Bath and North East Somerset: house prices, crime and schools
Local authority in South West · 118 neighbourhoods
Homes here sell for a typical £4,500 per m², up 2% in a year. Police record 75.3 crimes per 1,000 people a year (South West 70.3), and there are 77 state schools.
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Is Bath and North East Somerset a good place to live?
More crime than 72% of South West's councils, prices up 2% in a year, 77 state schools (4 Outstanding), and a 33-minute typical walk to a station.
- Crime
- 75.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a yearmore crime than 72% of South West's councils
- Prices
- £4,500 per m², up 2% in a yearpricier than 98% of South West's councils
- Schools
- 77 state schools, 4 Outstandingprimaries nearby stronger than in 75% of South West's councils
- Green space
- Not published outside London yet
- Commute
- 33 min walk to a stationtypical walk from homes here · a shorter walk than 75% of South West's councils
Ranks among South West's councils. Crime: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026. Prices: HM Land Registry to August 2026, area price bands, never a home's value. Schools: DfE GIAS, Ofsted. Stations: walks along OpenStreetMap paths. How this is worked out
Areas
27 areasAgainst South West: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is South West's middle.
- Widcombe, Bathwick Hill & Claverton Down · BA26 neighbourhoods£5,800 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Central Bath & Lansdown · BA16 neighbourhoods£5,770 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Bloomfield · BA23 neighbourhoods£5,390 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Lambridge & Fairfield Park · BA13 neighbourhoods£5,130 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Combe Down · BA24 neighbourhoods£5,090 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Newbridge · BA14 neighbourhoods£5,040 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Kingsmead · BA13 neighbourhoods£4,930 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Bathavon North & South · BA27 neighbourhoods£4,920 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Walcot · BA14 neighbourhoods£4,860 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Weston · BA14 neighbourhoods£4,760 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Oldfield Park West · BA25 neighbourhoods£4,550 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Odd Down · BA24 neighbourhoods£4,530 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Keynsham East · BS314 neighbourhoods£4,490 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Southdown · BA24 neighbourhoods£4,490 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Chew, Bishop Sutton & East Harptree · BS404 neighbourhoods£4,420 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Oldfield Park East · BA24 neighbourhoods£4,300 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Saltford, Farmborough & Timsbury · BA27 neighbourhoods£4,210 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Keynsham North · BS313 neighbourhoods£4,180 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Keynsham South · BS314 neighbourhoods£4,150 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Pensford, Clutton & Temple Cloud · BS395 neighbourhoods£3,930 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Peasedown & Bathavon West · BA26 neighbourhoods£3,920 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Twerton · BA24 neighbourhoods£3,690 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Midsomer Norton North · BA34 neighbourhoods£3,560 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- High Littleton & Paulton · BS395 neighbourhoods£3,560 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Westfield · BA34 neighbourhoods£3,540 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Midsomer Norton Redfield · BA33 neighbourhoods£3,520 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Radstock · BA34 neighbourhoods£3,420 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £4,500 per m² · typical South West neighbourhood £3,600
- By type
- Flat £277k · Terraced £365k · Semi £435k · Detached £602k
- 1-year change
- +2%
- Neighbourhoods
- 118
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of South West's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 75.3 per 1,000 a year · South West 70.3
- Among councils
- More crime than 72%
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; South West pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
77 state schools- Primary
- 63
- Secondary
- 14
- Outstanding
- 4
- Primaries nearby
- Stronger than in 75% of councils
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among South West's primaries.
- Station walk
- 33 min median · typical walk
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On map- Noise
- 21% over 55 dB
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £57,700 a year · typical South West neighbourhood £52,200
- Social renting
- 10% of homes · typical South West neighbourhood 9%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 4% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 37% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of South West's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask about Bath and North East Somerset
Is Bath and North East Somerset safe?
Police recorded about 75.3 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026; more crime than 72% of South West's councils. Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Bath and North East Somerset?
Homes sold for a typical £4,500 per m² in the year to August 2026, up 2% in a year; pricier than 98% of South West's councils. These are area price bands from recorded sales, never a home's value.
How many schools are there in Bath and North East Somerset?
77 state schools, 4 Outstanding; primaries nearby stronger than in 75% of South West's councils. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
How far is Bath and North East Somerset from a station?
A 33-minute typical walk to a station from the typical home; a shorter walk than 75% of South West's councils. Walks are timed along mapped paths, not in a straight line.
Is Bath and North East Somerset a deprived area?
4% of Bath and North East Somerset's 118 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 37% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.