BA22
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Yeovil, in Somerset.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BA22 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BA22, 77.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BA22 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BA22 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BA22 at a rate of 53.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 85.4 per 1,000 people across the BA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 86 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BA22.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (496), other crime (248) and anti-social behaviour (144).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BA22 was 49.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in BA22, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BA22 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BA22
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Somerset 002A | 2,436 | 35.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 83.1% |
| South Somerset 006A | 1,669 | 58.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 74.5% |
| South Somerset 006B | 1,209 | 44.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.0% |
| South Somerset 006C | 1,240 | 84.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.6% |
| South Somerset 006D | 2,807 | 47.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 82.5% |
| South Somerset 012F | 1,428 | 49.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.0% |
| South Somerset 017E | 1,110 | 36.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 27.6% |
| South Somerset 017G | 1,200 | 37.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 84.5% |
| South Somerset 018A | 1,989 | 47.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.4% |
| South Somerset 020A | 1,546 | 64.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 67.2% |
| South Somerset 020B | 1,095 | 91.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.1% |
| South Somerset 020C | 1,474 | 60.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 62.9% |
| South Somerset 020D | 1,300 | 50.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 19.2% |
MPs for BA22
- Sarah DykeLiberal DemocratMP for Glastonbury and Somerton51% of BA22’s postcodes
- Adam DanceLiberal DemocratMP for Yeovil45% of BA22’s postcodes
- Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratMP for West Dorset4.2% of BA22’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BA223
Postcode sectors in BA223
Council1
Towns in BA221
Postcode districts next to BA2215
Nearest rail stations1
More in the BA postcode area2
BA22 in brief
BA22 is a postcode district covering Yeovil, in Somerset.
About 20,639 people lived in BA22 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £294,500 in 2025 across 304 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 53.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BA22 was £294,500 in 2025.
BA22 had 19,608 usual residents at the census.
In BA22, 77.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BA22, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.