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Postcode area

Postcode area named after Bath, with 19 districts.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.

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Gigabit coverage by postcode area

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In BA, 79.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£320,000
43rd most expensive of 104
Worked out by Open Index
Population
465,928
55th least populated of 120
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How BA compares

Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.

BAMiddle
Median sale price104 postcode areas, England and Wales · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode area in England and Wales104 areas from £145,000 to £821,250. The middle area is £296,475. BA is £320,000.
£320,000joint 43rd most expensive
Population120 postcode areas, UK · 2021
Population: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 22,985 to 2,027,347. The middle area is 503,090. BA is 465,928.
465,92855th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage120 postcode areas, UK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 12.0% to 98.0%. The middle area is 88.0%. BA is 79.7%.
79.7%23rd lowest
Claimant rate120 postcode areas, UK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 1.4% to 7.7%. The middle area is 3.4%. BA is 2.4%.
2.4%joint 12th lowest

Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.

Is BA safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BA at a rate of 85.4 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 3,289 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BA.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (15,306), other crime (7,059) and anti-social behaviour (6,529).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BA was 82.4 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Postcode districts in BA

NamePeople (census)Median sale priceRecorded crime per 1,000
BA1Bath42,560£480,000155.8 per 1,000
BA2Bath79,902£435,00072.4 per 1,000
BA3Midsomer Norton, Radstock37,578£300,00064.4 per 1,000
BA4Shepton Mallet18,439£293,00069.3 per 1,000
BA5Wells, Haybridge18,931£335,00067.8 per 1,000
BA6Glastonbury13,371£285,000122.8 per 1,000
BA7Castle Cary, Ansford3,913£270,00059.6 per 1,000
BA8Templecombe, Henstridge4,379£309,25064.7 per 1,000
BA9Wincanton8,687£279,50078.2 per 1,000
BA10Bruton, Tolbury3,585£400,00077.2 per 1,000
BA11Frome, Stonebridge35,246£350,00091.8 per 1,000
BA12Warminster, Bell Hill29,407£311,00063.9 per 1,000
BA13Westbury, The Ham21,886£268,00056.1 per 1,000
BA14Trowbridge, Longfield52,900£285,00085.2 per 1,000
BA15Bradford-on-Avon, Woolley14,192£425,00045.0 per 1,000
BA16Street, Stone Hill13,984£263,00064.7 per 1,000
BA20Yeovil, Preston Plucknett11,836£260,000234.5 per 1,000
BA21Yeovil, Little Lyde35,524£220,00087.9 per 1,000
BA22Yeovil19,608£294,50053.6 per 1,000
BA in brief

The BA postcode area, named after Bath, has 19 postcode districts.

The median price paid for a home in BA was £320,000 in 2025.

BA had 465,928 usual residents at the census.

In BA, 79.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In BA, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.