Fountain Buildings Bath
7 addresses across 2 postcodes (BA1), about 30 m long. USRN 47918175.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 1).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are 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 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 930 m (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Hedgemead Park, is about 220 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 42 to 43 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Pulteney Practice, about 610 m (0.4 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 20% of households owned their home and 56% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 530 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2015 | 13 BA1 5DX | Other | £14,516,013 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Nov 2013 | 15 BA1 5DX | Terraced | £200,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 66 m². Most common: House, enclosed mid-terrace (1); House, enclosed end-terrace (1). Built: 1996-2002 (1); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
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 C (30% of about 1,220 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bath (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 6.
- 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
- NO. 1 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND VAULTS, grade II
- NO. 2 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND VAULTS, grade II
- NO. 7 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND VAULTS, grade II
- NOS. 3 AND 3A AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND VAULTS, grade II
- NOS. 4 AND 5 AND ATTACHED VAULTS, grade II
- THE MANDOLYN PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- SB16 Burlington Street, not permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Plymouth House, Monmouth Street, Bath, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Bath Quays North Development Site, Avon Street, Bath, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- SB8 East of Onega Terrace, not permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
- Homebase, Pines Way, Bath, BA2 3ET, permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
- 4 - 5 Railway Place, Bath, BA1 1TH, permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA1 5DY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA1 5DX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 42 m and 43 m above sea level (42 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA1 5DX | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BA1 5DY | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 75 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Alfred Street Bath City Centre | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Broad Quay Bath City Centre | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Broad Street Car Park | 90 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 24.7 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Pulteney Practice | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Bathwick Pharmacy | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Edgar Buildings Dental & Implant Clinic | 80 m |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Bath Police Station | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Britannia Building Society | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hedgemead Park 2.0 ha | 220 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Royal Victoria Park 23 ha | 270 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ring Common Allotments 1.5 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 12 parks and gardens, 38 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is No. 1A Including A Flight of Steps Below to the Right and 3 Bollards, a listed building (Grade II*), 90 m north-east. 1,341 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 87 of them Grade I and 82 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| No. 1A Including A Flight of Steps Below to the Right and 3 Bollards | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m north-east |
| No. 14 and Attached Railings, Crane and Overthrow | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m west |
| Assembly Rooms | Listed building, Grade I | 120 m north-west |
| Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel Including Chapel House | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m north-east |
| Hedgemead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 380 m north |
| The Eastgate, Bath | Scheduled monument | 420 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| The Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath | Scheduled monument | 490 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Parade Gardens, Bath | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 560 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Bath City Walls | Scheduled monument | 560 m (0.3 miles) south |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 710 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Great Dell | Hollow | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Smallcombe Vale | Valley | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Lyncombe Vale | Valley | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Bathwick Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| High Barrow Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 7 |
7 of the street's 7 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 Bath and North East Somerset: see them on the Bath and North East Somerset page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Church School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 500 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Apr 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bath College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Widcombe Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Widcombe CofE Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| St Stephens Church School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bathwick St Mary Church School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Oldfield Park Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hayesfield Girls School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Beechen Cliff School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Mark's CofE School Church of England | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Saviours Infant Church School Church of England | Primary | 3–7 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St John's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandalyn's BA1 5DX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 10 m | 5 Very good | 20 Feb 2025 |
| Oasis Pantry BA1 5DU | Retailers - other | 30 m | 5 Very good | 20 Feb 2025 |
| Dos Dedos BA1 2QZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Somer BA1 2QZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | Exempt | |
| Beckford Canteen BA1 2QZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | 5 Very good | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Robun BA1 2ED | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | 4 Good | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Same Same But Different BA1 2ED | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Adventure Cafe BA1 2ED | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Boston Tea Party BA1 2QU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | 4 Good | 21 Jan 2026 |
| The Assembly Inn BA1 2QU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 40 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jan 2024 |
| The George On George Street BA1 2EE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 4 Good | 11 Aug 2025 |
| Cafe Lucca BA1 2QZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jul 2025 |
| Sub 13 BA1 2EE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 70 m | 5 Very good | 3 Apr 2025 |
| Slug And Lettuce BA1 2EE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 70 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jun 2024 |
| Se7en BA1 2EE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 70 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 29 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 198 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 84 |
| Other theft | 58 |
| Public order | 49 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 35 |
| Shoplifting | 32 |
| Burglary | 28 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 |
| Drugs | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
| Bicycle theft | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near George Street (69); On or near Lansdown Mews (61); On or near Parking Area (61); On or near Shopping Area (38); On or near Russell Street (31).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 63% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 33% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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
Nearby streets
Bartlett Street · Lansdown Road · Alfred Street · Princes Buildings · Bladud Buildings · Belmont · Lansdown Road · Lansdown Road · Belmont · Broad Street · Paragon · Saville Row
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.