BA21 4PZ Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Yeovil Central. Region: South West.
Streets
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 (69% 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
- 103-107 Highfield Road, Yeovil: up to 14 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Richmond Villa, 27 Higher Kingston, Yeovil: up to 7 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- Land At Grimsby Corner, Earle Street, Yeovil: up to 48 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- Land Adjacent Old Cinema Bed Centre, Yeovil: up to 6 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- Land Between, Victoria Road, Cromwell Road And Lyde Road: up to 24 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 27 addresses are between 71 m and 83 m above sea level (77 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 | 1.2 km |
| Yeovil Junction 221,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Thornford 2,310 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 88 within 800 m; nearest Milford Church Yeovil | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Yeovil | 900 m |
| Car parks | Market Street Car Park | 830 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 48.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oaklands Surgery | 820 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 760 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Yeovil Dental Practice | 910 m |
| Hospital | Yeovil District Hospital | 800 m |
| Police station | Yeovil Police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Yeovil St Michaels Avenue, St Michaels Avenue Cashzone | 420 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,700 m² | 60 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 4.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Baptist, a listed building (Grade I), 1.0 km south. 40 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km south |
| Roman settlement remains immediately south of Westland Road | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Newton Surmaville | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south |
| Barwick Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wyndham Hill | Hill | 950 m south-east |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-east |
| Penn Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south |
| Longcroft Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Penny's Hill Copse | Wood | 1.6 km south |
| Combe Bottom | Valley | 1.9 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 27 | 27 |
None of the postcode's 27 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.