The Batch Wellow, Bath and North East Somerset
5 addresses across 1 postcode (BA2), about 50 m long. USRN 47961326.
- Sales: 1 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £290,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (E: 2, F: 1).
- 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 B; Band D in Bath and North East Somerset costs £2,383 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Freshford, about 5.5 km (3.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 54 to 56 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Hillcrest Surgery, about 4.2 km (2.6 miles) away.
- People: About 230 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 50% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 8 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2021 | NETHERCOTE COTTAGE, 3 BA2 8QL | Terraced | £290,000 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 119 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (2); House, end-terrace (1). Built: before 1900 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2); rented (private) (1).
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 B (19% of about 540 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Wellow (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- MEADOW WAY NETHERCOTE, grade II
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
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 54 m and 56 m above sea level (55 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA2 8QL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wellow Village | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Broad Quay Bath City Centre | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 24.9 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hillcrest Surgery | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Shaunak's Pharmacy | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Bath Road Dental Surgery | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Peasedown | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Bath Police Station | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Radstock Co-op - Peasedown St John Cashzone | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,880 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,900 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Manor House, a listed building (Grade II*), 190 m north. 52 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m north |
| Dovecote, 100 Yards to Rear of Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north |
| Wellow House, Including Boundary Wall, Gate and Two Pairs of Gatepiers to Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m west |
| Parish Church of St Julian | Listed building, Grade I | 270 m north |
| Stoney Littleton long barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Roman villa at Upper Hayes | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Underdown Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| The Hare Warren | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Tut's Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Hodshill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Tucker's Grave Bottom | Valley | 3.3 km (2 miles) south |
| Tucking Mill Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 5 |
2 of the street's 5 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 Julian's Church School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 170 m | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fox & Badger BA2 8QG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 110 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 22 Nov 2024 |
| Magic Box Pre-School BA2 8QQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2025 |
| St Julian's Primary School BA2 8QS | School/college/university | 230 m | 5 Very good | 22 Nov 2024 |
| The Parlour Shop/Community Shop BA2 8PU | Retailers - other | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Nov 2019 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Railway Lane (4); On or near Station Road (2); On or near Weavers Orchard (1); On or near Mill Hill (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 37% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
- BA2 8QL: 5 addresses
Nearby streets
Mill Hill · Railway Lane · High Street · Station Road · Weavers Orchard · Manor Close · Farm Lane · Bull's Hill · The Square · Henley View
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.