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Housing in BA22 8RT

What the homes in BA22 8RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Yeovil Larkhill
Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,480 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (31.3%). Flats make up 22.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

BA22 8RTEngland
Detached18.5%22.9%
Semi-detached27.9%31.5%
Terraced31.3%23%
Purpose-built flat21.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

53.1% of households in the BA22 8RT area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36.5% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 30.3% own outright and 22.9% with a mortgage.

BA22 8RT
53%
36%
England
  • Owned53.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.3%1%
  • Private rented36.5%20.5%
  • Social rented9.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BA22 8RTEngland
Owned outright30.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent35%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council1.2%8.3%
From a housing association7.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 43.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BA22 8RTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28%). 17.1% of households include dependent children.

BA22 8RTEngland
Living alone, under 6628%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.7%12.8%
Couple, no children20.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.2%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 BA22 8RT (Yeovil Larkhill) (about 1,480 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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