# BA3 2RZ: area report for a postcode in Bath and North East Somerset

BA3 2RZ 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 BA3 2RZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) › [BA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba3) › [BA3 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba3-2)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 10% on July. Bath and North East Somerset 025C: 30 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4933,51.2879,BA32RZ
- **Oldfield Park, 13 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4933,51.2879,BA32RZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4933,51.2879,BA32RZ
- **No property in BA3 2RZ 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=-2.4933,51.2879,BA32RZ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bath and North East Somerset 025C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4933,51.2879,BA32RZ
- **£409,045 average price**: For the whole of Bath and North East Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4933,51.2879,BA32RZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4933,51.2879,BA32RZ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4933,51.2879,BA32RZ
- **97.8% can get gigabit broadband at BA3 2RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4933,51.2879,BA32RZ
- **Low road and rail noise at BA3 2RZ**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4933,51.2879,BA32RZ
- **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=-2.4933,51.2879,BA32RZ
- **5.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4933,51.2879,BA32RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Longvernal Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longvernal-primary-school-e142942) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-cofe-primary-school-e140452) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Somervale Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/somervale-secondary-school-e136311) | Secondary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | Attainment 8 of 45.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Midsomer Norton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/midsomer-norton-primary-school-e144830) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Norton Hill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norton-hill-academy-e136335) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 51.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Universal Farm](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-universal-farm-e152278) | Special | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Welton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/welton-primary-school-e142941) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Norton Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norton-hill-primary-school-e143915) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £308,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £342,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2023 | £585,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2024 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2024 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2026 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2023 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: MIDSOMER PHARMACY (980 m)
- Dental practices: THE DENTAL CENTRE (740 m); NORTHWAY DENTAL SURGERY (850 m); MIDSOMER DENTAL CARE (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Norton Express Petrol (560 m, Asda); Tesco Bristol Superstore (650 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Midsomer Norton (780 m, Sainsburys); Lidl Thicket Mead Midsomer Norton (960 m, Lidl)

## 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 025C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.3** (2025). Bath and North East Somerset 025C has a deprivation score of 5.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,131st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £350,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bath and North East Somerset 025C was £350,000 in 2025. Joint 11,581st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,712** (2021). Bath and North East Somerset 025C had 1,712 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,008th 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: 96.0%** (January 2026). In Bath and North East Somerset 025C, 96.0% 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.

## BA3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BA3 was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 1,069th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 37,578** (2021). BA3 had 37,578 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 536th 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: 94%** (2022). About 94% of people in BA3 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: 81.3%** (January 2026). In BA3, 81.3% 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: 51.2879, -2.4933

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

## Your MP

- [Frome and East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/frome-and-east-somerset): Anna Sabine (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=-2.4933,51.2879,BA32RZ

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba3-2rz