Parfields Yeovil, Somerset
1 address across 1 postcode (BA20), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 36610543.
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are 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 C; Band D in Somerset costs £2,561 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 94% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Yeovil Pen Mill, about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 340 m away, and Yeovil Country Park (62 hectares) is about 720 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 45 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Preston Grove Medical Centre, Yeovil, about 130 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 62% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 39 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
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band C (32% of about 660 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Richmond Villa, 27 Higher Kingston, Yeovil: up to 7 homes, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- 73-77 Hendford Hill, Yeovil: up to 13 homes, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- Land Adjacent Old Cinema Bed Centre, Yeovil: up to 6 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 street's address is about 45 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA20 2BQ | 94% | 94% | 94% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Yeovil Pen Mill 170,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Yeovil Junction 221,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Thornford 2,310 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 35 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Preston Grove Surgery Yeovil | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Yeovil | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Petters Way Car Park | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 49.2 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Preston Grove Medical Centre, Yeovil | 130 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Preston Grove Pharmacy | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest S S Dental Clinic | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Yeovil District Hospital | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Yeovil Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® 9 High Street Lloyds Bank | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,840 m² | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Yeovil Country Park 62 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,480 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,390 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 65 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman settlement remains immediately south of Westland Road, a scheduled monument, 390 m south-east. 68 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Roman settlement remains immediately south of Westland Road | Scheduled monument | 390 m south-east |
| Hendford Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Church House With Integeral Orangery | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Barwick Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Newton Surmaville | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Penn Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Penny's Hill Copse | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Yew Tree Close Covert | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Slaford Bottom | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-west |
| Coker Marsh | Wetland | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaklands Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 50 m | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Huish Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 480 m (0.3 miles) | Outstanding (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Westfield Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Preston School Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Yeovil College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Gildas Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 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 |
| Holy Trinity Church School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 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 |
| Reckleford Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 2–7 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Milford Infants' School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | 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 |
| Preston CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Milford Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| St. Michael's Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springview BA20 2DU | Other catering premises | 50 m | 5 Very good | 30 Apr 2021 |
| Cooksons Court BA20 2DT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 100 m | 5 Very good | 12 Aug 2025 |
| Carol Waterman BA20 2FQ | Retailers - other | 120 m | Exempt | |
| Sunflowers Preschool BA20 2BQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 130 m | 5 Very good | 6 Oct 2023 |
| Oaklands Community Primary School & Breakfast Club BA20 2DU | School/college/university | 160 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Oaklands Day Nursery BA20 2DU | School/college/university | 160 m | 5 Very good | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Oaklands After School and Holiday Care Club BA20 2DU | School/college/university | 160 m | 5 Very good | 6 Mar 2023 |
| Toybox Nursery BA20 2BH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 20 May 2026 |
| Westlands Entertainment Venue BA20 2DD | Other catering premises | 210 m | 5 Very good | 22 Aug 2025 |
| The Pavilion BA20 2DD | Other catering premises | 210 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jun 2021 |
| Westland Sports Bowls Club BA20 2DD | Other catering premises | 210 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jun 2026 |
| JP Trading BA20 2BA | Distributors/Transporters | 270 m | Exempt | |
| Montague's Off Licence BA20 1BW | Retailers - other | 270 m | 4 Good | 4 Jan 2023 |
| Bamboo Garden Chinese Takeaway BA20 2AD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 330 m | 5 Very good | 8 Apr 2026 |
| Grovelands BA20 2BE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 380 m | 5 Very good | 9 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 15 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Preston Court (12); On or near Westbourne Close (11); On or near Preston Grove (5); On or near Cooksons Orchard (3); On or near Parfields (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 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) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
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
- BA20 2BQ: 1 address of 26 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Cooksons Orchard · Dodham Crescent · Linden Road · Seaton Road · Grove Avenue · West Street · Westbourne Close · Parcroft Gardens · Westland Road · Orchard Street · St Andrews Road · Carisbrooke Gardens
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.