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In Somerset, South West, this town has 3,878 residents. Its listed buildings number 131, with 0 at Grade I.
The everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. Batheaston grades A overall, better than 90% of UK towns, and ranks #2 of 49 in Somerset. Its strongest is health — life expectancy is 83.8 for men and 86.2 for women. Work and incomes are strong: mean household income £74,401; 1.7% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Prices are high against local incomes: a typical home costs £497,000 and rent runs £1,885 a month. It also trails on hazard risk: 0.8% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding.
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 3 things Batheaston does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Batheaston is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 131 buildings inside Batheaston’s built-up area, 6 of them Grade II*.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Batheaston. Best known first.
MuseumThe Roman Baths2.9 km outside town, to the southwest
Fort · National TrustLittle Solsbury Hill700 m outside town, to the west
Art galleryVictoria Art Gallery2.8 km outside town, to the southwest · 92K visitors a year
MuseumJane Austen Centre2.9 km outside town, to the southwest
Museum · National TrustThe Assembly Rooms2.7 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumHerschel Museum of Astronomy3.2 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Batheaston.
At the census, 3.6% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below Somerset’s towns (5.1%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. 87% of people in Batheaston rate their own health good or very good. One GP practice serves the town; 97% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Disability touches 15% of the town’s population.
| Census 2021 | Batheaston | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Its only school is listed below. Key Stage 2 results at the 9 primary schools within 3 km: nearly two thirds of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 48.7, and 39% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batheaston Church SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 181 | C+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 6 of them. Batheaston has 131 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 6 Grade II*. 30% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Somerset’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (16%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
9% live in social housing, below Somerset’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Renting privately is how 13% of households live. Half of the 160 standard sales inside Batheaston’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £497,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £810,000 | 67 |
| Semi-detached | £475,000 | 40 |
| Terraced | £349,000 | 41 |
| Flat or maisonette | £307,250 | 12 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 49% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Nearly half of workers worked mainly from home, above both Somerset’s towns (29%) and England’s towns (31%). Batheaston counts 0.6 jobs per working resident. Work in town: 4% of resident commuters.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Batheaston has less crime per resident than 90% of them. Homes saw 6.5 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below Somerset’s towns (8.6) and England’s towns (9.4) alike. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 90 offences in Batheaston and 9 cases of nuisance behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 52% of the crimes.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
21% of residents are 65 or over, between Somerset’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (18%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.7%. Half the people of Batheaston are older than 46.1.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Batheaston | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.1% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 54% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Somerset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
131 listed buildings in Batheaston.
Parish Church of St John the Baptist: Photo: Virginia Knight · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Pine House: Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Northend Inn Public House: Photo: Neil Owen · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Clovelly Conifer Cottage: Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0
5 notable people were born in Batheaston.
J.J. Goodwin: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batheaston | 3,878 | — | A | D | A− | A+ |
| Bathford | 1,153 | 1 | — | D | A− | A+ |
| Bathampton | 1,698 | 1 | — | D | A | A+ |
| Box | 1,287 | 3 | — | C+ | A+ | A− |
| Bath | 94,080 | 3 | B− | D | D | B |
| Colerne | 2,415 | 3.5 | — | A− | A+ | A− |
| Marshfield | 1,299 | 3.8 | — | D | A− | A+ |
| Winsley | 1,365 | 4.2 | — | C+ | A+ | A+ |
Bathford, Bathampton, Box, Colerne, Marshfield and Winsley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 13.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £497,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £307,250, terraced houses £349,000, semi-detached houses £475,000 and detached houses £810,000.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Somerset, England
Batheaston is a built-up area of 3,878 people, in the Bath and North East Somerset council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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