Bath and North East Somerset
8 datasets are currently published for Bath and North East Somerset. 2 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: tender awards (Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices — Scotland's public bodies largely use a separate procurement portal); the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Bath and North East Somerset compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 326th of 361 (12.2 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: joint 86th of 318 (shared with 3 other local authority districts) (£365,000).
- Persistent pupil absence: ranked 103rd of 132 (16.8%).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — Bath and North East Somerset: 2,440, July 2026 (+2.1% year on year, from 2,390). 2,440 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (1,385, 57%). Next largest was Aged 50+ (620). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 16-24, 10% higher (435). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — Bath and North East Somerset: 2,445, July 2026 (+2.3% year on year, from 2,390). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Bath and North East Somerset: 100.2, June 2026 (-0.1% year on year, from 100.3). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Bath and North East Somerset: £365,000, Q2 2026 (+3.3% year on year, from £353,250). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Persistent pupil absence — Bath and North East Somerset: 16.8%, 2024/25 (-1.5 percentage points year on year, from 18.3%). Source: Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — Bath and North East Somerset: 31, Q1 2026 (-16.2% year on year, from 37). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Bath and North East Somerset: 200,898, 2025 (+0.2% year on year, from 200,539). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Bath and North East Somerset: 202, 2025 (+8.0% year on year, from 187). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
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