# Yeovil East South east Somerset. About 11,808 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.7 square kilometres. Yeovil East had 11,596 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Ward. Code E05014391. In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west) › [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) ## Key figures - **Population: 11,596** (2021). Yeovil East had 11,596 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,748th most populated of 8,397. 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/somerset/ward/yeovil-east#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 82%** (2022). About 82% of people in Yeovil East 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/somerset/ward/yeovil-east#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.4%** (January 2026). In Yeovil East, 97.4% 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/somerset/ward/yeovil-east#f-gigabit-coverage - **Claimant rate: 3.5%** (August 2026). In Yeovil East, 3.5% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/ward/yeovil-east#f-claimant-rate ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by ward](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E05014391) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 82% of people in Yeovil East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E05014391) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Somerset. The outline is Yeovil East. - [Crime and ASB by ward](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E05014391) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Yeovil East. - [Population by ward](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E05014391) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Yeovil East had 11,596 usual residents at the census. ## How Yeovil East compares Each ward against every other ward the measure covers. | Measure | Yeovil East | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | 11,596 | 9th most populated | 55 wards, Somerset · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 82% | 21st most people in radon Affected Areas | 55 wards, Somerset · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.4% | 5th highest | 55 wards, Somerset · Jan 2026 | | Claimant rate | 3.5% | joint 8th highest | 55 wards, Somerset · Aug 2026 | ## Is Yeovil East safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Yeovil East at a rate of 102.2 per 1,000 people. That compares with 90.4 per 1,000 people across Somerset. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 85 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Yeovil East. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (427), shoplifting (292) and anti-social behaviour (156). 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. ## Figures for the whole of Somerset These figures are published for the whole of Somerset, not for each ward, so they describe all of Somerset and not Yeovil East alone. [See Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) - **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. ## Yeovil East in brief Yeovil East had 11,596 usual residents at the census. About 82% of people in Yeovil East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Yeovil East, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. In Yeovil East, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026. ## About - Type: Ward - Code: E05014391 - Constituency: [Yeovil †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/yeovil) - Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) - Region: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 2.74 km² - People, mid-2024: 11,808* - Neighbourhoods: 7 - 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 this ward mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it. ## Next door [Yeovil Central](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/ward/yeovil-central), [Sherborne Rural](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/ward/sherborne-rural), [Castle Cary](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/ward/castle-cary) ## Latest updates for Yeovil East - 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/E05014391 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/ward/yeovil-east, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/ward/yeovil-east#f-population. 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