BA12 6FE postcode in Wiltshire, England

BA12 6FE 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 2017.

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 100% 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) 6.3 km in a straight line

Where BA12 6FE is, and what is near it

Map of BA12 6FE and what is near it Map of BA12 6FE: its centre point, with the 217 other postcodes in the BA12 6 sector, 3 schools (1 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 6AS: also in BA12 6BA12 6AX: also in BA12 6BA12 6AZ: also in BA12 6BA12 6BH: also in BA12 6BA12 6BP: also in BA12 6BA12 6BQ: also in BA12 6BA12 6BX: 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 6DS: 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 6EA: also in BA12 6BA12 6EB: also in BA12 6BA12 6ED: also in BA12 6BA12 6EE: also in BA12 6BA12 6EF: also in BA12 6BA12 6EG: also in BA12 6BA12 6EH: also in BA12 6BA12 6EJ: also in BA12 6BA12 6EL: also in BA12 6BA12 6EN: also in BA12 6BA12 6EP: also in BA12 6BA12 6EQ: 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 6EX: also in BA12 6BA12 6EY: also in BA12 6BA12 6EZ: also in BA12 6BA12 6FA: also in BA12 6BA12 6FB: 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 6HG: also in BA12 6BA12 6HH: also in BA12 6BA12 6HJ: also in BA12 6BA12 6HL: also in BA12 6BA12 6HN: also in BA12 6BA12 6HP: also in BA12 6BA12 6HQ: also in BA12 6BA12 6HR: also in BA12 6BA12 6HS: also in BA12 6BA12 6HT: also in BA12 6BA12 6HU: also in BA12 6BA12 6HW: also in BA12 6BA12 6HX: also in BA12 6BA12 6HY: also in BA12 6BA12 6HZ: also in BA12 6BA12 6JA: also in BA12 6BA12 6JB: also in BA12 6BA12 6JD: also in BA12 6BA12 6JE: also in BA12 6BA12 6JF: also in BA12 6BA12 6JG: also in BA12 6BA12 6JH: also in BA12 6BA12 6JL: also in BA12 6BA12 6JN: also in BA12 6BA12 6JP: also in BA12 6BA12 6JQ: also in BA12 6BA12 6JR: also in BA12 6BA12 6JS: also in BA12 6BA12 6JW: also in BA12 6BA12 6JX: also in BA12 6BA12 6JY: also in BA12 6BA12 6JZ: also in BA12 6BA12 6LA: also in BA12 6BA12 6LB: also in BA12 6BA12 6LE: also in BA12 6BA12 6LF: also in BA12 6BA12 6LG: also in BA12 6BA12 6LJ: also in BA12 6BA12 6LL: also in BA12 6BA12 6LP: also in BA12 6BA12 6LR: also in BA12 6BA12 6LS: also in BA12 6BA12 6LT: also in BA12 6BA12 6LU: also in BA12 6BA12 6LW: also in BA12 6BA12 6LX: also in BA12 6BA12 6LY: also in BA12 6BA12 6LZ: also in BA12 6BA12 6NA: also in BA12 6BA12 6NB: also in BA12 6BA12 6ND: also in BA12 6BA12 6NG: also in BA12 6BA12 6NH: also in BA12 6BA12 6NJ: also in BA12 6BA12 6NL: also in BA12 6BA12 6NP: also in BA12 6BA12 6NQ: also in BA12 6BA12 6NU: also in BA12 6BA12 6NY: also in BA12 6BA12 6NZ: also in BA12 6BA12 6PG: also in BA12 6BA12 6PJ: also in BA12 6BA12 6PP: also in BA12 6BA12 6PQ: also in BA12 6BA12 6RT: also in BA12 6BA12 6RU: also in BA12 6 Silton Surgery 2.5 kmBruton station 11.3 kmMere BA12 6FE Map of BA12 6FE and what is near it Map of BA12 6FE: its centre point, with the 217 other postcodes in the BA12 6 sector, 3 schools (1 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 1 km. 3 places, 5.9–6.3 kmBruton station 11.3 kmMere BA12 6FE
  • BA12 6FE
  • 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 51.0899, longitude -2.2883)

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 6FE?

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 6FE?

Every home and business at BA12 6FE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Wiltshire: 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Wiltshire: 97%

The line marks the figure across Wiltshire.

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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 6FE?

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

Check the bin days for BA12 6FE 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 6FE 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 6FE.

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 6FE: 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 6FE is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 10:26 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 10:26 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BA12 6FE?

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 6FE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BA12 6FE from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

Food hygiene ratings at BA12 6FE

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BA12 6FE. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BA12 6FE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 890 homes in the neighbourhood around BA12 6FE. 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 6FE

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 6FE 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 6FE?

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

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BA12 6FE, 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 6FE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BA12 6FE is Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station, 6.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station Railway station 6.3 kmDrive
  • Bruton Rail Station Railway station 11.3 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 6FE, 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 6FE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BA12 6FE, 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 6FE?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BA12 6FE 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.

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

Which dentists are near BA12 6FE?

The nearest to the centre of BA12 6FE, 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 6FE?

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 6FE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BA12 6FE, 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 6FE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BA12 6FE, 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 6FE?

The nearest vets to the centre of BA12 6FE 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 6FE in a conservation area?

The centre of BA12 6FE 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 6FE?

Police.uk records 4 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BA12 6FE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Vehicle crime3 reports
Shoplifting1 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 6FE

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 2017

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

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BA12 6LA430 mBA12 6LG540 mBA12 6LF560 mBA12 6LB570 mBA12 6LS600 mBA12 6JS630 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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