# BA21 5LZ: area report for a postcode in Somerset

BA21 5LZ 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 5LZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [BA21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba21) › [BA21 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba21-5)

## Around this postcode

- **58 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 53% on July. South Somerset 014D: 93 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6205,50.9503,BA215LZ
- **Yeovil Pen Mill, 810 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6205,50.9503,BA215LZ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6205,50.9503,BA215LZ
- **No property in BA21 5LZ 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=-2.6205,50.9503,BA215LZ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, South Somerset 014D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6205,50.9503,BA215LZ
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6205,50.9503,BA215LZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6205,50.9503,BA215LZ
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6205,50.9503,BA215LZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BA21 5LZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6205,50.9503,BA215LZ
- **Low road and rail noise at BA21 5LZ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6205,50.9503,BA215LZ
- **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=-2.6205,50.9503,BA215LZ
- **6.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6205,50.9503,BA215LZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St. Michael's Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-academy-e138843) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pen-mill-infant-and-nursery-academy-e150875) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Fiveways Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fiveways-special-school-e123944) | Special | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Birchfield Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birchfield-community-primary-school-e123730) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Buckler's Mead School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bucklers-mead-school-e148830) | Secondary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 45.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Reckleford Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reckleford-infant-school-and-nursery-e123726) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | – |
| [Milford Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milford-junior-school-e147420) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Milford Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milford-infants-school-e123724) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £196,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2025 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2026 | £290,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2025 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2024 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2025 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Yeovil Pen Mill (810 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: OAKLANDS SURGERY (490 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (430 m)
- Dental practices: YEOVIL DENTAL PRACTICE (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Yeovil - St Michaels Avenue (90 m, The Co-operative Group); Lidl Goar Knap Yeovil (760 m, Lidl); Aldi Yeovil (820 m, Aldi); Farmfoods Yeovil (880 m, Farmfoods); Morrisons Daily Yeovil Glenthorne Avenue (900 m, Morrisons)

## 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 014D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 37.8** (2025). South Somerset 014D has a deprivation score of 37.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,196th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £175,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Somerset 014D was £175,000 in 2025. Joint 4,219th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,501** (2021). South Somerset 014D had 1,501 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,299th 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: 97.9%** (January 2026). In South Somerset 014D, 97.9% 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: 50.9503, -2.6205

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=-2.6205,50.9503,BA215LZ

## How to cite

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