Housing in BA2 3GD
What the homes in BA2 3GD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Oldfield Park West
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,674 (2024)
BA2 3GDBath
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (87.7%). Flats make up 89.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
18.7% of households in the BA2 3GD area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 56.6% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 11.7% own outright and 7% with a mortgage.
- Owned18.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership4.4%1%
- Private rented56.6%20.5%
- Social rented20.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 45.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (41%). 11% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BA2 3GD (Oldfield Park West) (about 1,674 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.