Barwick and Stoford
Barwick and Stoford is a village in Somerset, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has around 1 restaurant or café and is served by Yeovil Junction railway station, located 0.8 km away. There were around 11 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Barwick and Stoford area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Somerset area is around the average in England (IoD2025).
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 202nd of 294 English council areas — better than 31% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 90% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
8°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 10° / 6° · 41% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 5° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:38
9h 29m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 5.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
8 reported · August 2026▼ 53% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences4
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Criminal damage & arson1
Neighbourhood team: Yeovil Rural · Avon And Somerset
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social Behaviour (ASB) can have a devastating impact on individuals as well as our local community, and everyone has the right to fe…
- We’re asking our rural communities across the Yeovil area to be alert to potential poaching activity. Poaching is illegal and can lead to…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
856 reported road collisions (2025)
248 killed or seriously injured · 1,148 casualties · 15 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
237 food businesses within 2 miles
- 208 rated 4–5 ★ (196 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Yeovil Junction (0.8 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Yeovil Junction (0.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£282,498 average▲ 2.8% YoY
Across Somerset · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,016 average monthly rent▲ 6.2% YoY
- 1 bed £692
- 2 bed £913
- 3 bed £1,135
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
8.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.0 times median annual pay (7.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
8,075 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · BP (7.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · BP (7.2 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
12 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: Stars Lane Car Park (2.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches8
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Somerset Council joins £9.8 million robotics project to help businesses innovate and grow· 4 Nov 2026
- Share your views on Wellington improvements· 4 Nov 2026
- Share your experience of SEND services with Ofsted· 4 Nov 2026
- Somerset celebrates care leavers and calls on communities to Wear It Blue this November· 4 Nov 2026
- Ham Hill Visitor Centre celebrates regional building excellence award success· 3 Nov 2026
Source: Somerset Council
Population
571,548 residents in Somerset
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK25,114
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK20,841
- Net moves+4,273
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 134 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,561 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (27% of 272,060)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
306 schools · 76,894 pupils
218 primary · 28 secondary · 60 other
Ofsted: 100 of 137 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (73%)
264 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- The Castle SchoolOutstanding
- Buckler's Mead SchoolGood
- Court Fields SchoolGood
- Haygrove SchoolGood
- Holyrood AcademyGood
- Preston School AcademyGood
- Sexey's SchoolGood
- St Dunstan's SchoolGood
- The King Alfred SchoolGood
- WhitstoneGood
- Ansford AcademyRequires improvement
- West Somerset CollegeRequires improvement
- Huish Episcopi AcademyInadequate
- Monkton Wood AcademyInadequate
- Bishop Fox's School
- Brymore Academy
- Chilton Trinity School
- Crispin School Academy
- Frome Community College
- King Arthur's School
- Kingsmead Academy
- Pyrland School
- Robert Blake Academy
- Stanchester Academy
- The Blue School
- The Kings of Wessex Academy
- Wadham School
- Westfield Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Somerset
Care & health services
555 CQC-registered services
- Care homes197
- GP practices73
- Dentists106
- Homecare agencies126
- Hospitals & hospices25
CQC ratings: 94% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Somerset
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 44 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
762 applications decided
89% granted · 678 granted, 84 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Adam Dance
Liberal Democrat
Yeovil
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Lab 5
- Con 31
- LD 61
- Grn 5
- Ref 2
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
28,585 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£711 median full-time weekly pay
2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£25,473 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
58% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 50,033 certificates
10.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
50% low-carbon electricity
Gas 47% · Wind 28% · Biomass 12% · Nuclear 10%
200 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 80.6 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 63 women · 62.8 men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in BA22
- Heron Medical Centre
- Queen Camel Medical Centre
- West Coker Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Yeovil:
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death214 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases210 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND201 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks188 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately170 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Barwick, Somerset · 0.5 km
Barwick is a village and parish in Somerset, England, about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Yeovil and on the border with Dorset. The parish, which includes the village of Stoford, has a population of 1,221.
Yeovil Junction railway station · 0.8 kmYeovil Junction is the busier, but less central, of two railway stations serving the town of Yeovil, in Somerset, England; the other is Yeovil Pen Mill. The station is sited 2 miles (3.2 km) outside the town, in the v…
Church of St Mary Magdalene, Barwick · 0.9 kmThe Anglican Church of St Mary Magdalene in Barwick, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Clifton Maybank · 1.1 kmClifton Maybank is a hamlet and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It is located about a mile southwest of the village of Bradford Abbas. It is known for Clifton Maybank House, a country house with survivin…
Newton Surmaville · 1.8 kmNewton Surmaville is a 15,129-square-foot (1,405.5 m2) stately home with gardens and a park south of Yeovil, Somerset in the district of South Somerset, in England. It lies just outside the town in the parish of Barwick.
Bradford Abbas · 2.4 kmBradford Abbas is a village and civil parish in north-west Dorset, England, on the border with Somerset. The village is 3 miles (5 km) south-east of Yeovil and 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Sherborne. The parish includ…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Barwick and Stoford?
- Barwick and Stoford is a town in Somerset, England, in the Somerset local authority.
- How deprived is Barwick and Stoford?
- The Somerset local authority, which includes Barwick and Stoford, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.