Hidden Costs of Buying in Bath, Somerset (2026)
We checked a house in Bath, BA1 5BG. MoveCheck found £13,000 in hidden costs over 5 years. Here is what the listing does not tell you.
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Run your own postcode check — freeWe checked a house in Bath. Here is what we found.
A 3-bedroom terraced house in Bath, listed at £350,000, looks like a solid buy at first glance. Good schools, excellent transport links, a vibrant city centre. But when we ran it through MoveCheck, we found £13,000 in hidden costs that the listing does not mention.
Where the hidden costs are hiding
Flood risk insurance uplift — £6,250 over 5 years. Bath sits in a medium flood risk zone according to the Environment Agency. That means your home insurance will cost roughly £1,250 more per year than a property in a low-risk area.
Radon mitigation — £2,000 one-off. Parts of Bath fall within a radon affected area where 10 to 30 percent of homes exceed the action level. Mitigation typically costs between £800 and £2,500.
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Run your own postcode check — freeEnergy costs above average — £950 over 5 years. The property has an EPC rating of D, meaning you will pay around £190 per year more in energy bills than a C-rated home.
What the area is actually like
Bath scores 7.1 out of 10 overall. Schools are excellent, transport links to Bristol and London are strong, and crime is below the national average. But the flood risk and radon exposure are genuine concerns that most buyers miss.
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