# BA6 8EJ: area report for a postcode in Somerset

BA6 8EJ is a postcode in Somerset.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Somerset. Open the map at BA6 8EJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [BA6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba6) › [BA6 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba6-8)

## Around this postcode

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 65% on July. Mendip 011F: 97 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7096,51.1499,BA68EJ
- **Castle Cary, 14 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7096,51.1499,BA68EJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7096,51.1499,BA68EJ
- **No property in BA6 8EJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.7096,51.1499,BA68EJ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Mendip 011F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7096,51.1499,BA68EJ
- **£282,498 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7096,51.1499,BA68EJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7096,51.1499,BA68EJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7096,51.1499,BA68EJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BA6 8EJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7096,51.1499,BA68EJ
- **Low road and rail noise at BA6 8EJ**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7096,51.1499,BA68EJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.7096,51.1499,BA68EJ
- **5.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7096,51.1499,BA68EJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-infants-school-e123759) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [St Dunstan's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-dunstans-school-e137202) | Secondary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 48.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-benedicts-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-junior-school-e123833) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tor School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tor-school-e134694) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | – |
| [Millfield Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millfield-preparatory-school-e123921) | Independent | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| December 2025 | £282,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £240,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £210,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2025 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2026 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2025 | £895,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: GLASTONBURY HEALTH CENTRE (260 m); GLASTONBURY SURGERY (870 m)
- Pharmacies: GLASTONBURY PHARMACY (580 m); WELL (870 m)
- Dental practices: GLASTONBURY DAC (260 m); JAMES MAIN DENTAL PARTNERSHIP (290 m); ABBEY DENTAL HEALTH CENTRE (700 m); ABBEY DENTAL HEALTH CENTRE (700 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Glastonbury (500 m, The Radstock Co-operative Society); Morrisons Glastonbury (860 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £282,498** (August 2026). Somerset’s average house price was £282,498 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,279** (2025). Full-time workers living in Somerset earned a median of £36,279 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 103rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Somerset costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 140th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.1** (2025). Somerset has a deprivation score of 19.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 143rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Mendip 011F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.8** (2025). Mendip 011F has a deprivation score of 25.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,569th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £267,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Mendip 011F was £267,500 in 2025. Joint 13,199th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,179** (2021). Mendip 011F had 2,179 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,057th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 82.1%** (January 2026). In Mendip 011F, 82.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BA6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £285,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BA6 was £285,000 in 2025. Joint 1,027th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 13,371** (2021). BA6 had 13,371 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 920th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 76%** (2022). About 76% of people in BA6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 73.9%** (January 2026). In BA6, 73.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)
- Centre: 51.1499, -2.7096

Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Glastonbury and Somerton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/glastonbury-and-somerton): Sarah Dyke (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.7096,51.1499,BA68EJ

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