Open data
What open data does Hey Bath use?
The 89 public datasets Hey Bath reads about Bath and North East Somerset, 35 of them under the Open Government Licence, with how often we check each and how to reuse our JSON.
Reusing what you see here
Every page on Hey Bath has a twin in JSON: add .json to the address, so /planning.json holds the planning page’s data. Each one says where its facts came from, the licence and when we last checked.
The facts belong to the people who publish them, under the licences below. If you reuse them, credit the original source as the licence asks. If you quote us, “Hey Bath (heybath.uk), from” the source is plenty.
Whether each source is working right now is on How it runs.
Datasets
Your street
| Dataset | What we take | Licence | How often | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon and Somerset neighbourhood priorities | What each police team is working on | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Once a day | |
| B&NES bin collections | Bin days, fetched per postcode on demand | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Once a day | |
| B&NES planning register | Every application, decision and tree work | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Every 30 minutes | |
| Census 2021 (ONS, via Nomis) | People, ages, households, tenure, cars, one-person homes, students, travel to work: 27 counts per census area, summed to areas | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 30 days | |
| Council Tax stock of properties (VOA) | Homes per census area by band, type, bedrooms and build period, 31 March each year | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 30 days | |
| data.police.uk street crime | Monthly counts per area; we throw away the street points today | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Once a day | |
| Energy certificates (EPC register) | Latest certificate per home: band, score, floor area, type, main fuel. Shown only as summaries of 5+ homes (area, postcode sector, near you). Addresses and postcodes never stored or used | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every hour | |
| English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) | Deciles per census area (overall and seven domains); per area only how many neighbourhoods sit in each decile. Gentle background, never a league table | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 30 days | |
| FixMyStreet (B&NES) | Potholes, fly-tipping and other reports | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Every hour | |
| Fuel poverty by neighbourhood (DESNZ) | Households in fuel poverty per census area, summed to our areas; B&NES and England beside it. Context only, never a ranking | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 30 days | |
| Home energy use per postcode (DESNZ) | Typical electricity and gas use a year per postcode (5+ meters) and per postcode district, beside B&NES | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 30 days | |
| National Grid power cuts | Live cuts; the planned cuts feed is a small swap | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Every 15 minutes | |
| Planning appeals (Planning Inspectorate) | Every decided appeal on a B&NES decision over 10 years: site, outcome, procedure, linked to the planning application. No appellant, agent or inspector names | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 7 days |
Datasets
Getting around
| Dataset | What we take | Licence | How often | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B&NES car parks | Car park facts: size, prices, hours | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Once a day | |
| B&NES traffic orders and closures | Most have no point yet, matched by name | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every hour | |
| Bus disruptions (Bus Open Data Service) | Closures and diversions affecting B&NES stops, with every time window | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 15 minutes | |
| Bus stops (NaPTAN) | 1,313 active stops and 9 station entrances | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 7 days | |
| Bus timetables (Bus Open Data Service) | 85 routes, 13 operators, ~371k departures at 1,078 stops for 7 days, ordered stops and route lines. Nightly via R2 | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Once a day | |
| National Highways closures | Planned closures on trunk roads | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every hour | |
| Plug-in vehicles by area (DfT and DVLA) | Plug-in and battery-electric vehicles per census area, latest 8 quarters, with all licensed vehicles for the share | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 7 days | |
| Road collisions (DfT STATS19) | Police-recorded injury collisions, 5 years: date, time, severity, vehicles, casualties, walking and cycling casualties, road, speed limit. Nothing about the people | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 30 days | |
| Road traffic counts (DfT) | Average vehicles a day at 123 count points, 2016–2025: all motor vehicles, HGVs, bikes by year; latest year broken down by type; counted or estimated | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 30 days |
Datasets
What’s on
| Dataset | What we take | Licence | How often | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B&NES events calendar | Council-listed events | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 6 hours | |
| B&NES Libraries events | 965 events, drop-ins and mobile library stops; 3 libraries as places | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Every 6 hours | |
| Bath Abbey | Concerts and events | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Every hour | Down since |
| Bath Box Office | Festivals, concerts, walks; the full listing cycles every ~12 h, polite to robots.txt | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Every 3 hours | |
| Bath Spa University events | Public talks and shows | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Every 12 hours | |
| Chapel Arts Centre | Gigs and exhibitions | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Every 3 hours | |
| Herschel Museum events | Talks and family events | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Once a day | |
| Komedia Bath | Comedy and gigs | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Every 3 hours | |
| Little Theatre Cinema (Picturehouse) | Films and times | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Every 6 hours | |
| Mr B’s Emporium events | Author events | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Every 6 hours | |
| No.1 Royal Crescent events | Talks and tours | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Once a day | |
| Rondo Theatre | Shows | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Every 6 hours | |
| The Bell Inn | Live music | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Every 3 hours | |
| The Forum | Concerts and shows | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Every 6 hours | |
| Theatre Royal Bath | Shows and times | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Every hour | |
| Venue feeds (Bath Festivals, Holburne, Bath BID, Bath City FC) | Events from each venue’s own feed | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Every hour | |
| Widcombe Association | Local community events | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Every 12 hours | Down since |
Datasets
Environment
| Dataset | What we take | Licence | How often | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environment Agency flood warnings | All pinned to the city centre today; should use the flood area | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 15 minutes | |
| Environment Agency river levels | Five Bath gauges | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 15 minutes | |
| Nature sites (Natural England) | SSSIs, local and national nature reserves, ancient woodland, open access land, the Cotswold Way | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 30 days | |
| Open-Meteo pollen | City-wide pollen and particles | CC BY 4.0 | Every 30 minutes | |
| Open-Meteo weather | Forecast and sunset | CC BY 4.0 | Every 30 minutes | |
| Rain gauges (Environment Agency) | 4 gauges, hourly rainfall | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every hour | |
| Recorded flood outlines (Environment Agency) | Every recorded flood touching B&NES with dates, source and cause: 1894, 1960, 1968, Dec 2013 … | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 30 days | |
| Storm overflows (Wessex Water) | 239 overflows; each spill as it starts and stops, linked to the nearest river gauge | CC BY 4.0 | Every 15 minutes | |
| Sunrise, sunset and UV (Open-Meteo) | Seven days ahead | CC BY 4.0 | Every 4 hours | |
| UK-AIR (Defra) Bath A4 Roadside | One station | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 30 minutes | |
| Weather warnings (Met Office) | Warnings touching B&NES, each with its outline as a zone | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Every 15 minutes | |
| Weather-health alerts (UKHSA) | Yellow, amber and red heat and cold health alerts for the South West, while in force; green (business as usual) is not shown | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 30 minutes |
Datasets
Council
| Dataset | What we take | Licence | How often | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B&NES consultations | Filed under news today; add closing dates | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 12 hours | |
| B&NES Council newsroom | Council press releases | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every hour | |
| Bathampton Parish Council | Parish news | Headlines and links only | Every 12 hours | |
| Batheaston Parish Council | Parish news | Headlines and links only | Once a day | |
| Saltford Parish Council | Parish news | Headlines and links only | Every 12 hours | |
| Saltford Parish Council meetings | Filed under events today | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Once a day |
Datasets
Health and care
| Dataset | What we take | Licence | How often | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care Quality Commission | 154 places (GPs, dentists, care homes, hospitals, clinics) and 35 services from the CQC API: ratings with dates and the previous rating, real registration and closure dates, new owners, ODS, UPRN and point | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Once a day | |
| Citizens Advice B&NES | Headlines | Headlines and links only | Every 6 hours | |
| GP Patient Survey (NHS England) | Per surgery: good overall experience, good experience of contacting, easy by phone, needs met, happy with the wait, with B&NES and England beside them | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 30 days | |
| NHS Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire | NHS headlines | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 12 hours | |
| NHS dental activity (NHSBSA) | Each NHS dental contract in B&NES: yearly target, units delivered each month, adults seen in 2 years, children in 1. Tied to the dentist on the same postcode; never the dentist’s own name | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 7 days | |
| NHS organisation register (ODS) | Pharmacies and GPs opening, closing and changing; merged with CQC so each surgery is one place | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Once a day | |
| Royal United Hospitals Bath news | Hospital headlines | Headlines and links only | Every 3 hours |
Datasets
Schools
| Dataset | What we take | Licence | How often | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Spa University news | University headlines | Headlines and links only | Every 6 hours | |
| School applications and offers (DfE) | Per school: places offered, first and any preferences, offers, for 5 years; B&NES and England first-choice rates | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 30 days |
Datasets
Sport
| Dataset | What we take | Licence | How often | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath City FC fixtures | Home games at Twerton Park | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Every 6 hours | |
| Bath City FC news | Headlines | Headlines and links only | Every 3 hours | |
| Bath Rugby fixtures | Home games at the Rec | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Every 6 hours | |
| Bath Rugby news | Headlines from their site map | Headlines and links only | Every 3 hours | |
| Larkhall Athletic news | Headlines | Headlines and links only | Every 6 hours |
Datasets
Places
| Dataset | What we take | Licence | How often | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage at Risk register (Historic England) | Listed buildings, monuments and conservation areas at risk: King Edward’s School, Sydney Gardens footbridge, Lansdown Roman camp, Keynsham and Midsomer Norton conservation areas … | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 30 days |
Datasets
News
| Dataset | What we take | Licence | How often | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon and Somerset PCC | Police commissioner news | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Every hour | |
| Avon and Somerset Police news | Police news, Bath only | Terms not yet confirmed; facts only, with a link to the source | Every hour | |
| Bath Abbey | Abbey news | Headlines and links only | Every 6 hours | Down since |
| Bath Echo | Headlines | Headlines and links only | Every hour | |
| Bath Fringe | Festival news | Headlines and links only | Every 12 hours | |
| Bath Magazine | Articles | Headlines and links only | Every 3 hours | |
| Bath Newseum | Local history posts | Headlines and links only | Every hour | |
| Bath Preservation Trust | Heritage news | Headlines and links only | Every 6 hours | |
| Bath Voice | Headlines | Headlines and links only | Every hour | |
| BBC Bristol | Headlines, Bath only | Headlines and links only | Every hour | |
| BBC Somerset | Headlines, Bath only | Headlines and links only | Every hour | |
| Mr B’s Emporium | Bookshop news | Headlines and links only | Every 6 hours | |
| Radio Bath | Headlines | Headlines and links only | Every hour | |
| Somerset Live (Bath) | Headlines | Headlines and links only | Every hour | |
| The Bath Bee | Newsletter posts | Headlines and links only | Every hour | |
| The Bath Magazine | Articles | Headlines and links only | Every 3 hours |
Datasets
Base data
| Dataset | What we take | Licence | How often | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Areas: wards split by census area (ONS) | 32 areas: ONS wards, with Twerton & Whiteway and Widcombe & Lyncombe each split in two by census area (LSOA 2021) | Open Government Licence v3.0 | Every 15 minutes |