BA20 1JD

Yeovil Central · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil
Postcode district
BA20
Postcode sector
BA20 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA21 4HD 36 m
BA20 1JP 43 m
BA20 1JJ 50 m
BA21 4HH 51 m
BA20 1JH 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA20 1JD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2010
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA20
Postcode sector
BA20 1
Latitude
50.943171
Longitude
-2.624926
British National Grid easting
356,191
British National Grid northing
116,157

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008773
Westminster constituency
Yeovil · E14001603
Output area
E00186630
Lower layer super output area
South Somerset 015C · E01029239
Middle layer super output area
South Somerset 015 · E02006089

Postcode source versions

Explore BA20

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
18
Secondary
3
  1. Reckleford Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    40 m
  2. St Gildas Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    403 m
  3. St. Michael's Academy

    Academy converter

    466 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,921
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,508
  • Shoplifting 594
  • Anti social behaviour 492
  • Public order 438
  • Criminal damage and arson 249

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BA20 1 residents
3,169

Age bands in BA20 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.7%

371 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.7%

343 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.3%

1,003 residents

Age 45 to 64
24%

700 residents

Age 65 and over
17.3%

504 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • PENN HILL SURGERY, YEOVIL

    ST. NICHOLAS CLOSE, YEOVIL, BA20 1SB

    ODS code L85017

    686 m

  • DIAMOND HEALTH GROUP

    74 HENDFORD, YEOVIL, BA20 1UJ

    ODS code L85022

    1.1 km

  • OAKLANDS SURGERY

    BIRCHFIELD ROAD, YEOVIL, BA21 5RL

    ODS code L85064

    1.3 km

  • PRESTON GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE, YEOVIL

    PRESTON GROVE, YEOVIL, BA20 2BQ

    ODS code L85015

    1.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Reckleford County Infant School

    BCT · Yeovil

    0.0 miles
  • Lower Middle Street

    BCT · Yeovil

    0.1 miles
  • Lower Southville

    BCT · Yeovil

    0.1 miles
  • Lower Southville

    BCT · Yeovil

    0.1 miles
  • Eastland Junction

    BCT · Yeovil

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Somerset 015C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,124 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

25 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. Reckleford Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 40 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3,921 published events cover 12 months, averaging 326.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,508 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.