Bath Local Information
Practical local information for Bath: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Bath Roadworks This Week: M4 J18 Exit Shut, Park Drive Shut
The M4 junction 18 exit for Bath shuts overnight on 3 and 5 October. The Royal Victoria Park drive is closed and Manvers Street stays shut to 20 November.
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Bath Christmas Bin Collections: Last Year's Moved Days
Bath's 2026 Christmas bin dates are due in late November. Last year every weekday round moved, three onto Saturdays, and garden waste paused 7 Dec to 19 Jan.
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Bath School Term Dates 2026-27: Christmas Break From 18 Dec
B&NES schools break up for Christmas on Friday 18 December 2026 and return 4 January. Every half term for 2026-27, plus the Bath schools that break up earlier.
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Bath Bin Collection Days: Tip Shut Tuesdays, £75 Bins
Bath's tip shuts Tuesdays, Midsomer Norton's Thursdays, and Keynsham needs no booking. Garden waste is £75 a year, bulky collections start at £41.97.
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Parking in Bath: The Free Hour, and £3.90 Streets
Royal Victoria Park and Alexandra Park give a free first hour. Central on-street starts at £3.90. Every council tariff, plus the bank holiday split.
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Bath Council Tax Bands 2026-27: Band D Is £2,325.27
Every band A to H for Bath, Keynsham, Midsomer Norton and Radstock. Bath band D is £2,325.27, up £110.73. Radstock pays £228 more for exactly the same band.
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Bath House Prices 2026: £406,169 Average, Up 0.9%
The average B&NES home sold for £406,169 in May 2026, up 0.9% in a year. Why city averages run near £560k, prices by type, and Bath's dearest streets.
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Bath to London Train Times: 1h16 Best, xx:13 and xx:43
Bath Spa to Paddington runs about xx:13 and xx:43, first 05:35, fastest 07:13 in 1h 16m, last 23:05. Every weekday departure listed, plus fares from £43.80.
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Things to Do in Bath: 15 Days Out, Prices Checked
Fifteen Bath days out with prices checked this week: Roman Baths from £29, free Mayor's Guides tours, the £44 spa session, and what stays shut until 2027.
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B&NES Local Plan: 27,000 Homes, Draft Out 14 September
Bath's new Local Plan must find 27,000 homes by 2043, nearly double the old target. The draft goes out for consultation on 14 September; what it proposes.