Yeovil Town

Somerset · South West · population 7,314 · 5 LSOAs

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

25Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,139 of 6,856 in England
  • #629 of 710 in South West
  • #63 of 71 in Somerset
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,216
Median age (est.)37
Density3,981per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above27%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 13%25–44 32%45–64 24%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 38%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 17%Private rent 38%

Households

One person: 42%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 11%Other: 13%
One person 42%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 11%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Elementary 16% · Caring & leisure 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Elementary16%
Caring & leisure13%
Skilled trades12%
Process & plant11%
Sales & customer service9%
Associate professional8%
Managers & directors7%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 8%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 87%Asian 8%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 39% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 27%

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 Town is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,139 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #63 of 71 in Somerset. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (59) and lowest on Crime (6). Typical homes here sold for about £177,500 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 84 sales), 38% below the wider Somerset median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,335 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 262 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 33 · #4,577
Employment 25 · #5,112
Education 27 · #4,989
Health 27 · #4,982
Crime 6 · #6,476
Housing & access 59 · #2,788
Living environment 26 · #5,036

House prices ?

£177,500median (12m) · -1.4% yr · n=84
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£177,50084-1.4%+17.9%
Detached£318,5007-1.4%+5.3%
Semi-detached£250,0007+8.7%+35.3%
Terraced£190,00044+4.7%+15.3%
Flat£94,00026-10.5%+10.6%
This area£177,500
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)£35,335±£5,030 · #4,917 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,465
Price-to-income ?5.0×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 ?

59Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

262 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,915 offences
Somerset79
South West71
England83

Rank #6,310 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences774
Theft471
Burglary48
Vehicle crime40
Criminal damage & arson120
Public order & weapons342
Drugs45
Robbery38
Other37

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 498 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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