BA1 2QU

Kingsmead · Bath and North East Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bath
Constituency
Bath
Postcode district
BA1
Postcode sector
BA1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA1 2QZ 34 m
BA1 5DY 39 m
BA1 2QN 47 m
BA1 2QP 48 m
BA1 5DX 49 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA1 2QU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA1
Postcode sector
BA1 2
Latitude
51.385895
Longitude
-2.361607
British National Grid easting
374,933
British National Grid northing
165,268

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Electoral ward
Kingsmead · E05012471
Parish or community
E43000018
Westminster constituency
Bath · E14001080
Output area
E00072566
Middle layer super output area
Bath and North East Somerset 007 · E02002991

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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64 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Top Floor Flat, Alfred Street, Bath, BA1 2QU 17 February 2026 £263,000
19, Flat 4, Alfred Street, Bath, BA1 2QU 4 November 2025 £260,000
5, Flat 2, Alfred Street, Bath, BA1 2QU 30 September 2024 £195,700

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
26
Secondary
6
  1. Bath Academy

    Other independent school

    247 m
  2. St Andrew's Church School

    Academy converter

    458 m
  3. Bath College

    Further education

    690 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,039
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,803
  • Shoplifting 1,096
  • Anti social behaviour 712
  • Public order 652
  • Other theft 513

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
57

24 female, 33 male

Postcode households
37
Residents per household
1.5
BA1 2 residents
6,264

Age bands in BA1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
8.1%

535 residents

Age 15 to 24
20.6%

1,361 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.7%

1,960 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.2%

1,599 residents

Age 65 and over
17.3%

1,139 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BA1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
95.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
87.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
87.2%
Gigabit-capable
85.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
95.7%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • THE PULTENEY PRACTICE

    35 GREAT PULTENEY STREET, BATH, BA2 4BY

    ODS code L81068

    634 m

  • WIDCOMBE SURGERY

    3-4 WIDCOMBE PARADE, BATH, BA2 4JT

    ODS code L81020

    1.2 km

  • FAIRFIELD PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    TYNING LANE, CAMDEN ROAD, BATH, BA1 6EA

    ODS code L81071

    1.2 km

  • HEART OF BATH

    45 UPPER OLDFIELD PARK, BATH, BA2 3HT

    ODS code L81039

    1.4 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    129 NEWBRIDGE HILL, BATH, BA1 3PT

    ODS code L81070

    2.3 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HOUSE, NORTH ROAD, BATH, BA2 7AY

    ODS code L81617

    2.5 km

  • ST. MICHAEL'S SURGERY

    WALWYN CLOSE, TWERTON-ON-AVON, BATH, BA2 1ER

    ODS code L81069

    2.7 km

  • COMBE DOWN SURGERY

    COMBE DOWN HOUSE, THE AVENUE, COMBE DOWN, BATH, BA2 5EG

    ODS code L81065

    3.0 km

  • RUSH HILL SURGERY

    20 RUSH HILL, BATH, BA2 2QH

    ODS code L81644

    3.2 km

  • BATHEASTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    COALPIT ROAD, BATHEASTON, BATH, BA1 7NP

    ODS code L81027

    3.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Alfred Street

    BCT · Bath City Centre

    0.0 miles
  • Alfred Street

    BCT · Bath City Centre

    0.0 miles
  • Assembly Rooms

    BCT · Bath City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Hilton Hotel

    BCT · Bath City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Hilton Hotel

    BCT · Bath City Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bath and North East Somerset 007C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,751 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
9
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £245,000 from 10 recorded sales in BA1 2QU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bath and North East Somerset is £404,480 in June 2026, down 0.1% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

45 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Bath Academy is the nearest published school at 247 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

6,039 published events cover 12 months, averaging 503.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,803 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.