Strong on transport, with safety and schools to consider

Yeovil East at a glance

House prices
£225,000
Lower prices27th percentile
Schools
26th percentile
Weak
Transport
90th percentile
Strong
Crime rate
99.1 per 1,000 residents
Weak25th percentile
Flood risk
9.5% of the area in flood zones
Middle68th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Yeovil East a good place to live?

Yeovil East may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Somerset below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Movers who value stronger transport access
  • Buyers looking for lower house prices

Watch out for

  • School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
  • Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Yeovil East

Crime rate

Crime rate
99.1 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
25th percentile nationally

Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Yeovil East

House prices

Median sale price
£225,000
Percentile
27th percentile nationally

House prices are below the national middle range.

Median of 115 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Yeovil East

Schools

26th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Yeovil East

Flood risk

9.5% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 7.5% of the area. That is the 68th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Yeovil East

Transport

90th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

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FAQs

Is Yeovil East a good place to live?

Yeovil East may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Yeovil East safe?

Yeovil East ranks in the 25th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Yeovil East?

The median sale price was £225,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 27th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Yeovil East?

Schools rank in the 26th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Yeovil East?

Nearby public profiles include Blackdown & Neroche West in Somerset and Crewkerne in Somerset.