# BA1 2XJ: area report for a postcode in Bath and North East Somerset

BA1 2XJ is a postcode in Bath and North East Somerset.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Bath and North East Somerset. Open the map at BA1 2XJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) › [BA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba1) › [BA1 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba1-2)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 37% on July. Bath and North East Somerset 009A: 63 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.3804,51.3877,BA12XJ
- **Oldfield Park, 940 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.3804,51.3877,BA12XJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.3804,51.3877,BA12XJ
- **No property in BA1 2XJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.3804,51.3877,BA12XJ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bath and North East Somerset 009A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.3804,51.3877,BA12XJ
- **£409,045 average price**: For the whole of Bath and North East Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.3804,51.3877,BA12XJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 980 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.3804,51.3877,BA12XJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.3804,51.3877,BA12XJ
- **93.8% can get gigabit broadband at BA1 2XJ**: Superfast for 93.8%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.3804,51.3877,BA12XJ
- **Low road and rail noise at BA1 2XJ**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.3804,51.3877,BA12XJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.3804,51.3877,BA12XJ
- **8.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.3804,51.3877,BA12XJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Oldfield Park Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oldfield-park-infant-school-e143557) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | – |
| [St Andrew's Church School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-church-school-e145516) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2022 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newbridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newbridge-primary-school-e131019) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kingswood Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingswood-preparatory-school-e109349) | Independent | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e151807) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Bath Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bath-academy-e138147) | Independent | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Hayesfield Girls School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hayesfield-girls-school-e136966) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 59.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Kingswood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingswood-school-e109346) | Independent | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £625,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £700,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £575,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| April 2024 | £1,150,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2024 | £565,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| May 2024 | £700,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| January 2026 | £650,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| December 2025 | £625,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Oldfield Park (940 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: NEWBRIDGE SURGERY (980 m)
- Pharmacies: HAWES WHISTON & COMPANY (840 m); JHL PHARMACIES (980 m)
- Dental practices: GOODLIGHT CLINIC (630 m); CHELSEA ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (640 m); ORTHODONTIC DEPARTMENT (870 m); BATH DENTAL SURGERY LIMITED (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Windsor Bridge Express (320 m, Tesco); Spar - Goss Chelsea Road (640 m, Spar); Lidl Odd Down Bath (880 m, Lidl); M&S Weston Lock Bath Foodhall (970 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £409,045** (July 2026). Bath and North East Somerset’s average house price was £409,045 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,448** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bath and North East Somerset earned a median of £40,448 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 130th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.1×** (2025). A home in Bath and North East Somerset costs 10.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 51st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 12.3** (2025). Bath and North East Somerset has a deprivation score of 12.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 52nd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bath and North East Somerset 009A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.8** (2025). Bath and North East Somerset 009A has a deprivation score of 4.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,584th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £525,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bath and North East Somerset 009A was £525,000 in 2025. Joint 4,095th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,136** (2021). Bath and North East Somerset 009A had 2,136 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,518th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 84.0%** (January 2026). In Bath and North East Somerset 009A, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BA1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £480,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BA1 was £480,000 in 2025. Joint 328th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 42,560** (2021). BA1 had 42,560 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 368th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in BA1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 60.6%** (January 2026). In BA1, 60.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset)
- Centre: 51.3877, -2.3804

Council: [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Bath](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bath): Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.3804,51.3877,BA12XJ

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