# Yeovil South

South east Somerset. 6,890 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.7 square kilometres.

Yeovil South had 6,478 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02006092. In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west) › [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £270,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Yeovil South was £270,000 in 2025. Joint 3,117th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/yeovil-south#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 6,478** (2021). Yeovil South had 6,478 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,482nd least populated of 9,448. 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/yeovil-south#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Yeovil South 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/yeovil-south#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.0%** (January 2026). In Yeovil South, 98.0% 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/yeovil-south#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02006092) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Yeovil South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02006092) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 125 homes were sold in Yeovil South in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02006092) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Yeovil South.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02006092) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Yeovil South had 6,478 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Yeovil South

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Yeovil South at a rate of 56.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 90.4 per 1,000 people across Somerset.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 171 |
| Other crime | 74 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 45 |
| Shoplifting | 29 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Yeovil South compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Yeovil South | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £270,000 | joint 27th cheapest | 71 middle areas, Somerset · 2025 |
| Population | 6,478 | 11th least populated | 71 middle areas, Somerset · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 71 middle areas, Somerset · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.0% | 5th highest | 71 middle areas, Somerset · Jan 2026 |

## Is Yeovil South safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Yeovil South at a rate of 56.9 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, 24 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Yeovil South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (171), other crime (74) and anti-social behaviour (45).
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 middle area, so they describe all of Somerset and not Yeovil South 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 South in brief

The median price paid for a home in Yeovil South was £270,000 in 2025.
Yeovil South had 6,478 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Yeovil South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Yeovil South, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02006092
- Ward: [Yeovil South †](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/ward/yeovil-south)
- 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: 3.65 km²
- People, mid-2024: 6,890*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 23

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Stoford & the Cokers](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/stoford-and-the-cokers), [Yeovil Preston Plucknett](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/yeovil-preston-plucknett), [Yeovil Lufton & Hollands](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/yeovil-lufton-and-hollands), [Yeovil Town](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/yeovil-town), [Yeovil Larkhill](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/yeovil-larkhill)

## Latest updates for Yeovil South

- 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/E02006092

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/yeovil-south