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Housing in BA1 2BB

What the homes in BA1 2BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kingsmead
Council
Bath and North East Somerset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,366 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (40.3%). Flats make up 81.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

BA1 2BBEngland
Detached0.9%22.9%
Semi-detached2.9%31.5%
Terraced14.3%23%
Purpose-built flat40.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house39.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

30.9% of households in the BA1 2BB area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 51.4% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 18.6% own outright and 12.3% with a mortgage.

BA1 2BB
31%
51%
17%
England
  • Owned30.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented51.4%20.5%
  • Social rented17.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BA1 2BBEngland
Owned outright18.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan12.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent48.3%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council2.2%8.3%
From a housing association15.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 43.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BA1 2BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (33.9%). 8.2% of households include dependent children.

BA1 2BBEngland
Living alone, under 6633.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.4%12.8%
Couple, no children23.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Bath and North East Somerset

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bath and North East Somerset (August 2026, +7.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Bath and North East SomersetEngland
All homes£1,885£1,459
One bedroom£1,207£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,523£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,811£1,489
Four or more£2,535£2,161
Detached£2,399£1,640
Semi-detached£2,003£1,449
Terraced£2,021£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,392£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BA1 2BB (Kingsmead) (about 2,366 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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