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Buying at BA20 2RN

Before you offer on a home at BA20 2RN: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £425k. In Yeovil South.

1 to check3 clear£425k typical on Dorchester Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 67 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
Note
2 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
Note
Busy road: A30, 490 m awayAbout 16,330 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
Low ground hazardsBGS rates the wider area low for subsidence, landslides and sinkholes.
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£425ktypical sale on Dorchester Road, last 10 years

£3,250typical price per m² in Yeovil South

£2,440–£3,480per m² for homes at BA20 2RN sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,250 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £293k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Yeovil South

Yeovil South

+46% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	85	£375k	£203k – £650k
Semi-detached	68	£260k	£110k – £523k
Terraced	48	£220k	£113k – £405k
Flat	12	£150k	£94k – £260k

Standard sales in Yeovil South. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

3sales on Dorchester Road in the last two years

213sales in Yeovil South in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at BA20 2RN

Home	Last sold	Floor area
2, Dorchester RoadDetached	£225,000, Nov 1996	–	Buyer's report →
4, Dorchester RoadDetached	£375,000, Dec 2012	–	Buyer's report →
6, Dorchester RoadDetached	£390,000, May 2023	153 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Dorchester RoadDetached	£445,000, Jan 2014	171 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Dorchester RoadDetached	£650,000, Jul 2025	187 m²	Buyer's report →
12, Dorchester RoadDetached	£825,000, Apr 2016	338 m²	Buyer's report →

Each report: sale history, today's estimate, energy rating, running costs and the questions for your solicitor.

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Buying at BA20 2RN

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £425k. In Yeovil South.

1 to check3 clear£425k typical on Dorchester Road

Before you make an offer

Check

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 67 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

2 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.

Note

Busy road: A30, 490 m awayAbout 16,330 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

Low ground hazardsBGS rates the wider area low for subsidence, landslides and sinkholes.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Is the asking price fair?

£425ktypical sale on Dorchester Road, last 10 years

£3,250typical price per m² in Yeovil South

£2,440–£3,480per m² for homes at BA20 2RN sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,250 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £293k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Yeovil South, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£109k	£97k	£640 a month	7.0%
2 beds	£224k	£198k	£930 a month	5.0%
3 beds	£283k	£256k	£1,140 a month	4.8%
4+ beds	£421k	£363k	£1,600 a month	4.6%
All homes	£282k	£241k	£1,020 a month	4.3%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places