BS40 6DW postcode in East Harptree, Bath and North East Somerset

BS40 6DW is a postcode in East Harptree, in the Mendip ward of Bath and North East Somerset. It is in the North East Somerset and Hanham parliamentary constituency and the Avon and Somerset police force area, and has been in use since May 2023.

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. Bath and North East Somerset: 79% Typical price £635,000 Homes sold in BS40 6, last 12 months. ▲ 9.5% on the year before Nearest station Parson Street 15.0 km in a straight line

Where BS40 6DW is, and what is near it

Map of BS40 6DW and what is near it Map of BS40 6DW: its centre point, with the 139 other postcodes in the BS40 6 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BS40 6AA: also in BS40 6BS40 6AB: also in BS40 6BS40 6AD: also in BS40 6BS40 6AE: also in BS40 6BS40 6AF: also in BS40 6BS40 6AG: also in BS40 6BS40 6AH: also in BS40 6BS40 6AJ: also in BS40 6BS40 6AL: also in BS40 6BS40 6AN: also in BS40 6BS40 6AP: also in BS40 6BS40 6AQ: also in BS40 6BS40 6AR: also in BS40 6BS40 6AT: also in BS40 6BS40 6AU: also in BS40 6BS40 6AX: also in BS40 6BS40 6AY: also in BS40 6BS40 6AZ: also in BS40 6BS40 6BA: also in BS40 6BS40 6BB: also in BS40 6BS40 6BD: also in BS40 6BS40 6BE: also in BS40 6BS40 6BG: also in BS40 6BS40 6BH: also in BS40 6BS40 6BJ: also in BS40 6BS40 6BL: also in BS40 6BS40 6BN: also in BS40 6BS40 6BQ: also in BS40 6BS40 6BR: also in BS40 6BS40 6BT: also in BS40 6BS40 6BU: also in BS40 6BS40 6BW: also in BS40 6BS40 6BX: also in BS40 6BS40 6BY: also in BS40 6BS40 6BZ: also in BS40 6BS40 6DA: also in BS40 6BS40 6DJ: also in BS40 6BS40 6DL: also in BS40 6BS40 6DR: also in BS40 6BS40 6DS: also in BS40 6BS40 6EA: also in BS40 6BS40 6EB: also in BS40 6BS40 6ED: also in BS40 6BS40 6EE: also in BS40 6BS40 6EF: also in BS40 6BS40 6EG: also in BS40 6BS40 6EH: also in BS40 6BS40 6EP: also in BS40 6BS40 6EQ: also in BS40 6BS40 6ER: also in BS40 6BS40 6ES: also in BS40 6BS40 6HA: also in BS40 6BS40 6HB: also in BS40 6BS40 6HD: also in BS40 6BS40 6HF: also in BS40 6BS40 6HG: also in BS40 6BS40 6HS: also in BS40 6BS40 6HU: also in BS40 6BS40 6JW: also in BS40 6 School 4.1 km2 places, 6.4–6.6 kmElm Hayes Surgery 9.1 kmMendip BS40 6DW Map of BS40 6DW and what is near it Map of BS40 6DW: its centre point, with the 139 other postcodes in the BS40 6 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 4.1 kmMendip BS40 6DW
  • BS40 6DW
  • Other postcodes in BS40 6: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 1 bus stop
  • 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 51.2989, longitude -2.6234)

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 BS40 6DW?

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 BS40 6DW?

Every home and business at BS40 6DW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

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

Bath and North East Somerset: 79%

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

Bath and North East Somerset: 96%

The line marks the figure across Bath and North East Somerset.

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 BS40 6DW?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bath and North East Somerset Council's days for BS40 6DW today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BS40 6DW 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 BS40 6DW 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 BS40 6DW.

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 Bath and North East Somerset

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BS40 6DW: 1,443 properties in Bath and North East Somerset are at high risk (1.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Bath and North East Somerset

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 BS40 6DW 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 BS40 6DW?

Homes in BS40 6 sold for a typical £635,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 15 sales, up 9.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£635,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£580,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 9.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £787,500 8 sales
  • Semi-detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced 3 sales, too few to price

Across the whole BS40 district: a typical £465,000 from 141 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 BS40 6DW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BS40 6DW 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

What council tax band are homes near BS40 6DW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around BS40 6DW. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band F. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (38%). 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 BS40 6DW

Band D in Bath and North East Somerset for 2026‑27: £2,383. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,589 (band A) to £4,767 (band H); band F, the most common, is £3,443.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,589
Band Babout 30 (5%)£1,854
Band Cabout 90 (14%)£2,119
Band Dabout 80 (12%)£2,383
Band Eabout 130 (20%)£2,913
Band Fabout 160 (25%)£3,443
Band Gabout 120 (18%)£3,972
Band Habout 20 (3%)£4,767

When the homes were built

  1. 38% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 17% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

Averages for Bath and North East Somerset 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 BS40 6DW is in (ONS area E01014418), 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 BS40 6DW?

The nearest open schools to BS40 6DW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BS40 6DW, 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 BS40 6DW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BS40 6DW is Parson Street Rail Station, 15.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Parson Street Rail Station Railway station 15.0 kmDrive
  • Bedminster Rail Station Railway station 15.8 kmDrive

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

1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest The Clock, 266 m away.

More stations near BS40 6DW, 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 BS40 6DW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BS40 6DW, 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 BS40 6DW?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BS40 6DW 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 BS40 6DW?

The nearest to the centre of BS40 6DW, 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 BS40 6DW?

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 BS40 6DW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BS40 6DW, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • The Old Rectory Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report June 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01761 241620 4.2 kmCycle
  • Bendalls Farm Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01761 241014 4.7 kmCycle

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 vets are near BS40 6DW?

The nearest vets to the centre of BS40 6DW 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 BS40 6DW in a conservation area?

The centre of BS40 6DW is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 BS40 6DW?

Police.uk records 2 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BS40 6DW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Other theft1 report
Bicycle theft1 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 BS40 6DW

Ward
Mendip
Parish
East Harptree
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
East Harptree
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
May 2023

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.

BS40 6AT40 mBS40 6AZ60 mBS40 6BA90 mBS40 6AU120 mBS40 6AD130 mBS40 6BB140 m
All of BS40

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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