Montacute Road, Houndstone, Yeovil, BA22 8FH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BA22 8FH is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	41.6%	50.2%	8.6%	51.0%	-0.8%
Male	58.4%	49.8%	-8.6%	49.0%	0.8%

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 BA22 8FH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.5% 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	53%	47.5%	-5.5%	37.9%	9.6%
Married: Opposite sex	38.4%	40.4%	2.0%	44.2%	-3.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	2.2%	1.5%	-0.7%	2.2%	-0.7%
Divorced	4.9%	8.9%	4.0%	9.1%	-0.2%
Widowed	1.6%	0.5%	-1.1%	6.1%	-5.6%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (93.3%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	34.7%	61.4%	26.7%	48.4%	13.0%
Good health	20.8%	31.9%	11.1%	33.6%	-1.7%
Fair health	40.1%	5.7%	-34.4%	12.7%	-7.0%
Bad health	4.5%	0.9%	-3.6%	4.0%	-3.1%
Very bad health	0%	0.2%	0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%

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.

In the area around BA22 8FH this area, 3.5% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	26.5%	3.5%	-23.0%	18.2%	-14.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.3%	6.3%	-4.0%	9.6%	-3.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.5%	17.2%	10.7%	13.4%	3.8%
Apprenticeship	3.8%	6.3%	2.5%	5.3%	1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.9%	32.2%	26.3%	16.9%	15.3%
Degree or Similar	22.7%	33.4%	10.7%	33.8%	-0.4%
Other	24.3%	1%	-23.3%	2.8%	-1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 93% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1%	0.2%	-0.8%	3.1%	-2.9%
Other Asian	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	1.6%	-1.4%
Black African	0.5%	2.2%	1.7%	2.5%	-0.3%
Black Caribbean	0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%	1.0%	-0.6%
Other Black	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	1.8%	0.3%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	1%	0.2%	-0.8%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	92.6%	93%	0.4%	81.4%	11.6%
Other	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.6%	-0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 85.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	93.6%	85.9%	-7.7%	83.2%	2.7%
European Union	1%	9.5%	8.5%	6.1%	3.4%
Africa	0%	2.4%	2.4%	2.7%	-0.3%
Middle East and Asia	3.5%	1.3%	-2.2%	5.6%	-4.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	1.3%	-0.4%
Oceania	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	93.6%	85.9%	-7.7%	83.2%	2.7%
10+ Years	2%	7.7%	5.7%	9.8%	-2.1%
5-10 Years	0.5%	4.9%	4.4%	2.9%	2.0%
2-5 Years	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	2.2%	-1.5%
Less than 2 years	3.5%	0.7%	-2.8%	1.9%	-1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.8%	76.7%	-1.9%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	3.5%	1.3%	2.2%
Romania	2.2%	0.9%	1.3%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	14.7%	13.5%	1.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	56.2%	37.2%	19.0%
Christian	36.8%	46.2%	-9.4%
Hindu	0.2%	1.7%	-1.5%
Not answered	6.8%	6.0%	0.8%

Safety

Is Montacute Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Montacute Road was 13.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 75.9% lower than the Brympton average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Montacute Road has the 14th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Brympton and the 161st lowest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 6.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 115.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 69% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,600

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in BA22 8FH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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) - 1/10 (very low )
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) - 1/10 (very low )
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 Montacute Road are based on 148 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 Montacute Road, Houndstone, Yeovil, BA22 8FH

Estimated Average Property Prices for BA22 8FH

Average Price
£219,545

Semi-Detached
£281,354

Terraced
£247,597

Detached
£322,340

Flats/Maisonettes
£152,221

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Montacute Road

Average Price
£263,601

Semi-Detached
£279,042

Terraced
£256,300

Detached
£616,929

Flats/Maisonettes
£147,984

Other
£674,523

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Montacute Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
21 Montacute Road, Yeovil, Somerset Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£158,000	2025-03-28	£157,008
83 Montacute Road, Yeovil, Somerset Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£150,000	2024-11-28	£150,475
77 Montacute Road, Yeovil, Somerset Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£140,000	2024-06-28	£141,640
79 Montacute Road, Yeovil, Somerset Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£143,000	2024-03-08	£144,368
15 Montacute Road, Yeovil, Somerset Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£152,000	2023-12-18	£151,840

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BA22 8FH

Employment

BA22 8FH area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	268
Part-Time Employee	56
Self-Employed	24
Retired	13
Looking after home or family	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Unemployed	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Other	3
Student (economically inactive)	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Manufacturing	9
Education	6
Human health and social work activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	4
Other	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Transport and storage	2
Information and communication	1
Construction	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kingfisher Primary School Kingfisher Drive , Houndstone BA22 8FJ	4out of 4	213 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Preston CofE Primary School The Toose , Abbey Manor Park BA21 3SN	4out of 4	1,519 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Church School Ladies Walk , Yeovil Road TA15 6XG	3out of 4	2,177 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Chilthorne Domer Church School Main Street , Chilthorne Domer BA22 8RD	3out of 4	2,842 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity Church School Lime Tree Avenue , BA20 2PW	4out of 4	2,908 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Preston School Academy Monks Dale , BA21 3JD	2out of 4	2,192 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Westfield Academy Stiby Road , BA21 3EP	3out of 4	2,680 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stanchester Academy East Stoke , TA14 6UG	3out of 4	3,380 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Buckler's Mead School 1 St. Johns Road , BA21 4NH	- not rated	4,892 yd	Academy converter	No	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	3,678 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cambian Lufton College Lufton , BA22 8ST	- not rated	574 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Somerset Partnership School Dampier Street , BA21 4EN	3out of 4	4,488 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fairmead School Mudford Road , BA21 4NZ	3out of 4	4,962 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fiveways Special School Victoria Road , BA21 5AZ	4out of 4	5,462 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Baxter Storey at Screwfix Direct Ltd	Mead Avenue	916 yd
Sonni's Cafe	Plot 14 The Parade Ground, Boundary Way	927 yd
Yeovil Football and Athletic Club Ltd including catering vans	Huish Park Stadium, Lufton Way	980 yd
KFC	Unit 8 Western Avenue	988 yd
Dive Academy Ltd	Unit 7 To 8, Boundary Avenue Commerce Park, Boundary Avenue	1,073 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Airfield Tavern	Alvington Lane		1,065 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Subway	Unit 10, Houndstone Retail Park, Western Avenue		988 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Range	Houndstone Park, Western Avenue		988 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kingfisher Primary School Kingfisher Drive	grass pitches	184 yd
Yeovil Personal Fitness Club ARTILLERY ROAD	health and fitness suite	469 yd
Yeovil Town Fc (Huish Park) HUISH PARK HUISH PARK LUFTON WAY	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	927 yd
Alvington Playing Fields Alvington Lane	grass pitches	996 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	148.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	550 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	550 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	29.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	150 Mbit/s

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