BS39 postcode area guide — Bath and North East Somerset

Where is BS39?

Broadband & internet speeds in BS39

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the BS39 postcode district (Bath and North East Somerset) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 613 postcodes Ofcom measures in BS39, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 67.6%.

Around 0.3% of premises in BS39 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 BS39

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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 BS39

Police recorded 10 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BS39 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 BS39

Based on 171 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BS39 is £339,950, up 3.0% on the previous year (£330,000).

Latest recorded sales in BS39

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 BS39

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 BS39

110 rated food businesses operate in BS39. 76 hold the top rating of 5, 12 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Appleyard Stores, Bath Vension Co., Bishop Sutton Community Library Cafe, Bishop Sutton Post Office And General Store, Bishop Sutton Pre-School.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in BS39

From a sample of 112 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 BS39 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 29% 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 BS39 typically use:

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What's it like living in BS39?

Postcodes in BS39

Neighbouring districts

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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.