Is Bath and North East Somerset a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Bath and North East Somerset, from official data · 9 postcode districts · 5,898 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Bath and North East Somerset, from official data · 9 postcode districts · 5,898 postcodes
The average home in Bath and North East Somerset sold for £409,045 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.7% on a year earlier. Across Bath and North East Somerset, police record 90 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Bath and North East Somerset, the nearest primary school is Roundhill Primary School, 1.5 mi away; the nearest secondary is Saint Gregory's Catholic College, 2.1 mi away (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is Rush Hill Surgery, 1.6 mi away.
Oldfield Park station is 2.4 mi away.
Across Bath and North East Somerset, police record 90 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Bath and North East Somerset sold for £409,045 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.7% on a year earlier. By type: detached £716,072, semi-detached £445,620, terraced £389,042, flats £239,382. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Roundhill Primary School, 1.5 mi away. The nearest secondary school is Saint Gregory's Catholic College, 2.1 mi away (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Oldfield Park is 2.4 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £56,354 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).