# BA21 3AQ: area report for a postcode in Somerset

BA21 3AQ 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 BA21 3AQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [BA21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba21) › [BA21 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba21-3)

## Around this postcode

- **27 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 29% on July. South Somerset 016C: 119 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime#around=-2.6433,50.9460,BA213AQ
- **Yeovil Pen Mill, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations#around=-2.6433,50.9460,BA213AQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools#around=-2.6433,50.9460,BA213AQ
- **No property in BA21 3AQ 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=-2.6433,50.9460,BA213AQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, South Somerset 016C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england#around=-2.6433,50.9460,BA213AQ
- **£282,498 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices#around=-2.6433,50.9460,BA213AQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices#around=-2.6433,50.9460,BA213AQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets#around=-2.6433,50.9460,BA213AQ
- **85.7% can get gigabit broadband at BA21 3AQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode#around=-2.6433,50.9460,BA213AQ
- **Low road and rail noise at BA21 3AQ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode#around=-2.6433,50.9460,BA213AQ
- **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=-2.6433,50.9460,BA213AQ
- **6.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide#around=-2.6433,50.9460,BA213AQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Huish Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/huish-primary-school-e140455) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Yeovil College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yeovil-college-e130805) | Sixth form and further education | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Oaklands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oaklands-primary-school-e135612) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westfield-academy-e137203) | Secondary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Gildas Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gildas-catholic-primary-school-e148952) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Preston School Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/preston-school-academy-e136894) | Secondary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 48.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Milford Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milford-infants-school-e123724) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Milford Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milford-junior-school-e147420) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £700,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2024 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2026 | £99,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| August 2026 | £232,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2025 | £75,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| March 2026 | £287,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PRESTON GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE, YEOVIL (470 m); DIAMOND HEALTH GROUP (970 m)
- Pharmacies: PRESTON GROVE PHARMACY (470 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (600 m); MARSH LANE PHARMACY (670 m); MARSH LANE PHARMACY (670 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (940 m)
- Dental practices: S S DENTAL CLINIC (340 m); THE HIGH STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (760 m); RESOLUTION TREATMENT CENTRE (820 m); HENDFORD DENTAL SURGERY (820 m); COLOSSEUM DENTAL (YEOVIL) (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Yeovil Extra (610 m, Tesco); Co-op Westfield - Yeovil (670 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Ilchester Rd Express (740 m, Tesco); M&S Yeovil (960 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £282,498** (August 2026). Somerset’s average house price was £282,498 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 140th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 016C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.4** (2025). South Somerset 016C has a deprivation score of 9.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,972nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Somerset 016C was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 9,935th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,438** (2021). South Somerset 016C had 1,438 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,958th 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: 99.4%** (January 2026). In South Somerset 016C, 99.4% 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.

## BA21 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BA21 was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 517th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,524** (2021). BA21 had 35,524 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 630th most 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: 39%** (2022). About 39% of people in BA21 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: 98.2%** (January 2026). In BA21, 98.2% 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: 50.9460, -2.6433

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), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [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=-2.6433,50.9460,BA213AQ

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba21-3aq