BA21 3AU Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1991. Ward: Yeovil Central. Region: South West.
Streets
- Coverdale Court, Summerlands: 15 addresses
- Preston Road, Yeovil: 2 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Somerset in 2026-27: Band D £2,561 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,707 | £1,992 | £2,276 | £2,561 | £3,130 | £3,699 | £4,268 | £5,121 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (32% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Richmond Villa, 27 Higher Kingston, Yeovil: up to 7 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- Land Adjacent Old Cinema Bed Centre, Yeovil: up to 6 homes, permissioned (910 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 17 addresses are between 67 m and 69 m above sea level (68 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Yeovil Pen Mill 170,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km |
| Yeovil Junction 221,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Thornford 2,310 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 58 within 800 m; nearest British Legion Summerlands | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Yeovil | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | Market Street Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 48.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Preston Grove Medical Centre, Yeovil | 550 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Preston Grove Pharmacy | 550 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest S S Dental Clinic | 290 m |
| Hospital | Yeovil District Hospital | 690 m |
| Police station | Yeovil Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Westfield - Yeovil, Westfield | 570 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Sidney Gardens 1.2 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,480 m² | 190 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,560 m² | 870 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 2.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman settlement remains immediately south of Westland Road, a scheduled monument, 890 m south. 59 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roman settlement remains immediately south of Westland Road | Scheduled monument | 890 m south |
| Church House With Integeral Orangery | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m south-east |
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km south-east |
| Newton Surmaville | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km south-east |
| Barwick Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Penn Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south-east |
| Penny's Hill Copse | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| Longcroft Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km east |
| Combe Bottom | Valley | 3.0 km north-east |
| Coker Marsh | Wetland | 4.6 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 33% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Coverdale Court.