T: 01822 851370 E: [email protected]
Take part in our survey about life in rural England
Visit RSN Survey about life in rural England to find out more.
08.07.2016
Bath & North East Somerset
|
Working for our part of Rural England with the Rural Services Network |
|
|
Location: South West Population: 187,800 (2016) Interesting fact: Pulteney Bridge in Bath, which has shops on both sides of its span, is one of just four such structures remaining in the world.
|
||||
| Bath & North East Somerset |
Bath & North East Somerset is a member of the Rural Services Network and falls |
||||
Bath & North East Somerset Information |
||
| Phone number 01225 477000 |
Website www.bathnes.gov.uk |
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) West of England |
| Frequency of elections Every 4 years |
Number of councillors 65 |
Political composition Conservative Party - 37 Liberal Democrats - 16 Labour - 6 Independents - 5 Green Party - 1 |
| MPs Bath - Ben Howlett (Conservative) North East Somerset - Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative) |
Decision making structure Leader and a Cabinet |
Population change Population change One Year Population Change + 1.6% Ten Year Population Change + 7.9% |
| Police Authority Avon & Somerset Police Authority |
Fire Service Avon Fire and Rescue Service |
Health Authority NHS South West |
| Area 35,112 Hectares |
Rural Output Areas 125 rural OAs from 585 OAs in total |
Audited by Southern Region (Audit Commission) |
| Rural Classification (Defra) Urban with Significant Rural (rural including hub towns 26-49%) |
Population by Area- (Density) 5.27 people per hectare |
Number of Parishes 51 |
| Number of Parish Meetings 3 |
Number of Parish Councils 45 |
Number of Town Councils 3 |
| Average house price £270,000 (Median price paid by local authority, year ending Q4-2015 - provided by UK HPI data published by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2016) |
Outsourced Services Information yet to be supplied |
Average age of population 40.3 (2011 Census data) |
| Main Towns Bath, Keynsham, Midsomer Norton, Radstock |
Unemployment rate 0.2% (JSA claimants for August 2017) |
Current Council Tax (amount reported is the amount received by the Council - no other services are included) 2010/2011 Council Tax - £1,201.85 2011/2012 Council Tax - £1,201.85 2012/2013 Council Tax - £1,201.85 2013/2014 Council Tax - £1,201.85 2014/2015 Council Tax - £1,201.85 2015/2016 Council Tax - £1,201.85 2016/2017 Council Tax - £1,216.87 2017/2018 Council Tax - £1,259.51 |
| Percentage of households socially rented from council or local authority 3.4% (2011 Census data) |
Percentage of population who have reported they are in very good health 50.5% (2011 Census data) |
Percentage of population which provides unpaid care 10.0% (2011 Census data) |
| Employment by Occupation Percentage of people aged 16 and over who are in Social Major Group 1-3 53.2% (ONS annual population survey - April 15-March 16) |
Average annual wage for full time employees
|
Percentage of those employed in full time employment 35.5% (2011 Census data) |
| Cars or vans owned per household (2011 Census data) No cars or vans - 22.0% 1 car or van - 42.3% 2 cars or vans - 27.1% 3 cars or vans - 6.1% 4 or more cars and vans - 2.5% |
Local Newspapers Information yet to be supplied |
National Park/AONBs The Cotswolds, Mendip Hills (AONB) |
2015 English Indices of Deprivation analysis tool
(Produced by Oxfordshire County Council) |
||
(All factual information on these pages is updated annually by the RSN)
(Information given via links will however be updated as new information becomes available)
