BA6 9HW Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Glastonbury. Region: South West.
Streets
- Market Place, Glastonbury: 11 addresses
- Benedict Street, Glastonbury: 3 addresses
- Magdalene Street, 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 A (43% of about 950 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: 44.
- 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
- GEORGE HOTEL PILGRIMS INN, grade I
- THE TRIBUNAL, grade I
- ABBEY GATEHOUSE, INCLUDING THE PORTERS' LODGE, grade II*
- GLASTONBURY ABBEY PRECINCT WALL FROM NO.2 SILVER STREET TO ABBEY GATEHOUSE, grade II*
- TOWN HALL, INCLUDING WALL WITH STEPS TO STREET, grade II*
- 1, MARKET PLACE (See details for further address information), grade II
- 10, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 11, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 15, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 16, MAGDALENE STREET, grade II
- 16, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 17 AND 17B, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 17 AND 19, BENEDICT STREET, grade II
- 18, BENEDICT STREET, grade II
- 18, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 19, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 1A, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 2, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 20, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 21 AND 23, BENEDICT STREET, grade II
- 4 AND 4A, BENEDICT STREET, grade II
- 4 AND 4A, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 5, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 5, NORTHLOAD STREET, grade II
- 5A, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 6, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 6, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 7, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 8, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 8, MARKET PLACE, grade II
And 14 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Garage site, Frogmore, Street Road, Glastonbury: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 15 addresses are between 17 m and 18 m above sea level (18 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 | 14.6 km (9.1 miles) |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Town Hall Glastonbury | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Park Street | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Silver Street Car Park | 220 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 26.1 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Glastonbury Surgery | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Glastonbury Pharmacy | 50 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Abbey Dental Health Centre | 80 m |
| Hospital | West Mendip Hospital | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Street Police Station | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Abbey Convenience Store Cashzone | 80 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Abbey Park 1.3 ha | 330 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Wirrall Park 5.8 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.0 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 260 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 7.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Abbey Gatehouse, Including the Porters' Lodge, a listed building (Grade II*), 30 m. 147 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 7 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey Gatehouse, Including the Porters' Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| Town Hall, Including Wall With Steps to Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| George Hotel Pilgrims Inn | Listed building, Grade I | 60 m north |
| The Tribunal | Listed building, Grade I | 60 m north-east |
| The Tribunal | Scheduled monument | 80 m north-east |
| Part of the Hospital of St Mary Magdalene, Magdalene Street | Scheduled monument | 250 m south |
| Glastonbury Abbey | Scheduled monument | 280 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chalice Hill | Hill | 790 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Bushy Combe | Valley | 820 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Wearyall Copse | Wood | 930 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Wearyall Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Clyce Hole | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Edmund Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 15 |
7 of the postcode's 15 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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 48% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 23% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Market Place.