Long Acre, Bath, BA1 5NL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BA1 5NL is primarily male, with 53.2% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	46.7%	46.8%	0.1%	51.0%	-4.2%
Male	53.3%	53.2%	-0.1%	49.0%	4.2%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around BA1 5NL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 59.6% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	64.8%	59.6%	-5.2%	37.9%	21.7%
Married: Opposite sex	13.1%	20.2%	7.1%	44.2%	-24.0%
Separated	6.9%	4%	-2.9%	2.2%	1.8%
Divorced	14.5%	13.6%	-0.9%	9.1%	4.5%
Widowed	0.7%	2.5%	1.8%	6.1%	-3.6%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	37%	34.5%	-2.5%	48.4%	-13.9%
Good health	40.2%	42.1%	1.9%	33.6%	8.5%
Fair health	16.3%	17%	0.7%	12.7%	4.3%
Bad health	4.3%	5.1%	0.8%	4.0%	1.1%
Very bad health	2.2%	1.3%	-0.9%	1.2%	0.1%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	26.2%	19.6%	-6.6%	18.2%	1.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	21.4%	13.6%	-7.8%	9.6%	4.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.9%	8%	-7.9%	13.4%	-5.4%
Apprenticeship	3.4%	7%	3.6%	5.3%	1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.7%	19.6%	7.9%	16.9%	2.7%
Degree or Similar	18.6%	26.6%	8.0%	33.8%	-7.2%
Other	2.8%	5.5%	2.7%	2.8%	2.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 76.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	2.1%	2.1%	1.1%	1.0%
Chinese	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	3.1%	-1.8%
Pakistani	0%	1.3%	1.3%	2.7%	-1.4%
Other Asian	0.5%	1.7%	1.2%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	0%	5.6%	5.6%	2.5%	3.1%
Black Caribbean	4.9%	1.7%	-3.2%	1.0%	0.7%
Other Black	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	0.4%	-0.7%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	7.1%	2.6%	-4.5%	0.9%	1.7%
Mixed Other	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.8%	0.5%
White	83.2%	76.1%	-7.1%	81.4%	-5.3%
Arab	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Other	0%	2.1%	2.1%	1.6%	0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.9%	63%	-22.9%	83.2%	-20.2%
European Union	7.6%	27.2%	19.6%	6.1%	21.1%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	0%	4.3%	4.3%	2.7%	1.6%
Middle East and Asia	2.7%	4.3%	1.6%	5.6%	-1.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.3%	0%	-3.3%	1.3%	-1.3%
British Overseas	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	85.3%	63%	-22.3%	83.2%	-20.2%
10+ Years	0.5%	21.3%	20.8%	9.8%	11.5%
5-10 Years	2.7%	9.8%	7.1%	2.9%	6.9%
2-5 Years	4.9%	3.4%	-1.5%	2.2%	1.2%
Less than 2 years	6.5%	2.6%	-3.9%	1.9%	0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	49.8%	76.7%	-26.9%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Portugal	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Poland	20%	1.3%	18.7%
Romania	4.3%	0.9%	3.4%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
North Africa	1.7%	0.1%	1.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	16.6%	13.5%	3.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	38.3%	37.2%	1.1%
Christian	44.3%	46.2%	-1.9%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	0.4%	1.7%	-1.3%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	5.1%	6.5%	-1.4%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other religion	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Not answered	8.1%	6.0%	2.1%

Safety

Is Long Acre Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Long Acre was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Bathwick average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes .

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 77% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£53,600

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in BA1 5NL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Long Acre are based on 34 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Bath And North East Somerset.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Long Acre, Bath, BA1 5NL

Estimated Average Property Prices for BA1 5NL

Average Price
£203,671

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£208,276

Other
£148,401

Estimated Average Property Prices for Long Acre

Average Price
£262,223

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£213,534

Other
£627,386

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Long AcreStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 2, 3 Long Acre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2025-03-21	£253,754
Flat 1 4 Long Acre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£260,000	2023-04-28	£262,851
Flat 3 The Coachworks, 2 Long Acre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£175,000	2022-05-13	£174,828
Flat 3 4 Long Acre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£243,500	2022-03-31	£247,156
Flat 4 3 Long Acre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£205,000	2021-09-03	£223,516

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BA1 5NL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BA1 5NL area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	61
Long-Term Sick or disabled	26
Part-Time Employee	23
Self-Employed	23
Student (economically inactive)	17
Retired	13
Other	10
Unemployed	10
Looking after home or family	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Human health and social work activities	8
Transport and storage	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Construction	7
Manufacturing	6
Other	6
Education	5
Information and communication	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Stephens Church School Richmond Place , Lansdown BA1 5PZ	3out of 4	571 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's Church School Northampton Street , Julian Road BA1 2SN	3out of 4	852 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bathwick St Mary Church School Darlington Road , BA2 6NN	4out of 4	858 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Saviours Infant Church School Spring Lane , Larkhall BA1 6NY	2out of 4	1,073 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Saviours Junior Church School Eldon Place , Larkhall BA1 6TG	3out of 4	1,145 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mark's CofE School Bay Tree Road , BA1 6ND	- not rated	1,022 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hayesfield Girls School Upper Oldfield Park , BA2 3LA	3out of 4	2,155 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Beechen Cliff School Kipling Avenue , BA2 4RE	1out of 4	2,333 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Oldfield School Kelston Road , BA1 9AB	4out of 4	3,641 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ralph Allen School Claverton Down Road , Combe Down BA2 7AD	3out of 4	3,980 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bath College Avon Street , BA1 1UP	- not rated	1,479 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Royal High School GDST Royal High School Bath GDST , Lansdown Road BA1 5SZ	- not rated	967 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Bath Academy 27 Queen Square , BA1 2HX	- not rated	1,026 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King Edward's School, Bath North Road , Bath BA2 6HU	- not rated	1,155 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingswood Preparatory School College Road , Lansdown BA1 5SD	- not rated	1,344 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingswood School Lansdown Road , BA1 5RG	- not rated	1,359 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Always Sunday Townhouse	The King William Public House, 36 Thomas Street	84 yd
Avellinos Italian Deli And Cafe	5 Cleveland Place East, Walcot	124 yd
Ichiro's	12 Cleveland Place West, Walcot	177 yd
Bath Fire Station Canteen	Bath Fire Station, Bathwick Street	244 yd
Hudson Bar And Grill	Hudson Bar And Grill, 14 London Street	351 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Curfew	11 Cleveland Place West, Walcot	173 yd
Kettlesmith's Walcot	13 London Street, Walcot	327 yd
The Bell Inn (Bath) Ltd	The Bell, 103 Walcot Street	504 yd
The Claremont	5 Claremont Terrace, Camden Road	547 yd
The Barley Mow	The Barley, 32 Bathwick Street	558 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Domino's Pizza	Long Acre, London Road	8 yd
Mr Kebab	26 Walcot Buildings, Walcot	112 yd
Pizza Go Go	Pizza Gogo, 4 Cleveland Place East	116 yd
Golden Plaice	13 Cleveland Place West, Walcot	173 yd
Food Cycle Bath	Nexus Methodist Church, Nelson Place East	263 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Morrisons Supermarket, Public Cafe And Staff Canteen	Morrisons Supermarket, London Road	255 yd
Morrison's Daily	Martin Mccoll, 33 Bathwick Street	559 yd
Co-Operative Wholesale Society Ltd	Co-Operative Retail Services Ltd, 4 Burlington Place	794 yd
Waitrose Ltd	Waitrose Limited, The Podium	954 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Stephen'S C Of E Primary School RICHMOND PLACE	grass pitches	681 yd
Ymca (Bath Group) INTERNATIONAL HOUSE INTERNATIONAL HOUSE BROAD STREET PLACE	health and fitness suite	791 yd
Hilton Hotel Bath City WALCOT STREET	health and fitness suite	842 yd
Bath Recreation Ground PULTENEY MEWS	grass pitches, tennis courts	880 yd
Lansdown Tennis Squash And Croquet Club Northfields	squash courts, tennis courts	900 yd
Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel SYDNEY ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,011 yd
King Edward'S School Bath NORTH ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	1,037 yd
St Marks Church Of England School Bay Tree Road	artificial grass pitch	1,037 yd
Excel Tennis Centre ROYAL VICTORIA PARK PAVILION ROYAL VICTORIA PARK PAVILION ROYAL AVENUE	indoor tennis centre, tennis courts	1,042 yd
The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa ROYAL CRESCENT	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,047 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	70.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	59.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of BA1 5NL