Postcode district report · August 2026

BS40, Bath and North East Somerset

BS40 is the 5th Hapiest of Bath and North East Somerset's 6 postcode districts on the HPAI Swatch, which compares them with each other on prices, how the market is moving, energy efficiency and transport. BS40 also reaches into North Somerset; these figures are for its homes in Bath and North East Somerset.

Homes sold

in the 12 months to August 2026

Median price

£640,000

+6.7% on the year before

Price per m²

–

median, homes with an EPC

Flats

of homes sold

BS40 on the HPAI Swatch

Each tile ranks BS40 against the other postcode districts of Bath and North East Somerset.

Price per m²No data –

Price change+6.7% 2nd of 6

Sales a year37 a year 6th of 6

Sales change-27.4% 6th of 6

Energy efficiencyNo data –

CarbonNo data –

Station nearbyNo data –

Yellow the best in Bath and North East Somerset Green above average Blue below average Purple weakest in Bath and North East Somerset

Yellow is Hapi: the more yellow, the better BS40 compares with the rest of Bath and North East Somerset. These colours compare postcode districts within Bath and North East Somerset; Bath and North East Somerset's own Swatch compares it with areas across England and Wales.

Bath and North East Somerset's postcode districts, Hapiest first

#	Postcode district	Homes sold	Median price	Price change
1	BA3	310	£300,000	+7.1%
2	BS31	304	£415,000	+3.8%
3	BA1	526	£467,500	+0.5%
4	BA2	774	£410,000	-3.5%
5	BS40	37	£640,000	+6.7%
6	BS39	187	£335,000	-1.8%

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About these figures

Price per m²: Median price per square metre of homes sold in the last 12 months (homes with an EPC).
Price change: Median price in the last 12 months against the 12 months before.
Sales a year: Open-market sales in the last 12 months. More sales means a deeper, easier market.
Sales change: Sales in the 12 months to three months ago against the year before. The newest months are left out: Land Registry registers sales late.
Energy efficiency: Average EPC energy efficiency score of homes sold (higher is more efficient).
Carbon: Average carbon emissions of homes sold, tonnes a year. Lower is better.
Station nearby: Median distance from homes sold to the nearest railway station. Closer is better.

Open-market sales from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data in the 12 months to August 2026 (homes in Bath and North East Somerset only); price per m², energy and carbon from the homes sold that have an Energy Performance Certificate. Postcode districts with fewer than 20 sales a year in Bath and North East Somerset aren't ranked.