Yes Bath is a very nice place indeed. You are also within striking distance of beautiful Devon & Cornwall, and over the Severn Bridge to Wales.

Depends what kind of a house you want to live in, but for instance my daughter lives in a two bedroom flat in the middle of Solihull, a very nice town south of Birmingham, and she pays £500 a month rent plus bills. Her Council tax is around £900 a year, her electric is about £45 a month

I just found this property site for you .... which doesn't make good reading ... most of these will probably be open to a bit of bartering

Find a house to rent in Bristol - Property Management - Grant Management

Petrol is just under or around £1 a litre