Typical 3-bedroom house£498kmost £410k–£613k
Houses per m²£5,576flats £5,126
Sold last year3142,279 in five years
Prices in Bath and North East Somerset-0.7%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in BA1 sold for £498,069 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £410,398 and £612,594, for about 94 m² of space. That is 12% more than the same home across Bath (£444,000).
314 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £214k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BA1 4 (£5,225) and the most in BA1 5 (£6,907).
Across Bath and North East Somerset, prices are down 0.7% on a year ago and up 15.6% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,811 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,271 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £100,000 for that mortgage: what £100,000 buys.
Questions about BA1
Is BA1 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 12% more than across Bath; prices in Bath and North East Somerset are down 0.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (79% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (69.9% against 43.8%); 314 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in BA1?
A typical 3-bedroom house in BA1 sold for £498,069 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £410,398 and £612,594.
Is BA1 expensive for Bath?
A 3-bedroom house in BA1 costs 12% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Bath (£444,000).
How many homes sell in BA1 each year?
314 homes sold in the last year and 2,279 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near BA1?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Widcombe CofE Junior School, where 79% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near BA1?
For a 3-bedroom house, BA2 (£414k, 4 km), BA15 (£417k, 9 km), BS31 (£385k, 9 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.