# Yeovil Town

South east Somerset. 7,872 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.8 square kilometres.

Yeovil Town had 7,215 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02006089. In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west) › [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £170,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Yeovil Town was £170,000 in 2025. Joint 810th 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-town#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 7,215** (2021). Yeovil Town had 7,215 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,569th 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-town#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 5%** (2022). About 5% of people in Yeovil Town 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-town#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.5%** (January 2026). In Yeovil Town, 90.5% 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-town#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02006089) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 5% of people in Yeovil Town 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=E02006089) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 89 homes were sold in Yeovil Town in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02006089) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Yeovil Town.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02006089) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Yeovil Town had 7,215 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Yeovil Town

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Yeovil Town at a rate of 312.9 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 | 778 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 498 |
| Other crime | 445 |
| Shoplifting | 418 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 157 |
| Burglary | 53 |
| Robbery | 51 |
| Vehicle crime | 31 |
| Drug offences | 28 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |

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

## How Yeovil Town compares

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

| Measure | Yeovil Town | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £170,000 | cheapest | 71 middle areas, Somerset · 2025 |
| Population | 7,215 | 23rd least populated | 71 middle areas, Somerset · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 5% | joint 14th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 71 middle areas, Somerset · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.5% | 24th highest | 71 middle areas, Somerset · Jan 2026 |

## Is Yeovil Town safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Yeovil Town at a rate of 312.9 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, 217 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Yeovil Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (778), anti-social behaviour (498) and other crime (445).
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 Town alone. [See Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)

- **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.

## Yeovil Town in brief

The median price paid for a home in Yeovil Town was £170,000 in 2025.
Yeovil Town had 7,215 usual residents at the census.
About 5% of people in Yeovil Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Yeovil Town, 90.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02006089
- Ward: [Yeovil Central †](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/ward/yeovil-central)
- 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: 1.81 km²
- People, mid-2024: 7,872*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 24

* 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

[Yeovil Milford Park](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/yeovil-milford-park), [Yetminster, Bradford Abbas & Longburton](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/yetminster-bradford-abbas-and-longburton), [Stoford & the Cokers](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/stoford-and-the-cokers), [Yeovil South](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/yeovil-south), [Yeovil Preston Plucknett](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/yeovil-preston-plucknett), [Yeovil North East](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/yeovil-north-east)

## Latest updates for Yeovil Town

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02006089

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/yeovil-town, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/yeovil-town#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/yeovil-town
