Bath and North East Somerset

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• Today: 10° / 5° · 38% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:36

9h 27m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom

• 6.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.6% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

8 reported · August 2026▲ 300% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences8

Neighbourhood team: Peasedown and Paulton · Avon And Somerset

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

202 reported road collisions (2025)

69 killed or seriously injured · 250 casualties · 10.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

40 food businesses within 2 miles

• 34 rated 4–5 ★ (31 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Oldfield Park (6.5 km)
• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£406,084 average▼ 1.8% YoY

Across Bath and North East Somerset · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,885 average monthly rent▲ 7.4% YoY

• 1 bed £1,207
• 2 bed £1,523
• 3 bed £1,811

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

10.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.4 times median annual pay (10.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,395 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · BP (8.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (8.9 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

36 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 120 kW
• Nearest: Bath Spa University (2.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches2
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

193,409 residents in Bath and North East Somerset · 559/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 64%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK19,824
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK19,688
• Net moves+136

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 252 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,383 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (25% of 86,890)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

94 schools · 31,546 pupils

63 primary · 14 secondary · 17 other

Ofsted: 39 of 41 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (95%)

80 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bath and North East Somerset

189 CQC-registered services

• Care homes55
• GP practices26
• Dentists62
• Homecare agencies29
• Hospitals & hospices4

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Bath and North East Somerset

• Within the Green Belt
• 32 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

479 applications decided

96.5% granted · 462 granted, 17 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Anna Sabine

Liberal Democrat

Frome and East Somerset

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Lab 6
• Con 2
• LD 38
• Grn 3
• Oth 10

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,780 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£790 median full-time weekly pay

1.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£28,582 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 93,877 certificates

10.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

7% low-carbon electricity

Gas 93% · Wind 7%

365 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 82 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 65.6 women · 65.3 men

52% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.2
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

30 GP surgeries · 13 pharmacies in BA2

• Widcombe Surgery
• Heart Of Bath
• Combe Down Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Frome and East Somerset:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks647 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND212 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence171 local signatures · 55,084 nationwide
• Fund second stem cell transplants on NHS for relapse within 12 months168 local signatures · 30,826 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately165 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Church of St Lawrence, Stanton Prior · 1.3 km

  The Anglican Church of St Lawrence in Stanton Prior, Somerset, England, has its origins in the 12th century but is mainly 15th century. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.

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  Marksbury · 1.4 km

  Marksbury is a small village and civil parish on the eastern edge of the Chew Valley in Somerset, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) from Keynsham and 7 miles (11.3 km) from Bath on the A39 road where it meets the A368.…

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  Stanton Prior · 1.4 km

  Stanton Prior is a small village within the civil parish of Marksbury, in the Bath and North East Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. It is set in Duchy of Cornwall countryside between Ne…

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  Church of St Peter, Marksbury · 1.5 km

  The Church of St Peter in Marksbury, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century, although most of the current fabric is from the 15th century and is a Grade II* listed building.

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  Priston Mill · 1.6 km

  Priston Mill is a Grade II listed former watermill in Somerset, England. It is about 4 miles (6 km) south-west of the city of Bath and is used as a venue for weddings and other gatherings.

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  Church of St Luke and St Andrew, Priston · 1.7 km

  The Church of St Luke and St Andrew in Priston, Somerset, England has a nave dating from the 12th century, on the site of an earlier Norman church. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)