Foxes Rest Yeovil, Somerset
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (BA21), about 120 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 36618854.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (C: 12).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Somerset costs £2,561 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Yeovil Pen Mill, about 3.1 km (1.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 310 m away, and Oak Tree Park (5.1 hectares) is about 660 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 79 to 83 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Preston Grove Medical Centre, Yeovil, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 610 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 59% of households owned their home and 21% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 151 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 79 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (6); House, end-terrace (6). Built: 2010 (7); 2007-2011 (5). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (56% of about 1,310 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA21 3FH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BA21 3HW | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 79 m and 83 m above sea level (80 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA21 3FH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BA21 3HW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Yeovil Pen Mill 170,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Yeovil Junction 221,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Thornford 2,310 journeys in 2024–25 | 7 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 76 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Foxes Rest Summerlands | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Yeovil | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Petters Way Car Park | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 48.3 km (30 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Preston Grove Medical Centre, Yeovil | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest S S Dental Clinic | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Yeovil District Hospital | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Yeovil Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Westfield - Yeovil, Westfield | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 900 m² | 310 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Oak Tree Park 5.1 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,210 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,210 m² | 60 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 6.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Abbey Barn, a listed building (Grade I), 740 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey Barn | Listed building, Grade I | 740 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Abbey Farm House | Listed building, Grade I | 750 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Church of St James With Its South Boundary Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Church Cross in Churchyard of St James' Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Roman settlement remains immediately south of Westland Road | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-east |
| BRYMPTON d'EVERCY | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Longcroft Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Vagg Copse | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Penn Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) east |
| Combe Bottom | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 13 |
1 of the street's 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Somerset: see them on the Somerset page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Preston School Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Preston CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Oaklands Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Yeovil College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Huish Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Milford Infants' School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Milford Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Kingfisher Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Holy Trinity Church School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Gildas Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| abm Catering @ Westfield Academy BA21 3EP | School/college/university | 390 m | 5 Very good | 1 Oct 2024 |
| Next Thing Education Camps Ltd BA21 3EP | School/college/university | 390 m | 5 Very good | 8 Apr 2025 |
| West Abbey Care Centre BA21 3UA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 90 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 17 |
| Public order | 17 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near St Patrick'S Road (40); On or near St Anne'S Gardens (29); On or near Perrythorne Park (27); On or near Freedom Avenue (15); On or near Abbey Road (13).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 4 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Freedom Avenue · Abbots Way · Perrythorne Park · Fosse Close · Abbey Road · Monks Dale · Fosse Way · Ermine Street · Shelley Close · St Patrick's Road · Friars Avenue · Watling Street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.