BA1 5QS

Lansdown · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA1 5JZ 82 m
BA1 5LA 86 m
BA1 5QP 86 m
BA1 5QF 88 m
BA1 5QA 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA1 5QS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2014
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA1
Postcode sector
BA1 5
Latitude
51.394255
Longitude
-2.359216
British National Grid easting
375,104
British National Grid northing
166,197

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Electoral ward
Lansdown · E05012473
Parish or community
E43000018
Westminster constituency
Bath · E14001080
Output area
E00072800
Middle layer super output area
Bath and North East Somerset 007 · E02002991

Postcode source versions

Explore BA1

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Birch House, Mount Beacon, Bath, BA1 5QS 9 September 2016 £1,350,000
Birch House, Mount Beacon, Bath, BA1 5QS 7 July 2004 £499,950
Birch House, Mount Beacon, Bath, BA1 5QS 20 November 1996 £87,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
26
Secondary
6
  1. St Stephens Church School

    Academy converter

    163 m
  2. Royal High School GDST

    Other independent school

    542 m
  3. St Mark's CofE School

    Academy converter

    778 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,323
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,304
  • Shoplifting 707
  • Anti social behaviour 534
  • Public order 460
  • Other theft 384

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
BA1 5 residents
4,942

Age bands in BA1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.6%

563 residents

Age 15 to 24
18.8%

839 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.9%

1,064 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

1,167 residents

Age 65 and over
18.4%

819 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BA1 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • FAIRFIELD PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    TYNING LANE, CAMDEN ROAD, BATH, BA1 6EA

    ODS code L81071

    468 m

  • THE PULTENEY PRACTICE

    35 GREAT PULTENEY STREET, BATH, BA2 4BY

    ODS code L81068

    1.1 km

  • WIDCOMBE SURGERY

    3-4 WIDCOMBE PARADE, BATH, BA2 4JT

    ODS code L81020

    2.0 km

  • HEART OF BATH

    45 UPPER OLDFIELD PARK, BATH, BA2 3HT

    ODS code L81039

    2.2 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    129 NEWBRIDGE HILL, BATH, BA1 3PT

    ODS code L81070

    2.6 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HOUSE, NORTH ROAD, BATH, BA2 7AY

    ODS code L81617

    2.8 km

  • ST. MICHAEL'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81069

    3.1 km

  • BATHEASTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    COALPIT ROAD, BATHEASTON, BATH, BA1 7NP

    ODS code L81027

    3.2 km

  • COMBE DOWN SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81065

    3.8 km

  • RUSH HILL SURGERY

    20 RUSH HILL, BATH, BA2 2QH

    ODS code L81644

    4.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Gay's Hill

    BCT · Walcot

    0.1 miles
  • Bennett's Lane

    BCT · Walcot

    0.1 miles
  • Bennett's Lane

    BCT · Walcot

    0.1 miles
  • Marshfield Way

    BCT · Fairfield Park

    0.1 miles
  • Gay's Hill

    BCT · Walcot

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bath and North East Somerset 007D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,514 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 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
0
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

Schools

45 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Stephens Church School is the nearest published school at 163 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,323 published events cover 12 months, averaging 360.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,304 events.

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