Bath and North East Somerset: local statistics
Bath and North East Somerset is a unitary authority in the South West, home to an estimated 200,898 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Bath and North East Somerset, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
HM Land Registry puts the average price of a home in Bath and North East Somerset at £409,045 for July 2026, down 0.7% on a year before. That is the 2nd highest of all 26 council areas in the South West (regional average £302,298). Since July 2016 prices have risen 35%; the July high in the series was £416,178 in 2022. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Bath and North East Somerset (£40,448) gives a ratio of 10.1. That ratio is the 2nd highest ratio of all 26 council areas in the South West.
1.9% of Bath and North East Somerset residents aged 16 to 64 (2,440 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026; the rate for the South West was 2.7%. The rate was the same a year earlier. The five-year high was 3.1% (August 2021); the low was 1.7% (December 2023).
A girl born in Bath and North East Somerset in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 84.9 years and a boy 81.4 years, on the ONS's period measure (England: 83.3 and 79.5). For women that is 0.3 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.2 more. It is the 4th highest for women of all 26 council areas in the South West.
Average Band D council tax in Bath and North East Somerset is £2,383.42 for 2026-27, 5.2% more than in 2025-26. That makes it 23rd of 27 in the South West, counting from the highest. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,523.89.
Full-time employees living in Bath and North East Somerset earned a median £790.30 a week in April 2025, or £40,448 over a year. It is the 5th highest of 26 in the South West, and 7.7% more than across the South West. Jobs based in Bath and North East Somerset paid a median £747.50 a week, £42.80 less than the figure for people who live there. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £522.30: a change of +51% before inflation.
An estimated 72.6% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Bath and North East Somerset were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 3.7 points), against 79.0% across the South West. Its lowest reading in the series was 72.6% and its highest 81.2%.
In mid-2025 the population of Bath and North East Somerset was estimated at 200,898, a change of +0.2% in a year. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 10.0%; the South West grew by 8.0% over the same years, the 7th fastest growth of 27 in the South West. No earlier year in the series was higher.
In March 2026, 9,780 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Bath and North East Somerset, 3% more than in 2016. That is 49 for every 1,000 residents, close to the middle of all 27 council areas in the South West (14th highest).
Police recorded 15,811 crimes in Bath and North East Somerset in the year to March 2026, 78.7 for every 1,000 residents, close to the middle of all 19 council areas in the South West (9th highest rate). A year earlier it was 79.1. The highest rate in the series was 79.1, in the year to March 2025. Fraud is not included.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 182,561 |
| 2016 | 185,507 |
| 2017 | 186,894 |
| 2018 | 189,489 |
| 2019 | 190,176 |
| 2020 | 191,974 |
| 2021 | 192,419 |
| 2022 | 195,748 |
| 2023 | 198,945 |
| 2024 | 200,539 |
| 2025 | 200,898 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £303,794 |
| July 2017 | £309,893 |
| July 2018 | £326,193 |
| July 2019 | £319,759 |
| July 2020 | £334,611 |
| July 2021 | £353,861 |
| July 2022 | £416,178 |
| July 2023 | £407,076 |
| July 2024 | £410,497 |
| July 2025 | £411,986 |
| July 2026 | £409,045 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £522.30 a week |
| 2016 | £564.10 a week |
| 2017 | £544.20 a week |
| 2018 | £610.00 a week |
| 2019 | £613.30 a week |
| 2020 | £576.20 a week |
| 2021 | £583.40 a week |
| 2022 | £697.00 a week |
| 2023 | £699.80 a week |
| 2024 | £766.40 a week |
| 2025 | £790.30 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,523.89 |
| 2017-18 | £1,572.98 |
| 2018-19 | £1,652.06 |
| 2019-20 | £1,733.93 |
| 2020-21 | £1,802.83 |
| 2021-22 | £1,891.36 |
| 2022-23 | £1,949.75 |
| 2023-24 | £2,052.09 |
| 2024-25 | £2,155.39 |
| 2025-26 | £2,265.80 |
| 2026-27 | £2,383.42 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 56.9 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 63.6 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 65.9 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 63.4 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 66.1 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 55.0 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 64.5 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 62.9 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 68.8 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 79.1 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 78.7 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 76.1% |
| 2016/17 | 76.1% |
| 2017/18 | 76.6% |
| 2018/19 | 81.2% |
| 2019/20 | 77.9% |
| 2020/21 | 80.5% |
| 2021/22 | 78.3% |
| 2022/23 | 75.4% |
| 2023/24 | 75.3% |
| 2024/25 | 79.3% |
| 2025/26 | 72.6% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 84.6 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.4 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.6 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.5 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 85.1 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 85.1 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 85.0 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 84.7 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 84.7 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 84.6 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 84.9 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 9,505 |
| 2017 | 9,680 |
| 2018 | 9,710 |
| 2019 | 9,835 |
| 2020 | 9,910 |
| 2021 | 10,070 |
| 2022 | 9,920 |
| 2023 | 9,685 |
| 2024 | 9,750 |
| 2025 | 9,635 |
| 2026 | 9,780 |
Questions about Bath and North East Somerset
What is the average house price in Bath and North East Somerset?
£409,045 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (-0.7% on a year).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Bath and North East Somerset?
The ONS claimant count was 2,440 in August 2026, 1.9% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is life expectancy in Bath and North East Somerset?
84.9 years for women and 81.4 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
How much is Band D council tax in Bath and North East Somerset?
£2,383.42 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is the average salary in Bath and North East Somerset?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Bath and North East Somerset was £790.30 a week in April 2025 (£40,448 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is the population of Bath and North East Somerset?
The ONS estimates 200,898 people lived in Bath and North East Somerset in mid-2025.
What is the crime rate in Bath and North East Somerset?
78.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
Who has power over Bath and North East Somerset
Every body that makes decisions for Bath and North East Somerset, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Bath and North East Somerset council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Bath and North East Somerset in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Bath: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat) MP
- Frome and East Somerset: Anna Sabine (Liberal Democrat) MP
- North East Somerset and Hanham: Dan Norris (Independent) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the South West
- UK figures: UK average house price · UK unemployment rate · Life expectancy at birth (UK)
- Other council areas in the South West: East Devon · Gloucester · North Somerset · Swindon · Teignbridge · Torbay
Related questions
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