BA3 postcode area guide — Bath and North East Somerset

Where is BA3?

Broadband & internet speeds in BA3

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the BA3 postcode district (Bath and North East Somerset) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,248 postcodes Ofcom measures in BA3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 87.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 65.3%.

Around 0.7% of premises in BA3 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in BA3

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Mobile signal around Bath and North East Somerset

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Bath And North East Somerset district (91,010 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in BA3

Police recorded 61 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BA3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in BA3

Based on 400 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BA3 is £310,000, up 4.0% on the previous year (£298,000).

Latest recorded sales in BA3

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Bath and North East Somerset demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Bath and North East Somerset district (193,409 residents, 79,250 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around BA3

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in BA3

225 rated food businesses operate in BA3. 160 hold the top rating of 5, 33 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: A K Miles t/a Jolliffe Arms Ltd, Ammerdown conference centre, Asda Express PFS Norton, Ashwick & Oakhill Village Hall Community Cafe, ASOOM LImited.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in BA3

From a sample of 166 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 BA3 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 37% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Bath and North East Somerset

Landlines around BA3 typically use:

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What's it like living in BA3?

Postcodes in BA3

Neighbouring districts

All Bath (BA) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.