Battlefields, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 9DD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding BA1 9DD has a slightly higher male population, with 51% 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	48.4%	49%	0.6%	51.0%	-2.0%
Male	51.6%	51%	-0.6%	49.0%	2.0%

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 vicinity of BA1 9DD there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 63.4% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	24.6%	20.4%	-4.2%	37.9%	-17.5%
Married: Opposite sex	56.7%	63.4%	6.7%	44.2%	19.2%
Married: Same sex	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	2.8%	2.8%	0.1%	2.7%
Separated	3.2%	1.4%	-1.8%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	8%	7.4%	-0.6%	9.1%	-1.7%
Widowed	6.4%	4.6%	-1.8%	6.1%	-1.5%

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 (86.6%) 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	52.9%	58.3%	5.4%	48.4%	9.9%
Good health	31.7%	28.3%	-3.4%	33.6%	-5.3%
Fair health	11.3%	7.5%	-3.8%	12.7%	-5.2%
Bad health	2.3%	5.1%	2.8%	4.0%	1.1%
Very bad health	1.8%	0.8%	-1.0%	1.2%	-0.4%

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	14.4%	13.6%	-0.8%	18.2%	-4.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.4%	7.9%	-5.5%	9.6%	-1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.2%	13.6%	2.4%	13.4%	0.2%
Apprenticeship	5.9%	6.5%	0.6%	5.3%	1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.7%	15.9%	5.2%	16.9%	-1.0%
Degree or Similar	39.6%	40.2%	0.6%	33.8%	6.4%
Other	4.8%	2.3%	-2.5%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 95.7% 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)
Chinese	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	3.1%	-3.1%
Other Asian	0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%	1.6%	-1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.8%	0.8%
White	99.1%	95.7%	-3.4%	81.4%	14.3%
Other	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.6%	-1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 89.3% 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	95%	89.3%	-5.7%	83.2%	6.1%
European Union	2.3%	3.2%	0.9%	6.1%	-2.9%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	0%	0.4%	0.4%	2.7%	-2.3%
Middle East and Asia	0.5%	2%	1.5%	5.6%	-3.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	3.2%	1.8%	1.3%	1.9%
Oceania	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%	1.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	93.2%	89%	-4.2%	83.2%	5.8%
10+ Years	0%	7.5%	7.5%	9.8%	-2.3%
5-10 Years	0%	0.4%	0.4%	2.9%	-2.5%
2-5 Years	1.4%	1.6%	0.2%	2.2%	-0.6%
Less than 2 years	5.4%	1.6%	-3.8%	1.9%	-0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85%	76.7%	8.3%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	2%	0.3%	1.7%
No passport held	10.6%	13.5%	-2.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	42.1%	37.2%	4.9%
Christian	50.4%	46.2%	4.2%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Battlefields Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Battlefields was 67.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 70.5% higher than the Bitton & Oldland Common average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Battlefields has the 19th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bitton & Oldland Common and the 292nd highest crime rate of 876 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 23.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -35.5%.

🔎 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. 71% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,400

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in BA1 9DD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 2/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 2/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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) - 5/10 (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) - 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 Battlefields are based on 13 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for South Gloucestershire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Battlefields, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 9DD

Estimated Average Property Prices for BA1 9DD

Average Price
£729,809

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,395,575

Flats/Maisonettes
£507,887

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Battlefields

Average Price
£539,344

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£936,923

Flats/Maisonettes
£506,212

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on BattlefieldsStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Chapel Cottage Battlefields, Bath, South Gloucestershire Detached, an established residential building	£900,000	2023-06-14	£936,923
Flat 4 Battlefields House Battlefields, Bath, South Gloucestershire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£650,000	2022-04-07	£678,858
Flat 4 Battlefields House Battlefields, Bath, South Gloucestershire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£360,000	2013-04-30	£600,811
Flat 7 Battlefields House Battlefields, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£311,550	2012-03-23	£517,330
Flat 3 Battlefields House Battlefields, Bath, South Gloucestershire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£315,000	2012-02-24	£525,709

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BA1 9DD

Employment

BA1 9DD area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 1% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 21% 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.

BA1 9DD area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 0% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	59
Retired	51
Self-Employed	45
Part-Time Employee	26
Looking after home or family	14
Student (economically inactive)	8
Other	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2
Unemployed	0

Employment Industry

Agriculture, forestry and fishing	15
Information and communication	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Manufacturing	13
Construction	12
Human health and social work activities	12
Education	10
Other	10
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	9
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Transport and storage	2
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abbot Alphege Academy Beckford Drive , Lansdown BA1 9AU	- not rated	3,568 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Wick Church of England Primary School Church Road , Wick BS30 5PD	3out of 4	3,749 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Weston All Saints CofE Primary School Broadmoor Lane , Weston BA1 4JR	4out of 4	4,089 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Swainswick Church School Innox Lane , Upper Swainswick BA1 8DB	- not rated	4,381 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Penn Hill Road , Weston BA1 4EH	3out of 4	4,690 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oldfield School Kelston Road , BA1 9AB	4out of 4	4,904 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kingswood School Lansdown Road , BA1 5RG	- not rated	4,734 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingswood Preparatory School College Road , Lansdown BA1 5SD	- not rated	5,011 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Royal High School GDST Royal High School Bath GDST , Lansdown Road BA1 5SZ	- not rated	5,083 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

We haven't found any places rated by Food Standards Agency in BA1 9DD area.

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near BA1 9DD postcode.

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	27.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	27.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	27.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	27.3%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	72.7%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	72.7%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	72.7%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	72.7%

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