Wood | Wood | 210 m south |
| Yarngrove Wood | Wood | 430 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Lyegrove Wood | Wood | 470 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Ramscombe Bottom | Valley | 600 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Little Solsbury Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Monkswood Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 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 | 5 | 5 |
None of the street's 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batheaston Church School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- BA1 8AB: 2 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- BA1 8ER: 2 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- BA1 8HE: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in BA1 and across Bath and North East Somerset.
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.