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Housing in BA1 8EA

What the homes in BA1 8EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bathavon North & South
Council
Bath and North East Somerset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,619 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (34.1%). Flats make up 12.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.

BA1 8EAEngland
Detached34.1%22.9%
Semi-detached28.8%31.5%
Terraced22.4%23%
Purpose-built flat9.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70.1% of households in the BA1 8EA area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.6% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 37.3% own outright and 32.8% with a mortgage.

BA1 8EA
70%
21%
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  • Owned70.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented8.6%20.5%
  • Social rented21.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BA1 8EAEngland
Owned outright37.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council4.5%8.3%
From a housing association16.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BA1 8EAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.9%). 28.1% of households include dependent children.

BA1 8EAEngland
Living alone, under 6612.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over21.2%12.8%
Couple, no children13.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.4%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 8EA (Bathavon North & South) (about 1,619 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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