BA12 6BD postcode in Wiltshire, England

BA12 6BD is a postcode in Wiltshire, in the Mere ward. It is in the South West Wiltshire parliamentary constituency and the Wiltshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Wiltshire: 77% Typical price £380,000 Homes sold in BA12 6, last 12 months. ▲ 2.2% on the year before Nearest station Gillingham (Dorset) 5.7 km in a straight line

Where BA12 6BD is, and what is near it

Map of BA12 6BD and what is near it Map of BA12 6BD: its centre point, with the 217 other postcodes in the BA12 6 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BA12 6AB: also in BA12 6BA12 6AR: also in BA12 6BA12 6BA: also in BA12 6BA12 6BB: also in BA12 6BA12 6BE: also in BA12 6BA12 6BG: also in BA12 6BA12 6BH: also in BA12 6BA12 6BL: also in BA12 6BA12 6BN: also in BA12 6BA12 6BP: also in BA12 6BA12 6BR: also in BA12 6BA12 6BU: also in BA12 6BA12 6BW: also in BA12 6BA12 6BX: also in BA12 6BA12 6BY: also in BA12 6BA12 6BZ: also in BA12 6BA12 6DA: also in BA12 6BA12 6DB: also in BA12 6BA12 6DD: also in BA12 6BA12 6DE: also in BA12 6BA12 6DF: also in BA12 6BA12 6DG: also in BA12 6BA12 6DH: also in BA12 6BA12 6DJ: also in BA12 6BA12 6DL: also in BA12 6BA12 6DN: also in BA12 6BA12 6DQ: also in BA12 6BA12 6DR: also in BA12 6BA12 6DT: also in BA12 6BA12 6DW: also in BA12 6BA12 6DX: also in BA12 6BA12 6DY: also in BA12 6BA12 6DZ: also in BA12 6BA12 6EF: also in BA12 6BA12 6EL: also in BA12 6BA12 6EN: also in BA12 6BA12 6ER: also in BA12 6BA12 6ES: also in BA12 6BA12 6ET: also in BA12 6BA12 6EU: also in BA12 6BA12 6EW: also in BA12 6BA12 6EY: also in BA12 6BA12 6FA: also in BA12 6BA12 6FD: also in BA12 6BA12 6FF: also in BA12 6BA12 6FG: also in BA12 6BA12 6FJ: also in BA12 6BA12 6FL: also in BA12 6BA12 6FN: also in BA12 6BA12 6FP: also in BA12 6BA12 6FQ: also in BA12 6BA12 6FR: also in BA12 6BA12 6FS: also in BA12 6BA12 6HA: also in BA12 6BA12 6HB: also in BA12 6BA12 6HD: also in BA12 6BA12 6HE: also in BA12 6BA12 6HF: also in BA12 6BA12 6HH: also in BA12 6BA12 6HJ: also in BA12 6BA12 6HU: also in BA12 6BA12 6HY: also in BA12 6BA12 6HZ: also in BA12 6BA12 6JT: also in BA12 6BA12 6JU: also in BA12 6BA12 6PP: also in BA12 6 School 3.8 kmSilton Surgery 4.8 km3 places, 5.2–5.7 kmTisbury station 12.1 kmMere BA12 6BD Map of BA12 6BD and what is near it Map of BA12 6BD: its centre point, with the 217 other postcodes in the BA12 6 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Silton Surgery 4.8 km3 places, 5.2–5.7 kmMere BA12 6BD
  • BA12 6BD
  • Other postcodes in BA12 6: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.0829, longitude -2.2486)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BA12 6BD?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BA12 6BD?

29% of the homes and businesses at BA12 6BD can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and none gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Wiltshire: 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)29% can get it

Wiltshire: 97%

The line marks the figure across Wiltshire.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at BA12 6BD?

BinDayBuddy has not read Wiltshire Council's days for BA12 6BD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BA12 6BD on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BA12 6BD at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BA12 6BD.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Wiltshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BA12 6BD: 5,934 properties in Wiltshire are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for Wiltshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BA12 6BD is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BA12 6BD?

Homes in BA12 6 sold for a typical £380,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 55 sales, up 2.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£380,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£372,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £485,000 29 sales
  • Semi-detached £312,250 8 sales
  • Terraced £297,500 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BA12 district: a typical £300,000 from 384 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in BA12 6BD

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in BA12 6BD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 15 January 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BA12 6BD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 890 homes in the neighbourhood around BA12 6BD. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (25%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BA12 6BD

Band D in Wiltshire for 2026‑27: £2,572. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,715 (band A) to £5,144 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,286.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (4%)£1,715
Band Babout 50 (6%)£2,000
Band Cabout 270 (30%)£2,286
Band Dabout 230 (26%)£2,572
Band Eabout 150 (17%)£3,143
Band Fabout 70 (8%)£3,715
Band Gabout 70 (8%)£4,286
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,144

When the homes were built

  1. 25% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 22% 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 15% 2020 or later

Averages for Wiltshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BA12 6BD is in (ONS area E01032035), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BA12 6BD?

The nearest open schools to BA12 6BD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BA12 6BD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BA12 6BD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BA12 6BD is Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station, 5.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station Railway station 5.7 kmDrive
  • Tisbury Rail Station Railway station 12.1 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near BA12 6BD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BA12 6BD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BA12 6BD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BA12 6BD?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BA12 6BD on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BA12 6BD?

The nearest to the centre of BA12 6BD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BA12 6BD?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BA12 6BD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BA12 6BD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BA12 6BD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BA12 6BD, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BA12 6BD?

The nearest vets to the centre of BA12 6BD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BA12 6BD in a conservation area?

The centre of BA12 6BD is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BA12 6BD?

Police.uk records 9 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BA12 6BD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences4 reports
Public order2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Burglary1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BA12 6BD

Ward
Mere
Parish
Mere
Region
South West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

BA12 6BB220 mBA12 6BW640 mBA12 6BN670 mBA12 6BU720 mBA12 6BE750 mBA12 6AR750 m
All of BA12

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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