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Yeovil

Yeovil is a town in Somerset, England, with a population of around 50,176. It has around 1 school, 4 GP surgeries, 4 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and around 51 restaurants and cafés, along with 21 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Yeovil Pen Mill, 2.2 km away. The average sold house price is around £312,716, and there were around 349 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 Yeovil area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Somerset area is around the average in England (IoD2025).

Council
Somerset
County
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil
Police force
Avon and Somerset
42/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 202nd of 294 English council areas — better than 31% of them.

Low crime56
Home affordability54
Affordable rents55
Good schools4
Life expectancy58
Low deprivation45
Low council tax19

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°COvercast

  • Today: 11° / 7° · 25% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:40

9h 32m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

38US 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

369 reported · August 2026▲ 9% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences124
  • Anti-social behaviour71
  • Shoplifting50
  • Criminal damage & arson40

22 stop & searches · mostly articles for use in criminal damage

Neighbourhood team: Yeovil Town · 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…
  • The above issue is a forcewide priority for Avon and Somerset Constabulary to make women feel safer walking, predominantly after dark, in…

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

355 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 315 rated 4–5 ★ (299 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Yeovil Pen Mill (1.4 km)
  • 17 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Yeovil Pen Mill (1.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£282,498 average▲ 2.8% YoY

Across Somerset · to 2026-08

Detached£459,165
Semi-detached£289,787
Terraced£235,285
Flat£136,214

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 (7.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · BP (7.4 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

13 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: Tesco Extra - Yeovil (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Gyms2
  • Sports pitches23
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

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)

A £1,707
B £1,992
C £2,276
D £2,561
E £3,130
F £3,699
G £4,268
H £5,121

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

  • In a conservation area (Yeovil)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 111 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:

  • AyeOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
  • AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading

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

  • Schools13
  • GPs & clinics5
  • Pharmacies4
  • Supermarkets7
  • Parks & greens16
  • Restaurants & cafés54

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

28,585 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

734 jobs advertised · £41,103 avg

e.g. Roadside Mechanic, Roadside Vehicle Technician, Roadside Vehicle Mechanic

Source: Adzuna

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

32% low-carbon electricity

Gas 66% · Wind 15% · Biomass 8% · Nuclear 6%

270 gCO₂/kWh · very 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

6 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in BA20

  • Preston Grove Medical Centre, Yeovil
  • Penn Hill Surgery, Yeovil
  • Diamond Health Group

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Yeovil:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Church of St John the Baptist, Yeovil · 0.1 km

    The Church of St John the Baptist in Yeovil, Somerset, is a Church of England parish church.

  • Yeovil · 0.1 km

    Yeovil is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is close to the county's southern border with Dorset, 126 miles (203 km) west of London, 42 miles (68 km) south of Bristol, 6 miles (10 km) west of Sherborne…

  • Yeovil Town House · 0.1 km

    The Town House is a municipal building in Union Street in Yeovil, Somerset, England. The building, which is the meeting place of Yeovil Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.

  • Holy Trinity Church, Yeovil · 0.2 km

    Holy Trinity Church is a former Church of England church at Yeovil, Somerset, England. The church was designed by Benjamin Ferrey and was built between 1843 and 1846. It is a Grade II listed building.

  • Huish Athletic Ground · 0.3 km

    Huish Athletic Ground, more commonly referred to as Huish, was a football stadium located in Yeovil, Somerset, England. It was the second home ground of Yeovil Town Football Club, after the Pen Mill Athletic Ground wh…

  • Yeovil Hospital · 0.4 km

    Yeovil Hospital, previously known as Yeovil District Hospital, is a hospital in Yeovil, Somerset, England, managed by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Yeovil?
Yeovil is a town in Somerset, England, in the Somerset local authority.
What is the population of Yeovil?
Yeovil has an approximate settlement population of 50,176.
How deprived is Yeovil?
The Somerset local authority, which includes Yeovil, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.