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Housing in BA1 5PR

What the homes in BA1 5PR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Central Bath & Lansdown
Council
Bath and North East Somerset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,332 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (45.8%). Flats make up 30%, above the 22.2% across England.

BA1 5PREngland
Detached12.8%22.9%
Semi-detached11.3%31.5%
Terraced45.8%23%
Purpose-built flat12.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house15%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.5% of households in the BA1 5PR area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28.5% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 38.6% own outright and 29% with a mortgage.

BA1 5PR
68%
28%
England
  • Owned67.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented28.5%20.5%
  • Social rented3.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BA1 5PREngland
Owned outright38.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council0.3%8.3%
From a housing association3.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BA1 5PREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.8%). 20.6% of households include dependent children.

BA1 5PREngland
Living alone, under 6620.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.6%12.8%
Couple, no children22.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.4%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 5PR (Central Bath & Lansdown) (about 1,332 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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