BA6 9AA Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Glastonbury. Region: South West.
Streets
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 (39% of about 1,400 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Glastonbury Highway Depot, Glastonbury: up to 62 homes, not permissioned (90 m)
- Avalon Motors, Wells Road, Glastonbury: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- Lintells Garage, Wells Road, Glastonbury, not permissioned (450 m)
- Lintells Garage and Avalon Repair , Wells Road, Glastonbury, not permissioned (460 m)
- Lintells Garage and Avalon Repair , Wells Road, Glastonbury: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 40 addresses are between 10 m and 34 m above sea level (13 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% 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 | 14.7 km |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest Avalon Estate Glastonbury | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Park Street | 4.0 km |
| Car parks | Butt Close Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 25.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Glastonbury Health Centre | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Glastonbury Pharmacy | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Glastonbury Dac | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | West Mendip Hospital | 890 m |
| Police station | Street Police Station | 4.6 km |
| Cash machines | Radstock Co-op - Glastonbury Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Abbey Park 1.3 ha | 1.5 km |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,970 m² | 380 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 440 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Jacoby Cottage, a listed building (Grade II*), 1.0 km south. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| The Tribunal | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south |
| Glastonbury lake village | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-west |
| Glastonbury Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Edmund Hill | Hill | 420 m south-east |
| Bushy Combe | Valley | 1.1 km south |
| Chalice Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south |
| Glastonbury Tor | Hill | 1.7 km south-east |
| Wearyall Copse | Wood | 2.1 km south-west |
| Clyce Hole | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 40 |
12 of the postcode's 40 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.