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BA21 4LE · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 13 JUN 2026

BA21 4LE

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score
48/ 100

A more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 2/10, ranked 4,833 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around BA21 4LE.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Safety30/100
33crimes last month

IMD crime decile 1/10 · 33 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 26)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare73/100
9GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 3/10 · 8 GP, 1 hospital, 10 dentists, pharmacy 0.5 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: OAKLANDS SURGERY — 0.6 mi

Transport74/100
Yeovil Pen Mill Rail Station0.3 mi

50 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space65/100
21green spaces

IMD environment decile 3/10 · 10 ha total — largest park 1.7 ha (0.08 mi away)

Nearest: Playground (400 m²) — 0.1 mi

Amenities90/100
19supermarkets

19 supermarkets within 2 mi — Aldi, Farmfoods, The Co-operative Group, Lidl… — nearest 0.3 mi — library 0.7 mi

Nearest: Aldi Yeovil — 0.3 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near BA21 4LE.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityWithin WHO guideline
6.9µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
03 — House prices

Sold prices in BA21.

Average sold price by property type across the BA21 district, 202120262,954 sales.

£0£200k£400k£600k202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached£372k 8.3%
Semi-detached£253k 14.5%
Terraced£186k 16.6%
Flat£131k 9.4%

District-level averages (BA21) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About BA21 4LE

BA21 4LE scores 48/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and transport — with Aldi Yeovil about 5 minutes' walk away. The main trade-off is its safety score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, BA21 4LE is a more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood — IMD decile 2/10, ranked 4,833 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is moderate (IMD housing decile 7/10).

There are 21 schools within the typical catchment area, including 3 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 12 rated Good. The nearest school is Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy (Ofsted: Requires Improvement), within a short walk.

There were 33 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a moderate level of immediate-area crime.

Healthcare access is good, with 8 GP surgeries, 1 hospital and 10 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is OAKLANDS SURGERY, about 13 minutes' walk away. The nearest hospital is YEOVIL DISTRICT HOSPITAL, about 13 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 10 minutes' walk away.

The nearest rail stations are Yeovil Pen Mill Rail Station (Train, about 7 minutes' walk away). There are also 50 bus stops within walking distance.

The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding).

There are 21 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 10 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Playground (400 m²), within a short walk. It also lies just beside a Country Park (about 3 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 19 supermarkets in the wider area, including Aldi, Farmfoods, The Co-operative Group, Lidl and others. The nearest is Aldi Yeovil, about 5 minutes' walk away. A public library is about 14 minutes' walk away.

Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore BA21 4LE on NestScope.

Explore area insights about nearby locations

Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.

NestScope

All data from publicly available UK government sources. Each dimension uses a category-appropriate radius (walking distance for crime and transport, school catchment, drive distance for healthcare). IMD context is the latest published English Indices of Deprivation (2019). This report is for informational purposes only.