BA21 3RB Somerset
Live postcode, introduced December 1999. Ward: Brympton. Region: South West.
Streets
- Muchelney Way, Yeovil: 38 addresses
- Westminster, Yeovil: 3 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 B (31% of about 700 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
- Brunel House, Mead Avenue, Houndstone Business Park: up to 24 homes, permissioned (480 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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.
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 | 4.1 km |
| Yeovil Junction 221,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Thornford 2,310 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Copse Road Houndstone | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Yeovil | 3.2 km |
| Car parks | Petters Way Car Park | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 48.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Preston Grove Medical Centre, Yeovil | 2.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | S S Dental Clinic | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Yeovil District Hospital | 2.6 km |
| Police station | Yeovil Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | Lloyds Bank Lloyds Bank Business | 890 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Oak Tree Park 5.1 ha | 110 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 910 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,210 m² | 690 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,210 m² | 940 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 6.2 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 76% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Muchelney Way.