Ralph Allen Drive Bath
44 addresses across 11 postcodes (BA2), about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 47900033.
- Sales: 16 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £1,475,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, C: 1, D: 1, E: 4).
- 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 G; 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 Bath Spa, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Firs Field, is about 640 m (0.4 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 43 to 157 m above sea level.
- Noise: 14 of its 44 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Combe Down Surgery, about 770 m (0.5 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,230 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 66% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £1,475,000 | £1,475,000 | £1,475,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £935,000 | £820,000 | £1,050,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £675,000 | £675,000 | £675,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £985,000 | £985,000 | £985,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £1,170,000 | £1,170,000 | £1,170,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £710,000 | £710,000 | £710,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £915,000 | £430,000 | £1,400,000 |
| 2005 | 2 | £421,250 | £350,000 | £492,500 |
| 2003 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £665,000 | £665,000 | £665,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 2025 | HIGH ORCHARD BA2 5AE | Detached | £1,475,000 | |
| 14 Oct 2024 | HADLEY COTTAGE BA2 5AE | Detached | £1,050,000 | |
| 13 Aug 2024 | BONNIE BANKS BA2 5AE | Detached | £820,000 | |
| 22 Apr 2022 | BONNIE BANKS BA2 5AE | Detached | £840,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Apr 2021 | THE LODGE BA2 5AJ | Detached | £675,000 | |
| 30 Oct 2020 | STONECROFT BA2 5AE | Detached | £985,000 | |
| 1 Sep 2017 | HIGH ORCHARD BA2 5AE | Detached | £1,170,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2016 | HADLEY COTTAGE BA2 5AE | Detached | £710,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2014 | LITTLE ORCHARD BA2 5AJ | Detached | £1,400,000 | |
| 6 Jun 2014 | STONECROFT BA2 5AE | Detached | £430,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2005 | FYFIELD BA2 5AE | Detached | £492,500 | |
| 11 Feb 2005 | THE LODGE BA2 5AJ | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2003 | HIGH ORCHARD BA2 5AE | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 26 Apr 2002 | HILLCLOSE BA2 5AE | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 11 Sep 2001 | LITTLE ORCHARD BA2 5AJ | Detached | £665,000 | |
| 5 Nov 1999 | CREFFIELD COTTAGE BA2 5AE | Detached | £215,000 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 132 m². Most common: House, detached (6); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (2); 1950-1966 (2); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band G (25% of about 1,170 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: 64.
- 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 OF ST PAUL, WITH WEST WING, grade I
- PALLADIAN BRIDGE IN GROUNDS OF PRIOR PARK, grade I
- ABBEY CEMETERY PARTIS TOMB, grade II*
- ABBEY CEMETERY WILLIAMS TOMB, grade II*
- Eyre Chantry (Roman Catholic Chapel), Perrymead Cemetery, grade II*
- MORTUARY CHAPEL IN ABBEY CEMETERY, grade II*
- 1 AND 2 YEW COTTAGES, grade II
- 1, 2 AND 3, PERRYMEAD PLACE, grade II
- ABBEY CEMETERY BROWNE TOMB, grade II
- ABBEY CEMETERY CLIVE TOMB, grade II
- ABBEY CEMETERY COLLINGRIDGE TOMB, grade II
- ABBEY CEMETERY CRIMEAN WAR MEMORIAL, grade II
- ABBEY CEMETERY FORSMANN TOMB, grade II
- ABBEY CEMETERY GAPPER TOMB, grade II
- ABBEY CEMETERY GILL TOMB, grade II
- ABBEY CEMETERY HAMPER TOMB, grade II
- ABBEY CEMETERY HARGOOD TOMB, grade II
- ABBEY CEMETERY HINDS TOMB, grade II
- ABBEY CEMETERY INGRAM TOMB, grade II
- ABBEY CEMETERY LAMB TOMB, grade II
- ABBEY CEMETERY LAMBE TOMB, grade II
- ABBEY CEMETERY LAWTON TOMB, grade II
- ABBEY CEMETERY MOODY TOMB, grade II
- ABBEY CEMETERY NEALE TOMB, grade II
- ABBEY CEMETERY PAVIN TOMB, grade II
- ABBEY CEMETERY PEARCE TOMB, grade II
- ABBEY CEMETERY PLIM BELLAMY TOMB, grade II
- ABBEY CEMETERY PRATT TOMB, grade II
- ABBEY CEMETERY RAINSFORD HALL TOMB, grade II
- ABBEY CEMETERY RICHARDSON TOMB, grade II
And 34 more.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 7 November 2026 to 8 November 2026: BT, Utility asset works, multi-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
Finished in the last three months
- 28 September 2026: WESSEX WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor 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 2 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 5AH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA2 5AE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BA2 5AQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA2 5AF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA2 5AJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA2 5AG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA2 5AP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA2 5AW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA2 5AY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BA2 5AZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA2 5BJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 44 addresses are between 43 m and 157 m above sea level (127 m on average); the ground rises about 114 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA2 5AE | 100% | 100% | 88% | 0% |
| BA2 5AF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BA2 5AG | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| BA2 5AH | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BA2 5AJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BA2 5AP | 100% | 83% | 83% | 0% |
| BA2 5AQ | 100% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| BA2 5AW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BA2 5AY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BA2 5AZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BA2 5BJ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Middle Hill Lodge Ralph Allen Drive | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bath City Centre | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Claverton Street Car Park GeniePoint | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 25.8 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Combe Down Surgery | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Widcombe Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Combe Down Dental Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | St Martins Hospital (Bath) | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Bath Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-Operative Bath Widcombe, Widcombe Hill Cashzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Firs Field 2.1 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,460 m² | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.3 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Lyncombe Hill Farm Allotments 6,580 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 2.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Palladian Bridge in Grounds of Prior Park, a listed building (Grade I), 100 m north-east. 248 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 9 of them Grade I and 13 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Palladian Bridge in Grounds of Prior Park | Listed building, Grade I | 100 m north-east |
| Eyre Chantry (Roman Catholic Chapel), Perrymead Cemetery | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m north-west |
| Prior Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 300 m south-east |
| Mortuary Chapel in Abbey Cemetery | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m north-west |
| Church of St Paul, With West Wing | Listed building, Grade I | 380 m south |
| Abbey Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 380 m north |
| Bath City Walls | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| The Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| The Eastgate, Bath | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Wood | Wood | 580 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Lyncombe Vale | Valley | 630 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Free Fields | Wood | 680 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Fairy Wood | Wood | 730 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Tucking Mill Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Hodshill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 44 |
14 of the street's 44 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 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Combe Down CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 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) |
| Widcombe Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.2 km (0.8 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 | 1.2 km (0.8 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 |
| Ralph Allen School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bath College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior Park College BA2 5AH | School/college/university | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Oct 2025 |
| Next Thing Education Camps (Holiday Club) BA2 5AH | Other catering premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 31 Jul 2023 |
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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 66% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: Utility asset works, 7 November 2026 to 8 November 2026 (multi-way signals) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BA2 5AH: 22 addresses of 24 in the postcode
- BA2 5AE: 9 addresses
- BA2 5AQ: 3 addresses
- BA2 5AF: 2 addresses
- BA2 5AJ: 2 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- BA2 5AG: 1 address
- BA2 5AP: 1 address of 8 in the postcode
- BA2 5AW: 1 address of 14 in the postcode
- BA2 5AY: 1 address of 30 in the postcode
- BA2 5AZ: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
- BA2 5BJ: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Midford Road · Pope's Walk · Priory Close · Daubeny Grove · Stennard Green · Hillyer Grove
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.