# BA21 4JR: area report for a postcode in Somerset

BA21 4JR 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 4JR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [BA21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba21) › [BA21 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba21-4)

## Around this postcode

- **25 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 22% on July. South Somerset 014A: 194 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6347,50.9496,BA214JR
- **Yeovil Pen Mill, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6347,50.9496,BA214JR
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6347,50.9496,BA214JR
- **No property in BA21 4JR 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=-2.6347,50.9496,BA214JR
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, South Somerset 014A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6347,50.9496,BA214JR
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6347,50.9496,BA214JR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6347,50.9496,BA214JR
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6347,50.9496,BA214JR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BA21 4JR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6347,50.9496,BA214JR
- **Low road and rail noise at BA21 4JR**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6347,50.9496,BA214JR
- **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=-2.6347,50.9496,BA214JR
- **7.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6347,50.9496,BA214JR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Yeovil College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yeovil-college-e130805) | Sixth form and further education | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Milford Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milford-infants-school-e123724) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Milford Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milford-junior-school-e147420) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Gildas Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gildas-catholic-primary-school-e148952) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Huish Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/huish-primary-school-e140455) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2023 | 67% 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 | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | – |
| [St. Michael's Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-academy-e138843) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westfield-academy-e137203) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.6 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £460,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| July 2025 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: MARSH LANE PHARMACY (500 m); MARSH LANE PHARMACY (500 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (850 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (950 m); BOOTS (970 m)
- Dental practices: THE HIGH STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (790 m); COLOSSEUM DENTAL (YEOVIL) (910 m); RESOLUTION TREATMENT CENTRE (940 m); S S DENTAL CLINIC (1 km)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Yeovil Glenthorne Avenue (630 m, Morrisons); Spar - Yeovil Motors (730 m, Spar); Tesco Ilchester Rd Express (790 m, Tesco); Tesco Yeovil Extra (850 m, Tesco); M&S Yeovil (910 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 014A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.9** (2025). South Somerset 014A has a deprivation score of 14.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,273rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £230,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Somerset 014A was £230,000 in 2025. Joint 9,437th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,483** (2021). South Somerset 014A had 1,483 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,307th 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: 98.9%** (January 2026). In South Somerset 014A, 98.9% 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: 50.9496, -2.6347

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)
- [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=-2.6347,50.9496,BA214JR

## How to cite

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