Housing in BA20 2LS
What the homes in BA20 2LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Yeovil South
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,652 (2024)
BA20 2LSYeovil
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (55.2%). Flats make up 12.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
82.3% of households in the BA20 2LS area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 59.2% own outright and 23.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned82.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented10.9%20.5%
- Social rented6.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 37% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (24.9%). 14.1% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BA20 2LS (Yeovil South) (about 1,652 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.