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Affluence in Bath

How Bath ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Council
Bath and North East Somerset
Region
South West
Population
98,991 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off Bath is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Bath scores 7.2 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.2/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 58 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Living environment5.0
  • Crime6.2
  • Older people in low-income households6.3
  • Education and skills7.1
  • Children in low-income families7.1
  • Income7.2
  • Barriers to housing and services7.2
  • Health and disability7.2
  • Employment7.3
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£60,722
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Above the national average
Higher than
68%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

48.3% of adults in Bath are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 18.5% are retired and 22.9% are full-time students.

BathEngland
Employee, full-time28%34.3%
Employee, part-time10.8%11.9%
Self-employed9.5%9.5%
Unemployed2.1%2.9%
Full-time student22.9%7.9%
Retired18.5%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.1%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled3%4.1%
Other2.2%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

36.7% of adults in Bath work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.

BathEngland
Higher managerial & professional16.6%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional20.1%19.9%
Intermediate8.2%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed9%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical3.6%5.3%
Semi-routine7.9%11.3%
Routine7.7%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.4%8.5%
Full-time students22.6%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

44.7% of adults in Bath hold a degree or equivalent, above the England average of 33.9%. 9.8% have no qualifications.

BathEngland
Degree level or above44.7%33.9%
A level or equivalent25%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above9.4%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C5.6%9.7%
Apprenticeship3.4%5.3%
Other qualifications2.1%2.8%
No qualifications9.8%18.1%

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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