BA21 postcode area · Yeovil

The BA21 postcode district covers Yeovil and spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dorset, Somerset. Area Scores range from 23 to 80 across them. Every full BA21 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BA21 district contains both ends of the scale: Yeovil Lufton & Hollands at 80 out of 100 (#1,355 of 6,856 in England) against Yeovil Milford Park at 23, a 57-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £177,500 in Yeovil Town to £430,000 in Yetminster, Bradford Abbas & Longburton — a 2.4× gap within the BA21 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Dorset and Somerset — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,367a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime84per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied64%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the BA21 district

£225,000median home sold over the past year · +18.4% over 5 years · -2.4% over the year · 469 sales
Detached£347,000
Semi-detached£240,000
Terraced£200,000
Flat£115,000
Somerset£285,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Yeovil Lufton & HollandsSomerset 1,35580 £296,000
Yeovil North EastSomerset 2,48664 £225,000
Yeovil Preston PlucknettSomerset 2,91857 £245,000
Yetminster, Bradford Abbas & LongburtonDorset 2,92557 £430,000
Ilchester, Sparkford & MudfordSomerset 2,93257 £247,500
Ham Hill & MerriottSomerset 3,52848 £317,000
Yeovil LarkhillSomerset 4,45435 £214,000
Yeovil TownSomerset 5,13925 £177,500
Yeovil Milford ParkSomerset 5,24923 £220,000

People living in BA21 Census 2021

Residents68,437
Median age (est.)43
Density216per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above29%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 16%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 30%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Skilled trades 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary11%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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.

Towns & places in BA21

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BA21 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BA21.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.