BA6
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Glastonbury, in Somerset.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BA6 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BA6, 73.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BA6 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BA6 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BA6 at a rate of 122.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 85.4 per 1,000 people across the BA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 140 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BA6.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (557), anti-social behaviour (306) and other crime (302).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BA6 was 108.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in BA6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BA6 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BA6
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendip 011A | 1,359 | 561.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 65.3% |
| Mendip 011D | 2,673 | 64.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.6% |
| Mendip 011E | 1,429 | 49.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.1% |
| Mendip 011F | 2,179 | 97.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 82.1% |
| Mendip 012A | 1,340 | 232.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.9% |
| Mendip 012B | 1,681 | 45.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 73.5% |
| Mendip 013A | 2,640 | 32.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 14.4% |
MPs for BA6
- Sarah DykeLiberal DemocratMP for Glastonbury and Somerton84% of BA6’s postcodes
- Tessa MuntLiberal DemocratMP for Wells and Mendip Hills9.4% of BA6’s postcodes
- Anna SabineLiberal DemocratMP for Frome and East Somerset6.3% of BA6’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BA61
Postcode sectors in BA63
Council1
Towns in BA61
Postcode districts next to BA68
More in the BA postcode area2
BA6 in brief
BA6 is a postcode district covering Glastonbury, in Somerset.
About 13,404 people lived in BA6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £285,000 in 2025 across 249 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 122.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BA6 was £285,000 in 2025.
BA6 had 13,371 usual residents at the census.
In BA6, 73.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BA6, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.