BA20 2BU

Yeovil South · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA20 2ND 89 m
BA20 2NX 129 m
BA20 2PS 132 m
BA20 2PW 168 m
BA20 2PT 191 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA20 2BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA20
Postcode sector
BA20 2
Latitude
50.933306
Longitude
-2.654437
British National Grid easting
354,108
British National Grid northing
115,078

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
E00148975
Lower layer super output area
South Somerset 018B · E01029242
Middle layer super output area
South Somerset 018 · E02006092

Postcode source versions

Explore BA20

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
19
Secondary
3
  1. Holy Trinity Church School

    Academy converter

    88 m
  2. Oaklands Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  3. Preston School Academy

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,337
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 477
  • Shoplifting 242
  • Public order 146
  • Anti social behaviour 138
  • Other theft 85

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BA20 2 residents
8,723

Age bands in BA20 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

1,405 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

907 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.3%

2,083 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

2,396 residents

Age 65 and over
23.9%

2,133 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • PRESTON GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE, YEOVIL

    PRESTON GROVE, YEOVIL, BA20 2BQ

    ODS code L85015

    1.2 km

  • DIAMOND HEALTH GROUP

    74 HENDFORD, YEOVIL, BA20 1UJ

    ODS code L85022

    1.3 km

  • PENN HILL SURGERY, YEOVIL

    ST. NICHOLAS CLOSE, YEOVIL, BA20 1SB

    ODS code L85017

    1.7 km

  • WEST COKER SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, WEST COKER, YEOVIL, BA22 9AH

    ODS code Y01163

    2.7 km

  • OAKLANDS SURGERY

    BIRCHFIELD ROAD, YEOVIL, BA21 5RL

    ODS code L85064

    3.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Westlands

    BCT · Yeovil

    0.0 miles
  • Westlands

    BCT · Yeovil

    0.0 miles
  • Holy Trinity School

    BCT · Yeovil

    0.1 miles
  • Holy Trinity School

    BCT · Yeovil

    0.1 miles
  • Lime Tree Avenue

    BCT · Yeovil

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Somerset 018B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,105 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

26 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. Holy Trinity Church School is the nearest published school at 88 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,337 published events cover 12 months, averaging 111.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 477 events.

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