Housing in BA2 3RY
What the homes in BA2 3RY 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
- 1,358 (2024)
BA2 3RYBath
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (67.4%). Flats make up 19.1%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
49.7% of households in the BA2 3RY area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 25.2% own outright and 24.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned49.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented29.6%20.5%
- Social rented19.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (21.9%). 19.2% 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 3RY (Oldfield Park West) (about 1,358 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.