St James's Park Bath
130 addresses across 4 postcodes (BA1), about 200 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 47901165.
- Energy: 87 homes have an energy certificate (C: 34, D: 36, E: 14, F: 2, G: 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 A; Band D in Bath and North East Somerset costs £2,383 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 2% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bath Spa, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 220 m away, and Royal Victoria Park (23 hectares) is about 390 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 70 to 77 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 The Pulteney Practice, about 940 m (0.6 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 430 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 31% of households owned their home and 49% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 435 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
87 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 75 m². Most common: Flat (83); Maisonette, mid-terrace (2); Maisonette, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (78); Pre-1900 (4); 1900-1929 (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (54); owner-occupied (19); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (31 addresses)
- 6, Portland Place
- 8, Portland Place
- Basement Flat, 9 Portland Place
- First Floor Flat, 7 Portland Place
- First Floor Flat, 14 Portland Place
- Flat 1, 5 Portland Place
- Flat 1, 13 Portland Place
- Flat 2, 10 Portland Place
- Flat 2, 13 Portland Place
- Flat 3, 1 Portland Place
- Flat 3, 2 Portland Place
- Flat 3, 4 Portland Place
- Flat 3, 5 Portland Place
- Flat 3, 20 Portland Place
- Flat 4, 1 Portland Place
- Flat 4, 10 Portland Place
- Flat 4, 20 Portland Place
- Flat 5, 1 Portland Place
- Flat 5, 3 Portland Place
- Flat 5, 10 Portland Place
- Flat 5, 20 Portland Place
- Flat 6, 1 Portland Place
- Flat 6, 2 Portland Place
- Flat 7, 5 Portland Place
- Flat 8, 5 Portland Place
- Flat 8, 8 Portland Place
- Garden Flat, 16, Portland Place
- Ground Floor Flat, 9 Portland Place
- Second Floor Flat, 9 Portland Place
- Second Floor Flat, 14 Portland Place
- Top Floor Flat, 9 Portland Place
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 A (27% of about 950 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: 19.
- 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
- 1-10, PORTLAND PLACE, grade II*
- HIGH PAVEMENT AND RAILINGS FRONTING NOS 1 TO 10, grade II*
- 7, HARLEY STREET, grade II
- 7A Harley Street, grade II
- NO. 13 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NO. 13 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NO. 14 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NO. 15 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NO. 16 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NO. 16 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NO. 17 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NO. 18 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NO. 18 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NO. 19 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NO. 19 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND GATE, grade II
- NO. 20 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, WALL AND IRONWORK, grade II
- NO.14 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NO.17 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- ST ANDREW'S PRIMARY SCHOOL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- SB16 Burlington Street, not permissioned (50 m)
- Sion Hill, not permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- Plymouth House, Monmouth Street, Bath, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- SB8 East of Onega Terrace, not permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- Homebase, Pines Way, Bath, BA2 3ET, permissioned (1 km (0.6 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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 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 2RU | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
| BA1 2RZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BA1 2RY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA1 2RR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 130 addresses are between 70 m and 77 m above sea level (74 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA1 2RR | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BA1 2RU | 100% | 2% | 2% | 0% |
| BA1 2RY | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BA1 2RZ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 54 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ballance Street Lansdown | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Broad Quay Bath City Centre | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 15 km (9.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Broad Street Car Park | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| 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 | 24.5 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Pulteney Practice | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hawes Whiston & Company | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Centre For Dentistry | 220 m |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Bath Police Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Britannia Building Society | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 220 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Royal Victoria Park 23 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ballance Street Play Space 1,260 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | Kensington Meadows 6.0 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ring Common Allotments 1.5 ha | 390 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 8 parks and gardens, 31 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is High Pavement and Railings Fronting Nos 1 to 10, a listed building (Grade II*), 20 m. 1,219 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 74 of them Grade I and 52 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| High Pavement and Railings Fronting Nos 1 to 10 | Listed building, Grade II* | 20 m |
| 1-10, Portland Place | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m |
| 23-37 (Consec) and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade I | 210 m west |
| 13, Crescent Lane | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m south-west |
| Hedgemead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 320 m east |
| Royal Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 630 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| The Eastgate, Bath | Scheduled monument | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| The Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath | Scheduled monument | 920 m (0.6 miles) south |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Bath City Walls | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Great Dell | Hollow | 860 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Lansdown Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Primrose Hill Community Woodland | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Smallcombe Vale | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Weston Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Penn Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 130 | 130 |
None of the street's 130 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Church School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 180 m | Good (Apr 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Stephens Church School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bath College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Oldfield Park Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bathwick St Mary Church School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Mark's CofE School Church of England | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | 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 |
| Widcombe Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.5 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 | 1.5 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 |
| Hayesfield Girls School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Saviours Infant Church School Church of England | Primary | 3–7 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Saviours Junior Church School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Beechen Cliff School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Operative Wholesale Society Ltd BA1 2SQ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 130 m | 5 Very good | 28 Oct 2025 |
| Spar Julian Road BA1 2RS | Retailers - other | 150 m | 4 Good | 19 Aug 2025 |
| Pizza Diana BA1 2RS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 150 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Go Slow And Enjoy BA1 2RS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 1 Sep 2025 |
| Rivers Street Supported Living BA1 2QA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 170 m | Exempt | |
| The Chequers BA1 2QA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 180 m | 5 Very good | 25 Nov 2025 |
| Museum Of Bath At Work BA1 2RH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | Exempt | |
| The Cedar Tree Community Cafe BA1 2RH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Lansdown Grove Hotel BA1 5EH | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 200 m | 5 Very good | 14 Mar 2025 |
| St James Store (Newsagent And Off Licence) BA1 2TW | Retailers - other | 220 m | 4 Good | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Pane E Vino BA1 2TW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2025 |
| St James Wine Vaults BA1 2TW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 240 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jun 2022 |
| Queensberry Hotel & Olive Tree Restaurant BA1 2QF | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 260 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jan 2026 |
| Hawes Whiston And Co Chemist BA1 2TU | Retailers - other | 270 m | Exempt | |
| The Green Bird Cafe BA1 2LP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 5 Very good | 5 May 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 157 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 79 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 68 |
| Other theft | 28 |
| Vehicle crime | 23 |
| Public order | 22 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 |
| Drugs | 11 |
| Possession of weapons | 6 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (169); On or near Ballance Street North (57); On or near Russell Street (31); On or near St James'S Street (23); On or near Harley Street (22).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 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) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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 2RU: 76 addresses of 78 in the postcode
- BA1 2RZ: 29 addresses
- BA1 2RY: 24 addresses of 25 in the postcode
- BA1 2RR: 1 address of 30 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Burlington Street · Harley Street · Portland Road · Portland Place · Ballance Street · Northampton Street · Spencers Belle Vue · Julian Road · Julian Road · Gloucester Street · Hope Place · Morford Street
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.