# BA20

Postcode district covering Yeovil and Preston Plucknett, in Somerset.

BA20 is a postcode district covering Yeovil and Preston Plucknett, in Somerset. Median sale price £260,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 234.5 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code BA20. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [BA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BA20 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba20#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba20#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba20#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba20#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=BA20) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in BA20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=BA20) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 167 homes were sold in BA20 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=BA20) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for BA20.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=BA20) (Census 2021, England and Wales): BA20 had 11,836 usual residents at the census.

## How BA20 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | BA20 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £260,000 | 2nd cheapest | 19 postcode districts, BA · 2025 |
| Population | 11,836 | 5th least populated | 19 postcode districts, BA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 19 postcode districts, BA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.4% | 2nd highest | 19 postcode districts, BA · Jan 2026 |

## Is BA20 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BA20 at a rate of 234.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 85.4 per 1,000 people across the BA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 257 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BA20.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (849), shoplifting (595) and anti-social behaviour (533).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BA20 was 214.5 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in BA20, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BA20 has no single figure. Of its 8 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in BA20

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Somerset 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01035125) | 1,116 | 1,177.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 73.4% |
| [South Somerset 015F](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01035126) | 1,120 | 188.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.8% |
| [South Somerset 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029241) | 2,187 | 102.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| [South Somerset 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029245) | 2,231 | 151.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.1% |
| [South Somerset 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029246) | 1,438 | 118.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.4% |
| [South Somerset 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029242) | 1,446 | 104.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.9% |
| [South Somerset 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029243) | 1,571 | 66.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.8% |
| [South Somerset 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029244) | 1,472 | 13.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |

## 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.

## Middle areas in BA20

[Yeovil Preston Plucknett](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/yeovil-preston-plucknett), [Yeovil South](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/yeovil-south)

## Postcode sectors in BA20

[BA20 1 (190 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba20-1), [BA20 2 (285 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba20-2), [BA20 9 (15 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba20-9)

## Council

[Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)

## Towns in BA20

[Yeovil](https://openindex.co.uk/town/yeovil)

## Postcode districts next to BA20

[BA21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba21), [BA22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba22)

## Nearest rail stations

[Yeovil Pen Mill (2.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6134,50.9445), [Yeovil Junction (2.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6125,50.9248), [Thornford (5.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.5790,50.9106)

## More in the BA postcode area

[All BA postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## BA20 in brief

BA20 is a postcode district covering Yeovil and Preston Plucknett, in Somerset.
About 12,209 people lived in BA20 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £260,000 in 2025 across 167 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 234.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BA20 was £260,000 in 2025.
BA20 had 11,836 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in BA20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BA20, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: BA20
- Postcode area: [BA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba)
- Constituency: [Yeovil †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/yeovil)
- Council: [Somerset †](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)
- Area: 5.78 km²
- People, mid-2024: 12,209*
- Neighbourhoods: 8
- Output areas: 38

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[BA22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba22), [BA21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba21)

## Latest updates for BA20

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/BA20

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba20, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba20#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba20