Is Bath Street in Bath a nice place to live?

Bath Street is classified by the ONS as Student Communal Living. Bath Street is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Bath Street is located in the Kingsmead ward of the Bath and North East Somerset district in Somerset.
Coordinates 51.380695, -2.360533
Grid Ref ST750646
Suburb Kingsmead
Constituency Bath
Postcodes BA1 1AZ, BA1 1QJ, BA1 1QN, BA1 1SN

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Bath Street in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Bath Street, Somerset

There were 8 street crime incidents in Bath Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Avon-and-somerset Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Bath Street
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Anti Social Behaviour -
3 Anti Social Behaviour -
4 Anti Social Behaviour -
5 Burglary Under investigation
6 Criminal Damage Arson Under investigation
7 Other Theft Unable to prosecute suspect
8 Violent Crime Under investigation

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Bath Street and compared that to the average for the Kingsmead ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Bath Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Kingsmead ward

Social economic statistics for Bath Street

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Bath Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Bath Street is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Bath Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Bath Street are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Bath Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Bath Street are in the top 40% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Bath Street are in the top 20% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Bath Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Bath Street are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Bath Street

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Bath Street.

Unemployment in Bath Street

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
3.35% of Bath Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bath Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bath Street. The proportion of retirees on Bath Street is 2.74% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.34% of Bath Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bath Street

The proportion of home owners on Bath Street is 27.67% lower than the national average of 62%. 54.48% of properties in Bath Street are private rented and 9.7% are social rented.
34.33% of residents of Bath Street own their home

Country of Birth of Bath Street residents

The proportion if Bath Street residents born in the UK is 20.5% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 37.85% of Bath Street residents were born outside the UK.
62.15% of Bath Street residents were born in the UK

Bath Street Summary

Bath Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Bath Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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