New Cottages Marksbury, Bath and North East Somerset
20 addresses across 4 postcodes (BA2), about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) long. USRN 47921141.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Bath and North East Somerset cost £406,084 in August 2026 (-1.8% on a year); private rents averaged £1,893 a month.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (E: 3, F: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- Radon: Up to 30% or more of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- Energy projects: 3 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Marksbury Plain - Solar Park, is 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Bath and North East Somerset costs £2,383 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Oldfield Park, about 7.1 km (4.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 118 to 125 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is St. Mary's Surgery, about 3.3 km (2 miles) away.
- People: About 640 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 50% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2021 | 1 BA2 9HH | Other | £480,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
House prices and rents in Bath and North East Somerset
A typical home in Bath and North East Somerset cost £406,084 in August 2026, 1.8% less than a year before. That is 12% more than five years earlier and 33% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £710,239 |
| Semi-detached | £441,748 |
| Terraced | £386,635 |
| Flat or maisonette | £237,954 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £331,079 |
Private renters in Bath and North East Somerset paid £1,893 a month on average in September 2026, 7.5% more than a year before. That is 43% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £1,212 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,530 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,820 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,546 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 97 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); House, detached (2). Built: 1950-1966 (3); before 1900 (1); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 41 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel (7 meters are on Economy 7, the off-peak tariff for storage heaters).
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is BA2.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (19% of about 1,350 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH FARMHOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Westways Garage, Bath Road, Marksbury, not permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
Energy projects nearby
4 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 3 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marksbury Plain - Solar Park Bath and North East Somerset 21/04881/FUL | Solar farm | 15 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Jul 2022 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hunstrete (Wilmington Farm) Bath and North East Somerset 14/00424/FUL | Solar farm | 2.3 MW | Operational Dec 2014 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Fosseway Environment Park Bath and North East Somerset 14/00839/EMINW | Anaerobic digestion | 1 MW | Being built Sep 2018 | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| Queen Charlton Quarry Renewable Energy Facility - food waste Bath and North East Somerset 13/04126/MINW | Anaerobic digestion | 2.2 MW | Being built May 2016 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 12 January 2027 to 14 January 2027: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (major (paa) works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA2 9HQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA2 9HH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA2 9HJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA2 9HP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
1 of the street's 4 postcodes is in a coalfield, in a low risk area: coal was mined in the area, but no workings shallow enough to matter for building are recorded; the rest are outside the coalfield.
Conveyancers usually still order a coal mining search (CON29M) for a home in a coalfield.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 30% or more: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
By postcode centre: 10 to 30% (3); 30% or more (2).
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 20 addresses are between 118 m and 125 m above sea level (120 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA2 9HH | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BA2 9HJ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BA2 9HP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BA2 9HQ | 100% | 67% | 67% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Keynsham 566,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Marksbury Church | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Oldfield Park - Lower Bristol Road | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 12.1 km (7.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 17.1 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St. Mary's Surgery Good Aug 2016 | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Timsbury Pharmacy | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Bath Road Dental Surgery | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Sulis Hospital Bath Good Oct 2025 | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Care homes | St Teresa's Nursing Home Good Jul 2023 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Police station | Keynsham Police Centre | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Radstock Co-op - TImsbury Cashzone | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 860 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,450 m² | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade II*), 540 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Stantonbury camp and adjacent sections of Wansdyke | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 8 km (5 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pendown Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Winsbury Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Marksbury Vale | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Fir Copse | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Priest Barrow | Hill | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Hungerford Bottom | Valley | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 20 | 20 |
5 of the street's 20 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marksbury CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 28% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 6% at the higher standard (2025; 80% in 2024 and 50% in 2023) |
| Farmborough Church Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good | 57% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 68% in 2024 and 58% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 84 childminders and 24 home childcarers (nannies) in Bath and North East Somerset. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
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).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 to 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: Utility asset works, 12 January 2027 to 14 January 2027 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BA2 9HQ: 10 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- BA2 9HH: 7 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- BA2 9HJ: 2 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- BA2 9HP: 1 address of 53 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in BA2 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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.