Melrose Terrace, Bath, BA1 6HW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding BA1 6HW has a slightly higher male population, with 52.9% of residents 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	49.7%	47.1%	-2.6%	51.0%	-3.9%
Male	50.3%	52.9%	2.6%	49.0%	3.9%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	27.8%	41.6%	13.8%	37.9%	3.7%
Married: Opposite sex	60.4%	48.1%	-12.3%	44.2%	3.9%
Separated	1.8%	2.6%	0.8%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	4%	5.2%	1.2%	9.1%	-3.9%
Widowed	6.2%	2.6%	-3.6%	6.1%	-3.5%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (88.9%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	56.9%	54.2%	-2.7%	48.4%	5.8%
Good health	34.2%	34.7%	0.5%	33.6%	1.1%
Fair health	7.2%	8.8%	1.6%	12.7%	-3.9%
Bad health	1.3%	1.7%	0.4%	4.0%	-2.3%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	1.2%	-0.5%

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.

In the area around BA1 6HW this area, 6.9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 60.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.6%	6.9%	-3.7%	18.2%	-11.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7%	6.4%	-0.6%	9.6%	-3.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.5%	8.2%	-6.3%	13.4%	-5.2%
Apprenticeship	4%	5.2%	1.2%	5.3%	-0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.8%	12%	-0.8%	16.9%	-4.9%
Degree or Similar	47.6%	60.5%	12.9%	33.8%	26.7%
Other	3.5%	0.9%	-2.6%	2.8%	-1.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 93.6% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Indian	2.3%	0.3%	-2.0%	3.1%	-2.8%
Pakistani	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.5%	-2.2%
Black Caribbean	0%	1%	1.0%	1.0%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	0.8%	0.5%
White	92.4%	93.6%	1.2%	81.4%	12.2%
Other	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 86.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	87.5%	86.9%	-0.6%	83.2%	3.7%
European Union	3.9%	7.7%	3.8%	6.1%	1.6%
Rest of Europe	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.0%
Middle East and Asia	3.9%	0%	-3.9%	5.6%	-5.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	1.7%	0.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Oceania	1%	1.3%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%
British Overseas	0.7%	1%	0.3%	0.0%	1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	87.5%	86.9%	-0.6%	83.2%	3.7%
10+ Years	0.3%	7.4%	7.1%	9.8%	-2.4%
5-10 Years	0.7%	3%	2.3%	2.9%	0.1%
2-5 Years	4.3%	1.3%	-3.0%	2.2%	-0.9%
Less than 2 years	7.2%	1.3%	-5.9%	1.9%	-0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.9%	76.7%	5.2%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Romania	2%	0.9%	1.1%
Other EU countries	0.3%	1.5%	-1.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	10%	13.5%	-3.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	58.6%	37.2%	21.4%
Christian	32%	46.2%	-14.2%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Muslim	0.7%	6.5%	-5.8%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Melrose Terrace Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Melrose Terrace was 19.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 61.3% lower than the Lambridge average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Melrose Terrace has the 4th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Lambridge and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 598 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 16.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 260.0%.

🔎 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
£54,000

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in BA1 6HW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 1/10 (very 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 1/10 (very low )
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) - 2/10 (very low )
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 Melrose Terrace are based on 1 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.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Melrose Terrace, Bath, BA1 6HW

Estimated Average Property Prices for BA1 6HW

Average Price
£535,660

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£535,660

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Melrose Terrace

Average Price
£413,453

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£413,453

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Melrose TerraceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
5 Melrose Terrace, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset Terraced, an established residential building	£490,000	2024-06-04	£494,730
7 Melrose Terrace, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset Terraced, an established residential building	£455,000	2022-07-05	£461,620
4 Melrose Terrace, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset Terraced, an established residential building	£470,000	2022-05-06	£492,112
3 Melrose Terrace, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset Terraced, an established residential building	£485,000	2021-04-01	£578,461
15 Melrose Terrace, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset Terraced, an established residential building	£415,000	2020-01-06	£555,102

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BA1 6HW

Employment

BA1 6HW area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 14% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	80
Part-Time Employee	50
Retired	41
Self-Employed	32
Unemployed	9
Student (economically inactive)	7
Looking after home or family	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2
Other	1

Employment Industry

Education	33
Human health and social work activities	23
Information and communication	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Construction	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Other	9
Manufacturing	9
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Transport and storage	4
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	423 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Saviours Infant Church School Spring Lane , Larkhall BA1 6NY	2out of 4	660 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Saviours Junior Church School Eldon Place , Larkhall BA1 6TG	3out of 4	782 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bathwick St Mary Church School Darlington Road , BA2 6NN	4out of 4	1,370 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's Church School Northampton Street , Julian Road BA1 2SN	3out of 4	1,376 yd	Academy converter	Yes	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	500 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hayesfield Girls School Upper Oldfield Park , BA2 3LA	3out of 4	2,849 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Beechen Cliff School Kipling Avenue , BA2 4RE	1out of 4	3,125 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Oldfield School Kelston Road , BA1 9AB	4out of 4	3,644 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ralph Allen School Claverton Down Road , Combe Down BA2 7AD	3out of 4	4,696 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	2,247 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	624 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Kingswood School Lansdown Road , BA1 5RG	- not rated	972 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingswood Preparatory School College Road , Lansdown BA1 5SD	- not rated	1,251 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
King Edward's School, Bath North Road , Bath BA2 6HU	- not rated	1,729 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bath Academy 27 Queen Square , BA1 2HX	- not rated	1,756 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Larkhall United Reformed Church	Worcester Buildings, Larkhall	509 yd
Always Sunday Townhouse	The King William Public House, 36 Thomas Street	787 yd
Thali	2 Lambridge Buildings, Larkhall	805 yd
Crockadoodledo	2 Beaufort Place, Lambridge	836 yd
Larkhall Deli	1 Upper Lambridge Street, Lambridge	847 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Fairfield Arms	Fairfield Arms And Mezze House, Fairfield Arms	85 yd
The Claremont	5 Claremont Terrace, Camden Road	373 yd
The Rondo Trust For The Performing Arts	The Rondo Theatre, St Saviour's Road	820 yd
Larkhall Inn	St Saviour's Road, Larkhall	829 yd
The Rose And Crown	6 - 8 Brougham Place, St Saviour's Road	878 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mr Kebab	26 Walcot Buildings, Walcot	786 yd
Domino's Pizza	Long Acre, London Road	796 yd
Free Community Food Larder	St Saviour's Church, St Saviour's Road	829 yd
Hong Kong Chef	Hong Kong Chef 5 Larkhall Buildings, St Saviour's Road	847 yd
Pizza Go Go	Pizza Gogo, 4 Cleveland Place East	887 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Morrisons Supermarket, Public Cafe And Staff Canteen	Morrisons Supermarket, London Road		757 yd
Co-Operative	Co-operative, St Saviour's Road		847 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Marks Church Of England School Bay Tree Road	artificial grass pitch	423 yd
St Stephen'S C Of E Primary School RICHMOND PLACE	grass pitches	458 yd
Lansdown Tennis Squash And Croquet Club Northfields	squash courts, tennis courts	649 yd
Royal High School LANSDOWN ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	720 yd
Larkhall Sports Club PLAIN HAM PLAIN HAM	grass pitches	754 yd
Kingswood School LANSDOWN ROAD	artificial grass pitch, squash courts, swimming pool	1,081 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	5.6%
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	74 Mbit/s
Average download speed	82 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	159.94 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	159.94 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	30.03 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BA1 6HW