Crofton Park, Yeovil, BA21 4EB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BA21 4EB 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	48.1%	45%	-3.1%	51.0%	-6.0%
Male	51.9%	55%	3.1%	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 BA21 4EB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48.7% 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	44%	48.7%	4.7%	37.9%	10.8%
Married: Opposite sex	39.3%	35.6%	-3.7%	44.2%	-8.6%
Separated	3.6%	1.5%	-2.1%	2.2%	-0.7%
Divorced	11.5%	11.5%	0.0%	9.1%	2.4%
Widowed	1.6%	2.7%	1.1%	6.1%	-3.4%

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	52.5%	49.5%	-3.0%	48.4%	1.1%
Good health	35.8%	33.6%	-2.2%	33.6%	0.0%
Fair health	8.3%	10.1%	1.8%	12.7%	-2.6%
Bad health	3.1%	5.2%	2.1%	4.0%	1.2%
Very bad health	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	1.2%	0.3%

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	16.3%	18.1%	1.8%	18.2%	-0.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.7%	11.9%	-0.8%	9.6%	2.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	22.6%	14.6%	-8.0%	13.4%	1.2%
Apprenticeship	6.3%	8.5%	2.2%	5.3%	3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.9%	16.9%	9.0%	16.9%	0.0%
Degree or Similar	29%	25.4%	-3.6%	33.8%	-8.4%
Other	5.2%	4.6%	-0.6%	2.8%	1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 81.7% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.3%	1.8%	1.5%	1.1%	0.7%
Chinese	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	4.3%	4.3%	0.0%	3.1%	1.2%
Pakistani	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	1.5%	3.1%	1.6%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	0.3%	2.8%	2.5%	2.5%	0.3%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1.2%	0.6%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.8%	0.7%
White	90.7%	81.7%	-9.0%	81.4%	0.3%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Other	0.3%	2.1%	1.8%	1.6%	0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.4% 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	77.5%	64.4%	-13.1%	83.2%	-18.8%
European Union	13.6%	21.8%	8.2%	6.1%	15.7%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	2.8%	1.9%	0.8%	2.0%
Africa	0.3%	3.4%	3.1%	2.7%	0.7%
Middle East and Asia	6.5%	7.7%	1.2%	5.6%	2.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	76.9%	64.2%	-12.7%	83.2%	-19.0%
10+ Years	3.7%	14.7%	11.0%	9.8%	4.9%
5-10 Years	9.3%	8.3%	-1.0%	2.9%	5.4%
2-5 Years	5.9%	8.9%	3.0%	2.2%	6.7%
Less than 2 years	4.3%	4%	-0.3%	1.9%	2.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	56.7%	76.7%	-20.0%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	9.5%	1.3%	8.2%
Romania	10.7%	0.9%	9.8%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Southern Asia	3.7%	1.2%	2.5%
South-East Asia	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
No passport held	10.7%	13.5%	-2.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	32.4%	37.2%	-4.8%
Christian	57.5%	46.2%	11.3%
Muslim	3.1%	6.5%	-3.4%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Crofton Park Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Crofton Park was 72.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 33.1% lower than the Yeovil Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Crofton Park has the 36th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central and the 674th highest crime rate of 1,846 local areas in Somerset .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 39.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -75.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

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 BA21 4EB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 9/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 6/10 (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) - 6/10 (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 Crofton Park are based on 176 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 Crofton Park, Yeovil, BA21 4EB

Estimated Average Property Prices for BA21 4EB

Average Price
£199,348

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£211,992

Detached
£289,689

Flats/Maisonettes
£97,279

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Crofton Park

Average Price
£340,771

Semi-Detached
£491,208

Terraced
£350,080

Detached
£308,870

Flats/Maisonettes
£106,644

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Crofton ParkStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
25 Crofton Park, Yeovil, Somerset Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£117,000	2025-07-31	£117,126
49 Crofton Park, Yeovil, Somerset Detached, an established residential building	£296,000	2023-09-25	£289,990
41 Crofton Park, Yeovil, Somerset Terraced, an established residential building	£172,000	2022-10-14	£167,730
35 Crofton Park, Yeovil, Somerset Terraced, an established residential building	£210,000	2022-08-09	£207,048
25A Crofton Park, Yeovil, Somerset Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£80,000	2021-02-26	£83,236

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BA21 4EB

Employment

BA21 4EB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 7% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	102
Self-Employed	42
Part-Time Employee	29
Student (economically inactive)	18
Unemployed	17
Retired	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Other	9
Looking after home or family	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	40
Manufacturing	32
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Education	14
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Administrative and support service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Construction	8
Information and communication	7
Real estate activities	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Other	2
Transport and storage	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Gildas Catholic Primary School Mary Street , BA21 4EG	- not rated	63 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Gildas Catholic Primary School Mary Street , BA21 4EG	- not rated	63 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Reckleford Infant School and Nursery Eastland Road , BA21 4ET	3out of 4	446 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St. Michael's Academy Grass Royal , BA21 4JW	3out of 4	695 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Grass Royal Junior School Grass Royal , BA21 4JW	- not rated	695 yd	Community school	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	3out of 4	1,504 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bucklers Mead Community School St John's Road , BA21 4NH	- not rated	1,505 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Buckler's Mead Academy St John's Road , BA21 4NH	- not rated	1,505 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Westfield Academy Westfield Road , BA21 3DB	3out of 4	1,551 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Westfield Community School Stiby Road , BA21 3EP	- not rated	1,718 yd	Community school	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	659 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Yeovil District Hospital Education Childrens Education Unit , Level 10 BA21 4AT	- not rated	278 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Yeovil Centre Dampier Street , Reckleford BA21 4EN	- not rated	309 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Yeovil Centre Dampier Street , BA21 4EN	- not rated	309 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Somerset Partnership School Dampier Street , BA21 4EN	- not rated	313 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Horizon Centre C O Yeovil College, Mudford Road , BA21 4DR	- not rated	659 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Yeovil District Hospital	279 yd
Memsaab	Market Street	303 yd
Cow and Apple	1a Vicarage Walk	334 yd
Eight	8 Silver Street	336 yd
Boswells Cafe	2 Ivel Square	356 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Black Horse	The Avenue	76 yd
The Pall Tavern	15 Silver Street	336 yd
Yeovil Bowls and Squash Club	35A Higher Kingston	449 yd
The Armoury Inn	The Armoury Inn, 1 The Park	473 yd
Yeovil Conservative Club T/A Duke of York	Kingston	480 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Choi's Kitchen	13 Silver Street	336 yd
Earls Sandwich Bar	12 Silver Street	336 yd
Take No Wrap	Unit 4, Ivel Square	356 yd
Metro Kitchen	67 Princes Street	362 yd
The Rising Sun	61 Princes Street	362 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Frozen Foods PLC	Ivel Square	334 yd
Marks & Spencer	5-9 Middle Street	425 yd
Aldi Stores Limited	Sherborne Road	581 yd
Farm Foods Ltd	Sherborne Road	581 yd
Tesco	Queensway Place	609 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Vicarage Street Methodist Church Hall Middle Street		426 yd
Yeovil Bowls And Squash Club Higher Kingston	indoor bowls, squash courts	432 yd
Trimwise (Closed) Park Road	health and fitness suite	448 yd
The Park School THE PARK	artificial grass pitch	506 yd
Images Fitness Centre (Closed) Unit FF4 Unit FF4 Newton Road	health and fitness suite	559 yd
Nuffield Health (Yeovil) YEO LEISURE PARK YEO LEISURE PARK OLD STATION WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	664 yd
Yeovil College Sports Centre MUDFORD ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	710 yd
Yeovil Alpine Village (Closed) Addlewell Lane	ski slopes	815 yd
St Michaels Hall ST MICHAELS HALL ST MICHAELS HALL ST MICHAELS ROAD		882 yd
Bill Whistlecroft Athletics Arena YEOVIL ATHLETIC CLUB YEOVIL ATHLETIC CLUB PICKETT LANE	athletics tracks	1,075 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	93.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	93.3%

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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	61.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	55.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	73.65 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	73.65 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BA21 4EB