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Yeovil East
vs Yeovil West

Yeovil East has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Yeovil West. Homes in Yeovil West sold for a median of £250,000, 19% above Yeovil East. Yeovil West has more green space nearby (31% within 500 m, against 23%).

Map of Somerset with Yeovil East highlighted
Yeovil East
251 postcodes
Map of Somerset with Yeovil West highlighted
Yeovil West
193 postcodes
Map of Somerset
Somerset
city average

People

Yeovil East has 11,596 residents in 4,923 households; Yeovil West has 8,395 in 3,492. Yeovil West has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 3.8 percentage points more than Yeovil East (Somerset: 25%). Yeovil East has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 3.5 percentage points more than Yeovil West (Somerset: 30%).

11,596Residents (2021)
8,395Residents (2021)
571,526Residents (2021)
4,923Households
3,492Households
250,166Households
18.5%Aged 15–29
16.8%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
16.0%Aged 65 and over
19.8%Aged 65 and over
24.8%Aged 65 and over
30.2%Living alone
26.7%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Yeovil East (45%) and semi-detached houses in Yeovil West (48%). Yeovil West has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 64%, 8.2 percentage points more than Yeovil East (Somerset: 67%). Yeovil East has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 4 percentage points more than Yeovil West (Somerset: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £210,000 in Yeovil East and £250,000 in Yeovil West, against £284,995 across Somerset.

£210,000Median sale price
£250,000Median sale price
£284,995Median sale price
55.4%Owner-occupied
63.6%Owner-occupied
67.4%Owner-occupied
18.4%Private renting
14.4%Private renting
17.7%Private renting
23.7%Social renting
21.1%Social renting
13.7%Social renting
12.6%Detached houses
16.7%Detached houses
32.5%Detached houses
28.3%Semi-detached houses
47.7%Semi-detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
45.0%Terraced houses
25.8%Terraced houses
22.7%Terraced houses
12.4%Flats
6.7%Flats
9.3%Flats

Surroundings

Yeovil West has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 31%, 8.5 percentage points more than Yeovil East (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 43 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Yeovil East, and 56 in Yeovil West. The typical postcode is 332 m from the nearest school in Yeovil East and 430 m in Yeovil West. The typical postcode is 1,024 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Yeovil East and 3,064 m in Yeovil West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Yeovil East and 98% in Yeovil West.

22.9%Green space within 500 m
31.4%Green space within 500 m
25.0%Green space within 500 m
43Services within 15 min (median)
56Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
332 mNearest school (median)
430 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
3.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
3Postcodes in flood risk areas
9Postcodes in flood risk areas
4,246Postcodes in flood risk areas
98.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
98.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
74.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 101 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Yeovil East and 114 in Yeovil West, against 94 across Somerset. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

101Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
114Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
94Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Yeovil East

Yeovil East is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 11,596 people in 4,923 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £210,000 over the past two years, 26% below the Somerset median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 8% below the Somerset average.

Yeovil West

Yeovil West is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 8,395 people in 3,492 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £250,000 over the past two years, 12% below the Somerset median. On average 31% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 26% above the Somerset average.

More comparisons.

Yeovil East and Yeovil West next to other wards of Somerset.

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