Bath and North East Somerset Council

What broadband can you get in Bath and North East Somerset?

Across Bath and North East Somerset, 79% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 73% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Bath and North East Somerset?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,383 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Bath and North East Somerset are at risk of flooding?

Across Bath and North East Somerset, the Environment Agency puts 4,304 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 716 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Bath and North East Somerset the Environment Agency counts 1,443 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (1.4% of all its properties), 2,440 at medium risk (2.3%) and 7,120 at low risk (6.8%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Postcode districts with postcodes in Bath and North East Somerset

• BA1 postcode district1,515 of its 1,526 postcodes in use are in Bath and North East Somerset.
• BA2 postcode district2,092 of its 2,213 postcodes in use are in Bath and North East Somerset.
• BA3 postcode district685 of its 1,287 postcodes in use are in Bath and North East Somerset.
• BA15 postcode district1 of its 470 postcodes in use is in Bath and North East Somerset.
• BS14 postcode district59 of its 728 postcodes in use are in Bath and North East Somerset.
• BS31 postcode district682 of its 687 postcodes in use are in Bath and North East Somerset.
• BS39 postcode district622 of its 624 postcodes in use are in Bath and North East Somerset.
• BS40 postcode district268 of its 720 postcodes in use are in Bath and North East Somerset.
• BS41 postcode district6 of its 196 postcodes in use are in Bath and North East Somerset.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Bath and North East Somerset.