BA6 postcode area guide — Somerset
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BA6 postcode district in Somerset — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BA6
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
85.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
60.8%
Gigabit-capable
58.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.6%
Broadband availability in the BA6 postcode district (Somerset) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 542 postcodes Ofcom measures in BA6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 85.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 58.7%.
Around 0.6% of premises in BA6 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in BA6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BA6 8AA | 100% | 100% |
| BA6 8AB | 97.7% | 67.4% |
| BA6 8AD | 100% | 95.8% |
| BA6 8AE | 100% | 85.7% |
| BA6 8AF | 100% | 100% |
| BA6 8AG | 100% | 100% |
| BA6 8AH | 100% | 100% |
| BA6 8AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BA6 8AL | 100% | 87.2% |
| BA6 8AN | 100% | 58.3% |
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Mobile signal around Somerset
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Somerset district (287,293 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
79.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
98%
5G outdoors — all networks
1.6%
Voice indoors — all networks
85.8%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in BA6
Police recorded 103 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BA6 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 27 | 26.2% |
| Shoplifting | 21 | 20.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 20 | 19.4% |
| Public order | 14 | 13.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 11 | 10.7% |
| Other theft | 5 | 4.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 1.9% |
| Burglary | 1 | 1.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in BA6
Based on 163 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BA6 is £280,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£280,000).
Detached
£450,000
49 sales
Semi-detached
£275,000
33 sales
Terraced
£250,000
55 sales
Flat / maisonette
£147,500
19 sales
Latest recorded sales in BA6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2026 | £950,000 | Detached | BA6 8LH | |
| 20 May 2026 | £765,000 | Detached | Glastonbury Road | BA6 9SN |
| 13 May 2026 | £812,500 | Detached | Wellhouse Lane | BA6 8BL |
| 13 May 2026 | £135,000 | Flat | Sedgemoor Way | BA6 9LW |
| 7 May 2026 | £253,000 | Terraced | Newtown | BA6 8NN |
| 1 May 2026 | £257,000 | Terraced | Fairfield Gardens | BA6 9NH |
| 1 May 2026 | £340,000 | Semi-detached | Bushy Coombe Gardens | BA6 8JT |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £570,000 | Detached | Archbishop Close | BA6 8NZ |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached | Ferryman Road | BA6 9BW |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £385,000 | Detached | Oxenpill | BA6 9TQ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Somerset demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Somerset district (571,548 residents, 250,124 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.9% |
| 15–29 | 19.8% |
| 30–44 | 16.9% |
| 45–64 | 21.6% |
| 65+ | 24.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67.5% |
| Private rented | 17.8% |
| Social rented | 8.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around BA6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Dunstan's School | Secondary | 11–16 | 529 | BA6 9BY |
| Millfield Preparatory School | Not applicable | 2–13 | 435 | BA6 8LD |
| St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 236 | BA6 9EX |
| West Pennard Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 219 | BA6 8NT |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants School | Primary | 2–7 | 184 | BA6 9DR |
| Meare Village Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 100 | BA6 9SP |
| Butleigh Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 98 | BA6 8SX |
| Baltonsborough Church of England VC Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 70 | BA6 8PX |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in BA6
162 rated food businesses operate in BA6. 133 hold the top rating of 5, 23 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbey House, Abbey Tea Rooms And Restaurant, Abbey Yard Cafe, Acacia Cuisine, Academies for Character and Excellence (ACE).
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BA6
From a sample of 84 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 BA6 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
31%
Band C
14%
Band D
32%
Band E
19%
Band F
2%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Somerset
Landlines around BA6 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.