Middle Street, Yeovil, BA20 1LN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BA20 1LN is primarily male, with 55% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	41.7%	45%	3.3%	51.0%	-6.0%
Male	58.3%	55%	-3.3%	49.0%	6.0%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around BA20 1LN, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.4% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	54.9%	58.4%	3.5%	37.9%	20.5%
Married: Opposite sex	29.1%	24.4%	-4.7%	44.2%	-19.8%
Separated	4.3%	2.9%	-1.4%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	8.9%	11.8%	2.9%	9.1%	2.7%
Widowed	2.8%	2.5%	-0.3%	6.1%	-3.6%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	44%	49%	5.0%	48.4%	0.6%
Good health	35.8%	32.9%	-2.9%	33.6%	-0.7%
Fair health	12.7%	13.2%	0.5%	12.7%	0.5%
Bad health	6.5%	4.3%	-2.2%	4.0%	0.3%
Very bad health	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.6%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	24.2%	18.1%	-6.1%	18.2%	-0.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.5%	12.9%	-4.6%	9.6%	3.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.3%	15.6%	-0.7%	13.4%	2.2%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	6.1%	4.0%	5.3%	0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11%	16.6%	5.6%	16.9%	-0.3%
Degree or Similar	11.3%	26.1%	14.8%	33.8%	-7.7%
Other	17.5%	4.5%	-13.0%	2.8%	1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 78.8% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.5%	1.4%	0.9%	1.1%	0.3%
Chinese	2.6%	2.5%	-0.1%	0.7%	1.8%
Indian	1%	1.8%	0.8%	3.1%	-1.3%
Pakistani	0%	0.6%	0.6%	2.7%	-2.1%
Other Asian	4.1%	7.4%	3.3%	1.6%	5.8%
Black African	0.5%	1.8%	1.3%	2.5%	-0.7%
Black Caribbean	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	1.0%	-0.6%
Other Black	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
White	88.3%	78.8%	-9.5%	81.4%	-2.6%
Roma	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Arab	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	1.6%	-0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.4%	57.8%	-9.6%	83.2%	-25.4%
European Union	24.4%	26.7%	2.3%	6.1%	20.6%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	2.7%	-1.5%
Middle East and Asia	6.5%	12.1%	5.6%	5.6%	6.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	1.4%	0.4%	1.3%	0.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	67.1%	57.7%	-9.4%	83.2%	-25.5%
10+ Years	8.5%	10.3%	1.8%	9.8%	0.5%
5-10 Years	14%	6.2%	-7.8%	2.9%	3.3%
2-5 Years	7.3%	13.8%	6.5%	2.2%	11.6%
Less than 2 years	3.1%	12%	8.9%	1.9%	10.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	43.1%	76.7%	-33.6%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	3.3%	0.6%	2.7%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Poland	9.1%	1.3%	7.8%
Romania	10.1%	0.9%	9.2%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	3.9%	1.2%	2.7%
South-East Asia	4.6%	0.2%	4.4%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
No passport held	18.4%	13.5%	4.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	39%	37.2%	1.8%
Christian	46%	46.2%	-0.2%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Muslim	3.5%	6.5%	-3.0%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	9.1%	6.0%	3.1%

Safety

Is Middle Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Middle Street was 1578.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 1351.3% higher than the Yeovil Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Middle Street has the 2nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central and the 7th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 797.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -55.6%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 55% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,500

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in BA20 1LN, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Middle Street are based on 111 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Somerset.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Middle Street, Yeovil, BA20 1LN

Estimated Average Property Prices for BA20 1LN

Average Price
£1,791,696

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,791,696

Estimated Average Property Prices for Middle Street

Average Price
£698,039

Semi-Detached
£604,022

Terraced
£405,762

Detached
£737,679

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£822,176

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Middle Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
93 - 95 Middle Street, Yeovil, Somerset Other, an established residential building	£1,600,000	2018-09-28	£1,803,084

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BA20 1LN

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	207
Part-Time Employee	48
Long-Term Sick or disabled	38
Self-Employed	33
Retired	31
Looking after home or family	24
Other	21
Unemployed	21
Student (economically inactive)	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	44
Manufacturing	43
Accommodation and food service activities	36
Human health and social work activities	17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Other	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Construction	7
Transport and storage	6
Information and communication	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Education	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Reckleford Infant School and Nursery Eastland Road , BA21 4ET	3out of 4	325 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Gildas Catholic Primary School Mary Street , BA21 4EG	3out of 4	341 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St. Michael's Academy Grass Royal , BA21 4JW	2out of 4	785 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy St Michael's Avenue , BA21 4LD	2out of 4	850 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Huish Primary School Carisbrooke Gardens , BA20 1AY	4out of 4	875 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Buckler's Mead School 1 St. Johns Road , BA21 4NH	- not rated	1,831 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Westfield Academy Stiby Road , BA21 3EP	3out of 4	2,010 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Preston School Academy Monks Dale , BA21 3JD	2out of 4	2,218 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Yeovil College Mudford Road , BA21 4DR	- not rated	1,009 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
South Somerset Partnership School Dampier Street , BA21 4EN	3out of 4	216 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fiveways Special School Victoria Road , BA21 5AZ	4out of 4	1,331 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Fairmead School Mudford Road , BA21 4NZ	3out of 4	2,032 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cambian Lufton College Lufton , BA22 8ST	- not rated	4,487 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Subway	84 Middle Street	36 yd
Kaspas Dessert Parlour	Unit 1 Key Market House, Old Station Road	36 yd
Yeovil Town Centre Beefeater	Key Market House, Middle Street	36 yd
Texas Rocks	70 Middle Street	72 yd
Akash Indian Restaurant & Takeaway	101 Middle Street	131 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
JD Wetherspoon Plc (William Dampier)	97 Middle Street	5 yd
The 94 Club	94 Middle Street	36 yd
Chicago Rock Cafe	Stars Lane	116 yd
Club Neo	Stars Lane	116 yd
Karma Bar	5 Stars Lane	116 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Munchies	98A Middle Street	111 yd
Star Take Away	6B Stars Lane	116 yd
Pizza Perfecto	121 Middle Street	131 yd
Massala Express	119 Middle Street	131 yd
Wah Ying House	113 Middle Street	131 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Frozen Foods PLC	Ivel Square	283 yd
Aldi Stores Limited	Sherborne Road	295 yd
Farm Foods Ltd	Sherborne Road	295 yd
Marks & Spencer	5-9 Middle Street	331 yd
Tesco	Queensway Place	741 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Vicarage Street Methodist Church Hall Middle Street		119 yd
Nuffield Health (Yeovil) YEO LEISURE PARK YEO LEISURE PARK OLD STATION WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	192 yd
Images Fitness Centre (Closed) Unit FF4 Unit FF4 Newton Road	health and fitness suite	204 yd
Yeovil Alpine Village (Closed) Addlewell Lane	ski slopes	360 yd
Trimwise (Closed) Park Road	health and fitness suite	596 yd
The Park School THE PARK	artificial grass pitch	730 yd
Yeovil Bowls And Squash Club Higher Kingston	indoor bowls, squash courts	882 yd
St Michaels Hall ST MICHAELS HALL ST MICHAELS HALL ST MICHAELS ROAD		936 yd
Goldenstones Leisure Centre BRUNSWICK STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	943 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of BA20 1LN