Priory Close Bath
71 addresses across 4 postcodes (BA2), about 660 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 47901171.
- Sales: 84 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £970,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 45 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 13, D: 22, E: 8, F: 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 E; Band D in Bath and North East Somerset costs £2,383 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 83% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bath Spa, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Firs Field, is about 420 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 128 to 156 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 71 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Combe Down Surgery, about 550 m (0.3 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 88% of households owned their home and 61% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | £970,000 | £950,000 | £990,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | £1,325,000 | £1,150,000 | £1,500,000 |
| 2024 | 3 | £850,000 | £732,000 | £850,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £700,000 | £685,000 | £715,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £775,000 | £725,000 | £1,150,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £772,500 | £695,000 | £850,000 |
| 2020 | 5 | £650,000 | £525,000 | £795,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £710,000 | £675,000 | £745,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £872,000 | £872,000 | £872,000 |
| 2016 | 4 | £690,000 | £510,000 | £775,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £610,000 | £575,000 | £645,000 |
| 2014 | 5 | £650,000 | £500,000 | £725,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2026 | 58 BA2 5AW | Semi-detached | £950,000 | |
| 2 Apr 2026 | 21 BA2 5AL | Detached | £990,000 | |
| 9 Sep 2025 | 41 BA2 5AN | Detached | £1,500,000 | |
| 5 Sep 2025 | 49 BA2 5AN | Detached | £1,150,000 | |
| 14 Oct 2024 | 7 BA2 5AL | Semi-detached | £732,000 | |
| 9 Aug 2024 | 52 BA2 5AW | Detached | £850,000 | |
| 9 Aug 2024 | 52 BA2 5AW | Detached | £850,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Oct 2023 | 11 BA2 5AL | Detached | £685,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2023 | 23 BA2 5AL | Semi-detached | £715,000 | |
| 4 May 2022 | 75 BA2 5AP | Detached | £1,150,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2022 | 18 BA2 5AL | Semi-detached | £725,000 | |
| 2 Feb 2022 | 39 BA2 5AN | Detached | £775,000 | |
| 18 Jun 2021 | 8 BA2 5AL | Semi-detached | £695,000 | |
| 21 Jan 2021 | 33 BA2 5AN | Detached | £850,000 | |
| 4 Sep 2020 | 12 BA2 5AL | Detached | £632,500 | |
| 20 Aug 2020 | 37 BA2 5AN | Detached | £770,000 | |
| 20 Jul 2020 | 38 BA2 5AN | Detached | £650,000 | |
| 26 Jun 2020 | 60 BA2 5AW | Detached | £525,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2020 | 47 BA2 5AN | Detached | £795,000 | |
| 3 Oct 2019 | 48 BA2 5AN | Detached | £745,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2019 | 57 BA2 5AW | Detached | £675,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Jun 2019 | 57 BA2 5AW | Detached | £625,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 25 Jan 2018 | 49 BA2 5AN | Detached | £872,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2016 | 29 BA2 5AL | Detached | £725,000 | |
| 5 Apr 2016 | 73 BA2 5AP | Detached | £775,000 | |
| 23 Mar 2016 | 55 BA2 5AW | Detached | £510,000 | |
| 14 Jan 2016 | 35 BA2 5AN | Detached | £655,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2015 | 58 BA2 5AW | Semi-detached | £575,000 | |
| 14 Aug 2015 | 21 BA2 5AL | Detached | £645,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2014 | 49 BA2 5AN | Detached | £510,000 | |
| 12 Sep 2014 | 75 BA2 5AP | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 27 Aug 2014 | BLAGDON, 6 BA2 5AL | Detached | £725,000 | |
| 23 Jun 2014 | 25 BA2 5AL | Detached | £650,000 | |
| 29 May 2014 | 46 BA2 5AN | Detached | £715,000 | |
| 8 Nov 2013 | 37 BA2 5AN | Detached | £585,000 | |
| 27 Sep 2013 | 2 BA2 5AL | Detached | £595,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2013 | 18 BA2 5AL | Semi-detached | £485,000 | |
| 27 Jun 2013 | 42 BA2 5AN | Detached | £625,000 | |
| 8 Apr 2013 | 19 BA2 5AL | Semi-detached | £320,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2012 | 5 BA2 5AL | Detached | £565,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2012 | 57 BA2 5AW | Detached | £494,560 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Apr 2012 | 9 BA2 5AL | Detached | £630,000 | |
| 30 Mar 2012 | 61 BA2 5AW | Detached | £477,500 | |
| 11 Nov 2011 | 47 BA2 5AN | Detached | £525,000 | |
| 22 Jul 2011 | 74 BA2 5AP | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 23 May 2011 | 27 BA2 5AL | Detached | £555,000 | |
| 4 Feb 2011 | 43 BA2 5AN | Detached | £725,000 | |
| 4 Oct 2010 | 28 BA2 5AL | Detached | £495,000 | |
| 20 Jul 2010 | 41 BA2 5AN | Detached | £650,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2010 | 6 BA2 5AL | Detached | £237,500 |
Energy performance certificates
45 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 128 m². Most common: House, detached (34); Bungalow, detached (5); House, semi-detached (4). Built: 1950-1966 (33); 1967-1975 (8); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (34); rented (private) (2).
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 E (23% of about 640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- 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
- GATE PIERS AND GATE AT MAIN ENTRANCE TO PRIOR PARK, grade II
- GATE PIERS AND GATES TO DRIVE AT PRIOR PARK, grade II
- GROTTO APPROX 30M N OF LOWER LODGE TO PRIOR PARK, grade II
- PRIOR PARK LODGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 2B Combe Road, Bath, BA2 5HX, permissioned (800 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 30 September 2026.
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 3 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 5AL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
| BA2 5AN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA2 5AW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA2 5AP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 71 addresses are between 128 m and 156 m above sea level (149 m on average); the ground rises about 27 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA2 5AL | 100% | 97% | 97% | 0% |
| BA2 5AN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BA2 5AP | 100% | 83% | 83% | 0% |
| BA2 5AW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Prior Park College Ralph Allen Drive | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bath City Centre | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Claverton Street Car Park GeniePoint | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 25.7 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Combe Down Surgery | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Combe Down Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Combe Down Dental Practice | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | St Martins Hospital (Bath) | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Bath Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Bath Combe Down, Combe Down Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Firs Field 2.1 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 4.0 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,460 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Combe Down Rugby Football Club 1.5 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Lyncombe Vale Allotments 3,320 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 6.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Paul, With West Wing, a listed building (Grade I), 270 m south-east. 226 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 8 of them Grade I and 11 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Paul, With West Wing | Listed building, Grade I | 270 m south-east |
| Prior Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 330 m east |
| Palladian Bridge in Grounds of Prior Park | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m north-east |
| Prior Park College: the Mansion With Link Arcades | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m east |
| Eyre Chantry (Roman Catholic Chapel), Perrymead Cemetery | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Abbey Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 610 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Bath City Walls | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| The Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| The Eastgate, Bath | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Free Fields | Wood | 680 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Lyncombe Vale | Valley | 700 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Rainbow Wood | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Fairy Wood | Wood | 880 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Tucking Mill Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Hodshill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 63 | 71 |
8 of the street's 71 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Combe Down CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Beechen Cliff School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ralph Allen School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Widcombe Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.4 km (0.9 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 | 1.4 km (0.9 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 |
| Bath College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior Park College BA2 5AH | School/college/university | 380 m | 5 Very good | 6 Oct 2025 |
| Next Thing Education Camps (Holiday Club) BA2 5AH | Other catering premises | 380 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jul 2023 |
| The Hadley Arms Public House BA2 5DH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Priory Close (9).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 61% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 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 10 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
- BA2 5AL: 32 addresses of 33 in the postcode
- BA2 5AN: 19 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- BA2 5AW: 13 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- BA2 5AP: 7 addresses of 8 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Stennard Green · Daubeny Grove · Williams Road · Hillyer Grove · Wratislaw Road · Naish Road · Ferris Road · Mary Ross Road · Richardson Grove · Janes Grove · Morris Road · Ralph Allen Drive
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.
- 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.