BA6 9LB Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Glastonbury. Region: South West.
Streets
- Paradise Road, Glastonbury: 25 addresses
- Northload 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 B (43% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- 23, NORTHLOAD BRIDGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Garage site, Frogmore, Street Road, Glastonbury: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (740 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 26 addresses are between 8 m and 14 m above sea level (11 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 | 15.1 km |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Bligh Bond Road Northload Bridge | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Park Street | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Butt Close Car Park | 610 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 580 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 25.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Glastonbury Surgery | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbey Dental Health Centre | 510 m |
| Hospital | West Mendip Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Street Police Station | 3.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Abbey Convenience Store Cashzone | 510 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Wirrall Park 5.8 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 460 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 390 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 7.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is George Hotel Pilgrims Inn, a listed building (Grade I), 430 m south-east. 127 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| George Hotel Pilgrims Inn | Listed building, Grade I | 430 m south-east |
| The Tribunal | Scheduled monument | 450 m south-east |
| Church of St Benedict | Listed building, Grade I | 450 m south-east |
| The Tribunal | Listed building, Grade I | 460 m south-east |
| Abbey Gatehouse, Including the Porters' Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m south-east |
| Part of the Hospital of St Mary Magdalene, Magdalene Street | Scheduled monument | 670 m south-east |
| Glastonbury Abbey | Scheduled monument | 750 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wearyall Copse | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| Wearyall Hill | Hill | 1.1 km south |
| Bushy Combe | Valley | 1.2 km east |
| Chalice Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south-east |
| Edmund Hill | Hill | 1.3 km north-east |
| Clyce Hole | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 26 |
19 of the postcode's 26 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Paradise Road.