Yeovil South

Somerset · South West · population 6,669 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

89Area Score / 100 ?
  • #752 of 6,856 in England
  • #57 of 710 in South West
  • #3 of 71 in Somerset
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,482
Median age (est.)47
Density1,773per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above29%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 27%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 6%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 6%Other: 18%
One person 29%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 6%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 14% · Skilled trades 14%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades14%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 36% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Yeovil South is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #752 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 71 in Somerset. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (95) and lowest on Housing & access (42). Typical homes here sold for about £269,000 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 118 sales), 6% below the wider Somerset median of £285,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #205 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £40,429 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 54 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 87 · #876
Employment 80 · #1,396
Education 79 · #1,431
Health 77 · #1,561
Crime 95 · #334
Housing & access 42 · #3,947
Living environment 84 · #1,115

House prices ?

£269,000median (12m) · +5.5% yr · n=118
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£269,000118+5.5%+19.6%
Detached£395,00047+1.0%+17.9%
Semi-detached£256,00036+1.4%+16.4%
Terraced£212,50026-2.6%+2.0%
Flat£150,0009-15.3%
This area£269,000
Somerset£285,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£40,429±£5,811 · #3,299 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,741
Price-to-income ?6.7×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

97Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

54 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 362 offences
Somerset79
South West71
England83

Rank #2,431 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences188
Theft59
Burglary18
Vehicle crime19
Criminal damage & arson20
Public order & weapons43
Drugs4
Robbery7
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 45 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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