Neighbourhood · Bath and North East Somerset
Bloomfield: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Bloomfield neighbourhood of Bath and North East Somerset, England (ONS area Bath and North East Somerset 017). Headline figures assembled 24 October 2026. Postcodes BA2. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near BA2 2AN.
One of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England, changing little against Bath and North East Somerset
Bloomfield is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England; it is changing little against Bath and North East Somerset (signals are mixed: 2 rising and 2 falling of 20). Houses here typically resell for £716,250 and flats for £268,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Bath and North East Somerset (1.6 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's, and the nearest station, Bath Spa, is about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 24 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£716,250
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£268,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +7% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Among the most affluent
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Mixed signs
Weighted balance +0.04; 2 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 10 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 3 small areas range from decile 8 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£75,300
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.6 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Bloomfield sits in Bath and North East Somerset
- Typical house price: 3rd highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset
- Typical flat price: 7th highest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: the highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 24 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Bloomfield
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 24 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bath and North East Somerset, 2 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Home improvement applications
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Recorded crime
- Schools improving
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Bath Spa Railway station, about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km in a straight line). About 11 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Bristol Temple Meads (about 15 min) and London Paddington (76 to 83 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Moorlands Junior School 680 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Beechen Cliff School 810 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2023).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Bloomfield
What is the typical house price in Bloomfield?
£716,250. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.
How does Bloomfield compare with the rest of Bath and North East Somerset?
Typical house price: 3rd highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset. Typical flat price: 7th highest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: the highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset.
Is Bloomfield an affluent area?
Among the most affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Bloomfield gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.04; 2 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Bloomfield?
Bath Spa. Railway station, about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km in a straight line). About 11 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Bristol Temple Meads (about 15 min) and London Paddington (76 to 83 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Bloomfield?
Nearest state primary school. Moorlands Junior School. 680 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Beechen Cliff School. 810 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2023).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.