# BA20 1QR: area report for a postcode in Somerset

BA20 1QR is a postcode in Somerset.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Somerset. Open the map at BA20 1QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [BA20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba20) › [BA20 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba20-1)

## Around this postcode

- **141 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 9% on July. South Somerset 015F: 188 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6308,50.9403,BA201QR
- **Yeovil Pen Mill, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6308,50.9403,BA201QR
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6308,50.9403,BA201QR
- **No property in BA20 1QR listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.6308,50.9403,BA201QR
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, South Somerset 015F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6308,50.9403,BA201QR
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6308,50.9403,BA201QR
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6308,50.9403,BA201QR
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6308,50.9403,BA201QR
- **99% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.6308,50.9403,BA201QR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BA20 1QR**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6308,50.9403,BA201QR
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.6308,50.9403,BA201QR
- **6.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6308,50.9403,BA201QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Gildas Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gildas-catholic-primary-school-e148952) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Reckleford Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reckleford-infant-school-and-nursery-e123726) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | – |
| [Huish Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/huish-primary-school-e140455) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St. Michael's Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-academy-e138843) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Yeovil College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yeovil-college-e130805) | Sixth form and further education | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pen-mill-infant-and-nursery-academy-e150875) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Oaklands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oaklands-primary-school-e135612) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Milford Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milford-infants-school-e123724) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £92,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| July 2023 | £45,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| September 2024 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £112,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| February 2024 | £125,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| October 2023 | £280,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| June 2023 | £140,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| September 2025 | £465,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PENN HILL SURGERY, YEOVIL (160 m); DIAMOND HEALTH GROUP (540 m); PRESTON GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE, YEOVIL (960 m)
- Pharmacies: PENN HILL PHARMACY (100 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (140 m); BOOTS (160 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (500 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (540 m)
- Dental practices: TRINITY HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (70 m); BROADWAY HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (70 m); PENN HILL DENTAL SURGERY (110 m); COLOSSEUM DENTAL (YEOVIL) (210 m); RESOLUTION TREATMENT CENTRE (270 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Yeovil (160 m, Marks and Spencer); Spar - Yeovil Motors (430 m, Spar); Tesco Yeovil Extra (490 m, Tesco); Farmfoods Yeovil (560 m, Farmfoods); Aldi Yeovil (610 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £282,062** (July 2026). Somerset’s average house price was £282,062 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,279** (2025). Full-time workers living in Somerset earned a median of £36,279 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 103rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Somerset costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 143rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.1** (2025). Somerset has a deprivation score of 19.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 143rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## South Somerset 015F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 39.9** (2025). South Somerset 015F has a deprivation score of 39.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,586th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,120** (2021). South Somerset 015F had 1,120 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,640th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.8%** (January 2026). In South Somerset 015F, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 8.4%** (August 2026). In South Somerset 015F, 8.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## BA20 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £260,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BA20 was £260,000 in 2025. Joint 829th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 11,836** (2021). BA20 had 11,836 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 829th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in BA20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.4%** (January 2026). In BA20, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)
- Centre: 50.9403, -2.6308

Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Yeovil](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/yeovil): Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.6308,50.9403,BA201QR

## How to cite

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