BA1 5AS postcode in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset

BA1 5AS is a postcode in Bath, in the Kingsmead ward of Bath and North East Somerset. It is in the Bath parliamentary constituency and the Avon and Somerset police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 31% of homes and businesses at BA1 5AS can get it Across Bath and North East Somerset: 79% Typical price £495,000 Homes sold in BA1 5, last 12 months. ▼ 16.8% on the year before Nearest station Bath Spa 600 m in a straight line

Where BA1 5AS is, and what is near it

Map of BA1 5AS and what is near it Map of BA1 5AS: its centre point, with the 207 other postcodes in the BA1 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 26 bus stops and 7 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BA1 5AF: also in BA1 5BA1 5AJ: also in BA1 5BA1 5AL: also in BA1 5BA1 5AN: also in BA1 5BA1 5AP: also in BA1 5BA1 5AQ: also in BA1 5BA1 5AR: also in BA1 5BA1 5AU: also in BA1 5BA1 5AW: also in BA1 5BA1 5AX: also in BA1 5BA1 5BB: also in BA1 5BA1 5BD: also in BA1 5BA1 5BE: also in BA1 5BA1 5BG: also in BA1 5BA1 5BJ: also in BA1 5BA1 5BL: also in BA1 5BA1 5BN: also in BA1 5BA1 5BQ: also in BA1 5BA1 5BR: also in BA1 5BA1 5BS: also in BA1 5BA1 5BT: also in BA1 5BA1 5BU: also in BA1 5BA1 5BW: also in BA1 5BA1 5DP: also in BA1 5BA1 5DQ: also in BA1 5BA1 5DR: also in BA1 5BA1 5DU: also in BA1 5BA1 5DW: also in BA1 5BA1 5DX: also in BA1 5BA1 5DY: also in BA1 5BA1 5DZ: also in BA1 5BA1 5EB: also in BA1 5BA1 5ED: also in BA1 5BA1 5HP: also in BA1 5BA1 5HR: also in BA1 5BA1 5HS: also in BA1 5BA1 5HT: also in BA1 5BA1 5HU: also in BA1 5BA1 5LH: also in BA1 5BA1 5LJ: also in BA1 5BA1 5LN: also in BA1 5BA1 5LP: also in BA1 5BA1 5LS: also in BA1 5BA1 5LU: also in BA1 5BA1 5LW: also in BA1 5BA1 5LX: also in BA1 5BA1 5LY: also in BA1 5BA1 5LZ: also in BA1 5BA1 5NA: also in BA1 5BA1 5NB: also in BA1 5BA1 5UD: also in BA1 5BA1 5UE: also in BA1 5BA1 5UF: also in BA1 5BA1 5UG: also in BA1 5BA1 5YX: also in BA1 5 2 places, 1.2–1.3 kmBath BA1 5AS Map of BA1 5AS and what is near it Map of BA1 5AS: its centre point, with the 207 other postcodes in the BA1 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 26 bus stops and 7 EV charging points (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Lansdown BA1 5AS
  • BA1 5AS
  • Other postcodes in BA1 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 26 bus stops
  • 7 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.3829, longitude -2.3591)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BA1 5AS?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BA1 5AS?

31% of the homes and businesses at BA1 5AS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 31% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BA1 5AS 31% Bath and North East Somerset 79%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BA1 5AS 31% Bath and North East Somerset 96%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at BA1 5AS?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for BA1 5AS.

Check the bin days for BA1 5AS on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BA1 5AS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BA1 5AS.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Bath and North East Somerset

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BA1 5AS: 1,443 properties in Bath and North East Somerset are at high risk (1.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Bath and North East Somerset

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of BA1 5AS is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BA1 5AS?

Homes in BA1 5 sold for a typical £495,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 81 sales, down 16.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£495,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£595,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 16.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £1,237,500 12 sales
  • Semi-detached £1,000,000 5 sales
  • Terraced £605,000 24 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £319,000 40 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BA1 district: a typical £470,000 from 519 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in BA1 5AS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BA1 5AS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BA1 5AS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,430 homes in the neighbourhood around BA1 5AS. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (50%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BA1 5AS

Band D in Bath and North East Somerset for 2026‑27: £2,383. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,589 (band A) to £4,767 (band H); band B, the most common, is £1,854.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 320 (22%)£1,589
Band Babout 390 (27%)£1,854
Band Cabout 300 (21%)£2,119
Band Dabout 150 (10%)£2,383
Band Eabout 100 (7%)£2,913
Band Fabout 100 (7%)£3,443
Band Gabout 60 (4%)£3,972
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,767

When the homes were built

  1. 50% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 23% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 6% 2020 or later

Averages for Bath and North East Somerset before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BA1 5AS is in (ONS area E01014370), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BA1 5AS?

The nearest open schools to BA1 5AS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BA1 5AS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BA1 5AS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BA1 5AS is Bath Spa Rail Station, 600 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bath Spa Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
  • Oldfield Park Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

26 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Broad Street, 81 m away.

More stations near BA1 5AS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BA1 5AS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BA1 5AS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BA1 5AS?

7 within 1 km 28 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BA1 5AS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Rick-Luke Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 400 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 11 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 650 mWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 750 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BA1 5AS?

The nearest to the centre of BA1 5AS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BA1 5AS?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BA1 5AS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BA1 5AS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BA1 5AS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BA1 5AS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BA1 5AS?

The nearest vets to the centre of BA1 5AS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BA1 5AS in a conservation area?

The centre of BA1 5AS is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BA1 5AS?

Police.uk records 596 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BA1 5AS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences157 reports
Anti-social behaviour151 reports
Shoplifting130 reports
Other theft40 reports
Criminal damage and arson31 reports
Public order23 reports

Also: burglary 19, vehicle crime 19, bicycle theft 10, drugs 7, other crime 4, robbery 3, theft from the person 1, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BA1 5AS

Ward
Kingsmead
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Bath
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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