BA21 4EL

Yeovil Central · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil
Postcode district
BA21
Postcode sector
BA21 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA21 4FL 31 m
BA21 4EJ 35 m
BA21 4FJ 54 m
BA21 4DX 68 m
BA21 4EW 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA21 4EL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2015
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA21
Postcode sector
BA21 4
Latitude
50.944009
Longitude
-2.627955
British National Grid easting
355,979
British National Grid northing
116,252

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
E00148923
Lower layer super output area
South Somerset 015A · E01029232
Middle layer super output area
South Somerset 015 · E02006089

Postcode source versions

Explore BA21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
18
Secondary
3
  1. St Gildas Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    171 m
  2. Reckleford Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    215 m
  3. St. Michael's Academy

    Academy converter

    541 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,181
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,649
  • Shoplifting 587
  • Anti social behaviour 509
  • Public order 472
  • Criminal damage and arson 271

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BA21 4 residents
9,558

Age bands in BA21 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

1,640 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

1,075 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.1%

2,564 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

2,396 residents

Age 65 and over
19%

1,799 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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • PENN HILL SURGERY, YEOVIL

    ST. NICHOLAS CLOSE, YEOVIL, BA20 1SB

    ODS code L85017

    607 m

  • DIAMOND HEALTH GROUP

    74 HENDFORD, YEOVIL, BA20 1UJ

    ODS code L85022

    950 m

  • PRESTON GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE, YEOVIL

    PRESTON GROVE, YEOVIL, BA20 2BQ

    ODS code L85015

    1.2 km

  • OAKLANDS SURGERY

    BIRCHFIELD ROAD, YEOVIL, BA21 5RL

    ODS code L85064

    1.4 km

  • WEST COKER SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, WEST COKER, YEOVIL, BA22 9AH

    ODS code Y01163

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • St. Gildas Primary School

    BCT · Yeovil

    0.0 miles
  • Crofton Stores

    BCT · Yeovil

    0.1 miles
  • Crofton Stores

    BCT · Yeovil

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Yeovil

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Yeovil

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Somerset 015A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,579 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
3 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. St Gildas Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 171 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,181 published events cover 12 months, averaging 348.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,649 events.

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