BA6 8DD Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Glastonbury. Region: South West.
Streets
- Chilkwell Street, Glastonbury: 19 addresses
- Stone Down Lane, Somerset: 1 address
- Cottle Close, Glastonbury: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Somerset in 2026-27: Band D £2,561 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,707 | £1,992 | £2,276 | £2,561 | £3,130 | £3,699 | £4,268 | £5,121 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (38% of about 1,180 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Glastonbury (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 16-22, CHILKWELL STREET, grade II
- 24, CHILKWELL STREET, grade II
- 28, CHILKWELL STREET, grade II
- 30, CHILKWELL STREET, grade II
- 51 AND 53, CHILKWELL STREET, grade II
- LITTLE ST MICHAEL VINE COTTAGE, grade II
- OUTBUILDING ADJOINING NO 30 TO EAST, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Garage site, Frogmore, Street Road, Glastonbury: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 21 addresses are between 39 m and 45 m above sea level (42 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Castle Cary 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.8 km |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest Chalice Well Glastonbury | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Park Street | 3.0 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Silver Street Car Park | 630 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 930 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 26.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Glastonbury Health Centre | 680 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Glastonbury Pharmacy | 790 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Spadental Glastonbury | 390 m |
| Hospital | West Mendip Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Street Police Station | 3.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Radstock Co-op - Glastonbury Cashzone | 720 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,350 m² | 610 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Abbey Park 1.3 ha | 620 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,790 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 600 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Abbey Barn at Abbey Farm, a scheduled monument, 250 m west. 146 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 8 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Abbey Barn at Abbey Farm | Scheduled monument | 250 m west |
| Abbey Tithe Barn, Including Attached Wall to East | Listed building, Grade I | 250 m west |
| Wall around grounds of Glastonbury Abbey and Abbey House, including the gate way on Chilkwell Street, Chilkwell Street and Wall around grounds of Glastonbury Abbey and Abbey House, Silver Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m north-west |
| Abbey House | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m north-west |
| Glastonbury Abbey | Scheduled monument | 540 m north-west |
| Jacoby Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m north |
| St Michael's Church, monastic remains, and other settlement remains on Glastonbury Tor | Scheduled monument | 590 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chalice Hill | Hill | 210 m north |
| Bushy Combe | Valley | 510 m north |
| Glastonbury Tor | Hill | 650 m east |
| Stone Down Hill | Hill | 1.1 km east |
| Wearyall Copse | Wood | 1.4 km west |
| Clyce Hole | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 13 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 21 |
20 of the postcode's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Chilkwell Street.