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BA area guide

Who lives in BA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
518,246 (2024)
At a glance

What BA is like

The BA postcode area in South West covers 15,507 live postcodes and is home to about 518,246 people in 215,019 households. 66.7% of households own their home, 18.7% rent privately and 13.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 55.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average. Homes in BA sold for a median of £315,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How BA compares

Headline figures for BA, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
6.5/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
5/ 10

Around the middle: 26.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£315,000

Median over 5,679 sales in BA, −1.6% on the year before.

TransportMore
0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
89%

Rated good or better across 216 inspected schools in BA.

Household incomeMore
£55,869

Average annual income before tax, higher than 57% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where BA differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    22.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

BA FAQs

01
Is BA a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.5 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 26.3 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 89% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).
02
How much does a house cost in BA?

The median sale price over the last year was £315,000.

Homes in BA sold for a median of £315,000 across 5,679 sales in the year to August 2026, −1.6% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is BA safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year around BA, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.
04
Who lives in BA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.2% of residents. 66.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (30.4%).
05
Which council covers BA?

The local authority for BA is Somerset.

BA comes under Somerset in the South West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is BA?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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