Bath
Bath is a town in Somerset, England, with a population of around 101,557. It has 1 school, 2 pharmacies, and around 103 restaurants and cafés, with 137 bus stops and Oldfield Park railway station 0.8 km away. The average sold house price is around £551,220. There were around 605 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly shoplifting. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bath area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Bath and North East Somerset area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 193,409 residents at roughly 559 people per km².
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- County
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Bath
- Police force
- Avon and Somerset
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 40th of 294 English council areas — better than 86% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
19°CCloudy
- Today: 22° / 11° · 23% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:33
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom
Crime
585 reported · July 2026▲ 24% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences191
- Anti-social behaviour107
- Shoplifting85
- Other theft41
Neighbourhood team: Bath City South · Avon And Somerset
Local policing priorities
- Banes Neighbourhood Police team will be Targeting prolific shop theft offenders
- Patrols will be conducted by the Local Neighbourhood Police Team around Widcombe Parade and surrounding areas.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
187 reported road collisions (2024)
41 killed or seriously injured · 249 casualties · 9.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 398 rated 4–5 ★ (310 top)
- 12 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
1 active warning/alert
- Flood alert: Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton
Source: Environment Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bath Spa (0.4 km)
- 111 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bath Spa (0.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£404,480 average▼ 0.1% YoY
Across Bath and North East Somerset · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,881 average monthly rent▲ 7.4% YoY
- 1 bed £1,205
- 2 bed £1,520
- 3 bed £1,806
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · BP (10.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (10.2 km)
10 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
40 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: SouthGate Bath Level -1, -2 & -3 (0.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Gyms18
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches60
- Playgrounds20
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
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)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 274 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£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
Schools
94 schools · 31,546 pupils
63 primary · 14 secondary · 17 other
Ofsted: 39 of 41 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (95%)
80inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Beechen Cliff SchoolGood
- IKB AcademyGood
- Lift BroadlandsGood
- Oldfield SchoolGood
- Saint Gregory's Catholic CollegeGood
- St Mark's CofE SchoolGood
- Writhlington SchoolGood
- Chew Valley School
- Hayesfield Girls School
- Norton Hill Academy
- Ralph Allen School
- Somerset Studio School
- Somervale Secondary School
- Wellsway School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bath and North East Somerset
Care & health services
186 CQC-registered services
- Care homes55
- GP practices26
- Dentists59
- Homecare agencies29
- Hospitals & hospices4
CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Bath and North East Somerset
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Bath)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 1,538 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
380 applications decided
93.2% granted · 354 granted, 26 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Wera Hobhouse
Liberal Democrat
Bath
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Lab 6
- Con 2
- LD 38
- Grn 3
- Oth 9
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools16
- GPs & clinics9
- Pharmacies11
- Supermarkets6
- Parks & greens46
- Restaurants & cafés330
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,635 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
2,310 jobs advertised · £39,530 avg
e.g. Maintenance Controller ( Fixed Term), Customer Service Specialist - Bristol onsite, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
68% low-carbon electricity
Solar 52% · Gas 29% · Wind 16% · Imports 3%
116 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO
Health
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
Wellbeing
- 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
Health services
30 GP surgeries · 13 pharmacies in BA2
- Widcombe Surgery
- Heart Of Bath
- Combe Down Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bath:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership491 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership455 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks267 local signatures · 49,615 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s257 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office187 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Beechen Cliff School · 0.3 kmBeechen Cliff School is a boys' secondary school in Bath, Somerset, England, with about 1,150 pupils. Its earliest predecessor school was founded in 1896.
- Bath power station · 0.4 km
Bath power station supplied electricity to the City of Bath and the wider area from 1890. The station was originally built and operated by the City of Bath Electric Lighting and Engineering Company Limited. The power…
Bath bus station · 0.4 kmBath bus station serves as part of an integrated transport interchange for the city of Bath, Somerset, England.
Bear Flat · 0.4 kmBear Flat is a neighbourhood within the city of Bath, in the Bath and North East Somerset district, in Somerset, England, to the south of the city centre and to the west of Beechen Cliff. It forms the southern part of…
- The Forum, Bath · 0.4 km
The Forum was built as an art deco cinema in Bath, Somerset, England, in 1934, and was designated as a Grade II* listed building on 28 May 1986. The building closed as a cinema in 1969, and has subsequently been used…
Lyncombe, Bath · 0.4 kmLyncombe is a district and electoral ward in Bath, Somerset, and a former parish in the Diocese of Bath and Wells. In the mid-19th century the parish was formed when the parish of Widcombe and Lyncombe was split in tw…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bath?
- Bath is a town in Somerset, England, in the Bath and North East Somerset local authority.
- What is the population of Bath?
- Bath has an approximate settlement population of 101,557.
- How deprived is Bath?
- The Bath and North East Somerset local authority, which includes Bath, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.