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Housing in BA20 1UP

What the homes in BA20 1UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Yeovil Town
Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,191 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (54.7%). Flats make up 65.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

BA20 1UPEngland
Detached8.9%22.9%
Semi-detached9.2%31.5%
Terraced16.3%23%
Purpose-built flat54.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house7.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

36.9% of households in the BA20 1UP area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 35.5% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 21.1% own outright and 15.8% with a mortgage.

BA20 1UP
37%
35%
27%
England
  • Owned36.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented35.5%20.5%
  • Social rented27.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BA20 1UPEngland
Owned outright21.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent33.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council6.3%8.3%
From a housing association21.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 52.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BA20 1UPEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (36.5%). 15.3% of households include dependent children.

BA20 1UPEngland
Living alone, under 6636.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.5%12.8%
Couple, no children16.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Somerset

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Somerset (August 2026, +6.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

SomersetEngland
All homes£1,016£1,459
One bedroom£692£1,195
Two bedrooms£913£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,135£1,489
Four or more£1,619£2,161
Detached£1,392£1,640
Semi-detached£1,097£1,449
Terraced£1,016£1,435
Flat or maisonette£788£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BA20 1UP (Yeovil Town) (about 1,191 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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