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Living in Bath and North East Somerset

27 neighbourhoods · 118 sub-areas
Crime vs nat. avg
0.59× nat.
41% below nat. avg · 59.3 / 1k / yr · #137 of 318 cities
Good schools
100%
#1 of 296 cities
Commute to hub
39 min
#70 of 318 cities
Jobs density
0.50
#79 of 318 cities
Avg rent
£1,876/mo
+8.2% YoY · #292 of 314 cities
Council tax
£190/mo
Estimated (Band D)
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Neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset

Tap any row or map polygon to drill into that neighbourhood — hovering on desktop will preview the link before you click. Switch the tab strip above the table to focus on Affordability, Schools, Transport, Safety or Wealth — the columns swap and the default sort follows.

27 neighbourhoods · 118 sub-areas

Rent, scores and YoY change at a glance.

Westfield£1,350+8.2%5169
Radstock£1,459+8.2%3136
Midsomer Norton North£1,480+8.2%4989
Midsomer Norton Redfield£1,501+8.2%1751
High Littleton & Paulton£1,503+8.2%3678
Keynsham South£1,549+8.2%6841
Keynsham North£1,635+8.2%6043
Southdown£1,718+8.2%6355
Peasedown & Bathavon West£1,726+8.2%4982
Oldfield Park West£1,771+8.2%9179
Odd Down£1,778+8.2%5151
Twerton£1,788+8.2%6514
Oldfield Park East£1,799+8.2%8576
Kingsmead£1,889+8.2%4115
Central Bath & Lansdown£1,893+8.2%5331
Pensford, Clutton & Temple Cloud£1,896+8.2%1375
Walcot£2,005+8.2%3662
Keynsham East£2,008+8.2%6965
Saltford, Farmborough & Timsbury£2,008+8.2%2788
Lambridge & Fairfield Park£2,014+8.2%6275
Newbridge£2,042+8.2%5651
Widcombe, Bathwick Hill & Claverton Down£2,108+8.2%7587
Weston£2,157+8.2%5268
Chew, Bishop Sutton & East Harptree£2,166+8.2%2394
Bathavon North & South£2,236+8.2%3192
Combe Down£2,265+8.2%5770
Bloomfield£2,278+8.2%6378

Sources: ONS, MHCLG, DfT, DESNZ, Defra, Police.uk, Ofsted, Ofcom, HM Land Registry. Some columns (salary, council tax, HPI) are published at council-area level.

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Where to look in Bath and North East Somerset

Three short answers to "where should I focus?" in Bath and North East Somerset. Each list is filtered from the same neighbourhood data above — the basis of each shortlist is stated above the list so you know what's been weighted.

Top 5 cheapest

Lowest estimated monthly rent. Rent is the LAD-published ONS PIPR median, scaled per neighbourhood by local sale prices (Land Registry).

  1. 1.Westfield£1,350/mo
  2. 2.Radstock£1,459/mo
  3. 3.Midsomer Norton North£1,480/mo
  4. 4.Midsomer Norton Redfield£1,501/mo
  5. 5.High Littleton & Paulton£1,503/mo
Top 5 most desirable

Highest composite liveability — combines safety, schools, transport access and rental affordability into one 0–100 score (higher = more liveable).

  1. 1.Oldfield Park West91/100
  2. 2.Oldfield Park East85/100
  3. 3.Widcombe, Bathwick Hill & Claverton Down75/100
  4. 4.Keynsham East69/100
  5. 5.Keynsham South68/100
Top 5 best value

Highest liveability per pound of rent — desirable areas where rent stays close to or below the Bath and North East Somerset median.

  1. 1.Oldfield Park West£1,771/mo91/100 liveability
  2. 2.Oldfield Park East£1,799/mo85/100 liveability
  3. 3.Keynsham South£1,549/mo68/100 liveability
  4. 4.Westfield£1,350/mo51/100 liveability
  5. 5.Keynsham North£1,635/mo60/100 liveability
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Cost of living

Median rent and council tax across Bath and North East Somerset.

Avg rent
£1,876/mo
#292 of 314 cities
Sale price
£389,500
-2.0% YoY
Yrs to deposit
6.0 yr
Rent & price breakdownBy bedroom count · property type · affordability
council-area level rent by bedroom
ONS PIPR median for the council area
1 bed£1,199/mo
2 bed£1,512/mo
3 bed£1,796/mo
4 bed£2,535/mo
Sale price by property type
HMLR HPI average
Detached£695,440
Semi-detached£434,597
Terraced£378,659
Flat£236,416
Affordability
Price-to-earnings12.0×
Rent / take-home69%
Council tax (estimated, full council area)£2,282/yr
Mortgage (25y, 5%)£2,055/mo

Rent: ONS PIPR (council area). Council tax: VOA + MHCLG. Sale prices: HM Land Registry.

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Safety in Bath and North East Somerset

Crime in Bath and North East Somerset runs at 41% below the national average. Above median (#137 of 318 cities) The supporting per-1,000-residents-per-year rate is 59.3, averaged across the council area's neighbourhoods.

How crime is measured

What's counted. Incidents recorded by territorial police forces and published to data.police.uk each month. Rates use the latest 12 months of data divided by the area's mid-2024 ONS resident population — so the figure is reported incidents per 1,000 residents per year.

Anti-social behaviour is the largest category in most areas and is worth reading carefully — it's a community-reports bucket (noise, rowdiness, nuisance), not "crime" in the legal sense. ASB and shoplifting are weighted lower than violent offences in the safety score on each page.

Caveats. The denominator is residents, so workday and tourist destinations can look worse than they feel for someone living there. Greater Manchester forces stopped publishing to data.police.uk in 2020, so figures for those areas are intentionally blank rather than misleadingly low.

Total crime / 1k / yr
59.3
#137 of 318 cities
Crime detailTop crime types · safest neighbourhoods in this council area
All crime categories
incidents / 1,000 residents / year — sorted high → low
Violent & sexual offences
23.9
Anti-social behaviour
8.3
Public order
5.4
Other theft
4.2
Criminal damage & arson
4.0
Shoplifting
3.4
Burglary
2.9
Vehicle crime
2.2
Other crime
1.3
Drugs
1.2
Robbery
1.1
Theft from the person
0.8
Possession of weapons
0.8
Bicycle theft
0.8
Safest neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset
by safety score (higher = safer)
Chew, Bishop Sutton & East Harptree94/100
Bathavon North & South92/100
Midsomer Norton North89/100

Source: data.police.uk — incident counts adjusted for population, then averaged across the council area's neighbourhoods. National average = England + Wales population-weighted mean.

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Schools in Bath and North East Somerset

100% of schools serving Bath and North East Somerset are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. Best 5% nationally (#1 of 296 cities)

Good or Outstanding
100%
#1 of 296 cities
Good w/in 2 km
56%
#3 of 318 cities
School breakdownOfsted distribution · best neighbourhoods for schools
Ofsted rating distribution
Good100%
Outstanding (count)0
Good (count)1
Requires improvement0
Inadequate0
Best neighbourhoods for schools in Bath and North East Somerset
by school score
Keynsham East100/100
Lambridge & Fairfield Park99/100
Keynsham North98/100

Ofsted school inspection ratings, latest inspection per school.

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Transport in Bath and North East Somerset

Modelled door-to-door commute from this council area to nearby employment hubs. Closest first.

To Bristol
39 min
Median across local areas
To Cardiff
94 min
Median across local areas
To London
109 min
Median across local areas
Transport detailAll city commute times · mode share · best-connected neighbourhoods
Commute to major UK cities
public transport, off-peak typical
Bristol
39 min
Cardiff
94 min
London
109 min
Birmingham
123 min
Sheffield
193 min
Manchester
224 min
Leeds
253 min
Liverpool
308 min
Edinburgh
438 min
Glasgow
451 min
How residents travel to work
Census 2021, mode share
Car44%Public4%Active11%WFH40%
Best-connected neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset
by transport score
Oldfield Park West95/100
Widcombe, Bathwick Hill & Claverton Down92/100
Kingsmead90/100

DfT Journey Time Statistics + ONS Travel-to-Work.

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Job access from Bath and North East Somerset

Bath and North East Somerset has 0.50 jobs per resident locally. Top quartile

Jobs per resident
0.50
#79 of 318 cities
5y jobs growth
+8.3%
Job access detailReachability tiers · sector mix in this council area
Reachable jobs by mode
Drive — 100 jobs6 min
PT — 100 jobs7 min
Drive — 500 jobs8 min
PT — 500 jobs12 min
Drive — 5,000 jobs14 min
PT — 5,000 jobs26 min
Local job mix by sector
ONS BRES, % of local jobs
Retail & hospitality
23.2%
Health & social care
18.2%
Education
13.4%
Professional & business svcs
11.4%
Tech & ICT
5.7%
Construction
4.1%
Manufacturing
3.9%
Finance & insurance
1.9%

ONS BRES (jobs density) + DfT job-accessibility minutes.

FAQ

Frequently asked about Bath and North East Somerset

Short answers to the questions we get most often. Each answer is anchored in the data above and links onward where you can dig deeper.

What is the average rent in Bath and North East Somerset?
The median monthly rent across Bath and North East Somerset is £1,876, based on ONS Private Rental Prices data. Individual neighbourhoods vary — see the shortlist above for the cheapest and most desirable areas.
Where is the cheapest place to rent in Bath and North East Somerset?
The cheapest neighbourhood in Bath and North East Somerset by estimated median rent is Westfield at approximately £1,350/month. The full top-five cheapest list and our methodology are above.
What's the best neighbourhood to live in Bath and North East Somerset?
By our composite liveability score (which blends safety, transport, schools, rent affordability and EPC), the top-ranked neighbourhood in Bath and North East Somerset is Oldfield Park West at 91/100. The score is editorial; see /methodology/scoring/liveability for the formula.
Is Bath and North East Somerset a safe area?
Bath and North East Somerset has an average safety score of 65/100 across its constituent neighbourhoods (higher is safer). The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted so 100 means the safest 1% of England + Wales.
What is council tax in Bath and North East Somerset?
The most common council tax band in Bath and North East Somerset is not yet published, with the Band D annual charge currently around £1,980. Council tax is set at the local authority level so the same banding applies to every postcode within Bath and North East Somerset.
What is the average salary in Bath and North East Somerset?
The median annual resident salary in Bath and North East Somerset is £32,481, per ONS ASHE 2025. This is salary for people who live in Bath and North East Somerset, not for people who commute in to work there. Workplace median salary is published separately.
What is the average house price in Bath and North East Somerset?
The average property price in Bath and North East Somerset is approximately £399,351 according to HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Individual neighbourhoods vary — typically ±20% around this council area median.
What's the rental yield in Bath and North East Somerset?
Gross rental yield in Bath and North East Somerset is approximately 4.6% — the council-area level median rent annualised over the council-area level median sale price. Net yield (after agency, void, maintenance and tax) typically runs 30–40% lower.
How long does it take to save a deposit in Bath and North East Somerset?
Saving a 10% deposit at the council area median sale price on the council area median salary, while putting away 10% of takehome pay each month, takes approximately 6.0 years in Bath and North East Somerset. Faster if you save more, slower if rents are eating into savings.
Is gigabit broadband available in Bath and North East Somerset?
100% of premises in Bath and North East Somerset are gigabit-capable per Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is patchier in older terraces and rural fringes — check your specific postcode for service availability.
What's the unemployment rate in Bath and North East Somerset?
2.0% of 16-64 residents in Bath and North East Somerset are on the DWP Claimant Count — Universal Credit while seeking work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. That's the live monthly local indicator. It's narrower than the ONS Labour Force Survey "ILO unemployment rate" (which counts anyone actively job-seeking on a separate denominator) and narrower again than Census 2021's "% unemployed" (which is calculated against all 16+ residents and so isn't directly comparable).
How many neighbourhoods are in Bath and North East Somerset?
Bath and North East Somerset contains 27 neighbourhood neighbourhoods covering 118 sub-areas (local areas). Browse the full list at the bottom of this page or use the neighbourhood map above to drill into a specific area.
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All sub-areas in Bath and North East Somerset

Every local area, ordered by crawl priority. Most readers want the neighbourhood-level view — these are for deep-link cases or external search-engine arrivals.

Showing 80 of 118 sub-areas. Drill into any neighbourhood above for the full sub-area list.