Area Information for Dowding Road, Bath, BA1 6QJ

Summary Back to Top

Dowding Road in Bath is in the South West region of England. The postcode is within the Lambridge ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Bath. This page combines information for the address Dowding Road, Bath, BA1 6QJ, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of BA1 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for BA1 6QJ.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Bath and North East Somerset
Ward Lambridge
Constituency Bath * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region South West
Country England

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Dowding Road, Bath, BA1 6QJ:

Eastville, Bath, BA1 6QN
Holland Road, Bath, BA1 6QG
Claremont Road, Bath, BA1 6LX
Dowding Villas, Bath, BA1 6QH
Wallace Road, Bath, BA1 6QQ
Grosvenor Villas, Bath, BA1 6QL

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about BA1 as a whole.

About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Dowding Road, Bath, BA1 6QJ is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

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Housing (14 Sales) Back to Top

House Prices

We have found 14 property sales in Dowding Road since the beginning of 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.


Housing Types Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 11
Semi-Detached 33
Terraced 61
Flat (Purpose-Built) 4
Flat (Converted) 22
Residence in Commercial Building 3
Total 134
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing tenures, as detailed below. Across the UK, an average of 33% of households were owned outright, 29.7% were mortgaged/shared ownership, 17.5% were social housing, and 19.5% were privately rented at the last census.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 62
Owned with Mortgage 42
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 0
Rented: Other Social 0
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 26
Rented: Other 3
Rent Free 0
Total 133

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 44
Two People 49
Three People 19
Four People 16
Five People 3
Six People 1
Seven People 1
8+ People 0
Total 133

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Dowding Road, Bath consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 43
Family Household 83
Other Household 4
Total 130

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 90
Deprived In One Dimension 37
Deprived In Two Dimensions 6
Deprived In Three Dimensions 0
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 133

People Back to Top

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Bath constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 46% male.

Gender
Male 136
Female 156
Total 292

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 15
5-9 21
10-14 14
15-19 14
20-24 7
25-29 10
30-34 8
35-39 24
40-44 11
45-49 26
50-54 27
55-59 24
60-64 20
65-69 24
70-74 26
75-79 9
80-84 8
85+ 6
Total 294

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode BA1 6QJ does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 66
Married 139
Separated 2
Divorced 19
Widowed 14
Total 240

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 162
Good 98
Fair 25
Bad 7
Very Bad 1
Total 293

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

Dowding Road and surrounding area has a larger than average concentration of residents that are degree educated or similar - 64% of the resident population. On average, around 33.6% of census respondents fall in to this category.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 154
Apprenticeship 5
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 33
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 23
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 13
No GCSEs or Equivalent 10
Other 3
Total 241

Culture Back to Top

Ethnic Group Embed This

As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with this area being 92% white.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 270
Mixed Ethnicity 13
Indian 3
Chinese 2
Other Asian 2
Black Caribbean 4
Total 294

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 258
European Union 7
Rest of Europe 1
Africa 7
Middle East and Asia 10
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 8
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 3
Total 294

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 258
10+ Years 30
5-10 Years 1
2-5 Years 1
Less Than 2 Years 2
Total 292

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to BA1 6QJ.

Passport(s) Held
None 13
United Kingdom 266
Republic of Ireland 2
European Union 4
Rest of Europe 0
African Countries 1
Middle East or Asia 2
North America or Caribbean 2
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 3

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 160
Christian 113
Buddhist 5
Hindu 1
Jewish 0
Muslim 0
Sikh 0
Other Religion 4
Not Stated 11
Total 294

Employment Back to Top

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Lambridge ward is entrepreneurial, with a larger than average concentration of residents that are self-employed - 18% of the resident population. On average, around 9.3% of census respondents were self-employed. Male residents were more than twice as likely to be self-employed than women.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 71
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 25
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 35
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 8
Unemployed 2
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 12
Retired 68
Looking After Home or Family 7
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 4
Other 7
Total 239

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 36
Professional Occupations 44
Associate Professional Occupations 13
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 6
Skilled Trades Occupations 15
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 6
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 9
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 1
Elementary Occupations 6
Total 136

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 66
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 64
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 25
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 38
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 7
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 15
Semi-Routine Occupation 9
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 3
Full-time Student 11
Total 238

Policing and Crime Back to Top

Dowding Road, Bath, BA1 6QJ is within the Bath City Outer policing neighbourhood, under the Avon and Somerset Constabulary force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view crimes committed near Dowding Road
Neighbourhood Team Address Bath City Outer
Website: https://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/your-area/bath-city-outer/

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

Nearby Services Back to Top

Key: Railway Stations Railway Station Hospitals Hospital GP Practices GP Dentists Dentist Opticians Optician Primary School Primary School Secondary School Secondary School

Below are the details of the closest services to BA1 6QJ. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for BA1 6QJ.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Dowding Road, Bath, BA1 6QJ. The nearest railway station is Bath Spa, approximately 1.3 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Bath Spa 1.3 miles
Oldfield Park 1.8 miles
Freshford 4.2 miles
Avoncliff 4.8 miles
Bradford-on-Avon 5.4 miles
Keynsham 6.5 miles
Trowbridge 7.8 miles
Melksham 8.9 miles
Lawrence Hill 11 miles
Stapleton Road 11 miles
Yate 11 miles
Bristol Temple Meads 11 miles
Westbury 11 miles
Chippenham 12 miles
Bedminster 12 miles
Ashley Down 12 miles
Montpelier 12 miles
Parson Street 12 miles
Bristol Parkway 12 miles
Frome 12 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Dowding Road, Bath, BA1 6QJ. The nearest is St Saviours Infant Church School, approximately 330 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
St Saviours Infant Church School 330 yards
    
St Saviours Junior Church School 330 yards
    
Bathwick St Mary Church School 860 yards
    
St Stephens Church School 0.6 miles
    
St Andrew's Church School 1 mile
    
Bathampton Primary School 1.2 miles
    
Swainswick Church School 1.2 miles
    
Widcombe CofE Junior School 1.2 miles
    
Widcombe Infant School 1.3 miles
    
Abbot Alphege Academy 1.4 miles
    

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Dowding Road, Bath, BA1 6QJ. The nearest is St Mark's CofE School, approximately 420 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
St Mark's CofE School 420 yards
    
Royal High School GDST 0.8 miles  
Bath Academy 1.1 miles  
Hayesfield Girls School 1.7 miles
    
Beechen Cliff School 1.7 miles
    
Prior Park College 2.2 miles  
Ralph Allen School 2.4 miles
    
Oldfield School 2.4 miles
    
Saint Gregory's Catholic College 3.2 miles
    
St Laurence School 4.9 miles
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Dowding Road, Bath, BA1 6QJ. The nearest is Fairfield Park Health Centre, approximately 360 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Name Approximate Distance*
Fairfield Park Health Centre 360 yards
The Pulteney Practice 0.8 miles
St.James's Surgery 0.9 miles
The Pulteney Practice 1.1 miles
Widcombe Surgery 1.4 miles
University Medical Centre 1.5 miles
Batheaston Medical Centre 1.5 miles
Heart of Bath 1.8 miles
Junction Road Surgery 1.8 miles
Weston Surgery 1.8 miles

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Dowding Road, Bath, BA1 6QJ. The nearest is Larkhall Dental Practice, approximately 260 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Dowding Road, Bath, BA1 6QJ. The nearest is Widcombe Surgery, approximately 1.4 miles away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Dowding Road, Bath, BA1 6QJ. The nearest is B A Vousden (Opticians) Ltd, approximately 1 mile away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

Broadband Connectivity Back to Top

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Broadband in BA1 6QJ

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? NoAvailability changes frequently, check major suppliers for changes.
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? NoAvailability changes frequently, check major suppliers for changes.
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 30Mbps+

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Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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