What's changing near BA20 2RE
Within 2 km, around Yeovil South in Somerset. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
69new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
68homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.3%like-for-like prices in Yeovil South, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.3%)
-12%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
6 new homes completedflats · May 2026
May 2026
1000 m away - New homes
10 new homes completedflats · Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
29 new homes completed12 flats, 17 houses · Aug 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.1 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Jan 2025
Jan 2025
1.3 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 48 homesLand At Grimsby Corner, Earle Street, Yeovil (full planning permission)
Jan 2024
1.3 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 6 homes66 Middle Street, Yeovil (planning permission)
Jul 2022
1.1 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 14 homesTerrace Lodge, South Western Terrace (full planning permission)
Jul 2022
1.3 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 12 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
3homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 39 m²
9since energy certificates began (2008)
1in BA20 2RE itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
11storm overflows within 2 km
212hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
116spill events counted
- Wessex Water
Cso At Newton Roadinto Tributary Of The River Yeo21 spills, 138 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Wessex Water
Horsey Lane Combined Sewer Overflowinto Dodham Brook15 spills, 19 hours in 2025
300 m away - Wessex Water
Goldcroft Combined Sewer Overflowinto Dodham Brook Via Sws40 spills, 16 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Wessex Water
Coopers Mill Csointo Dodham Brook25 spills, 13 hours in 2025
300 m away - Wessex Water
Unit 5 Yeo Leisure Park Combinedinto Dodham Brook Via Sws4 spills, 11 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Wessex Water
Unit 4 Yeo Leisure Park Combinedinto Dodham Brook Via Sws2 spills, 6 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Wessex Water
Yeo Leisure Park Combinedinto Dodham Brook Via Sws2 spills, 4 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Wessex Water
Wyndham Hill Csointo Dodham Brook2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
9 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (60 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Ilchester Road - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jul 2024
1.4 km away - Battery storage
Bunford Park, Plot 1B - Battery Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Jun 2024
2.2 km away - Solar farm
Vale Road Sludge Treatment Works, Lyde Lane - Solar PhotovoltaicApproved, not yet built
Nov 2023
2.8 km away - Solar farm
Camp Road, West Coker - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 15 MW
Jan 2024
3.3 km away - Battery storage
Camp Road, West Coker - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Jan 2024
3.3 km away - Solar farm
Caswell Farm, Common Lane - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 40 MW
Aug 2025
6.5 km away - Battery storage
Caswell Farm, Common Lane - Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 20 MW
Aug 2025
6.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Cobham Hall Fleet Air Arm Museum, Rnas Yeovilton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jun 2024
8.9 km away - Solar farm
Higher Stockbridge FarmApproved, not yet built · 35 MW
Dec 2021
9.5 km away
Running nearest: Tesco Queensway Place (rooftop solar, 850 m); Westland Leisure Complex (rooftop solar, 1.1 km); Clifton Farm (solar farm, 4.1 km); Caswell Farm Solar Park (solar farm, 6.0 km); Chilton Cantelo Solar Farm (solar farm, 7.1 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Road and street works within 1 km
11 permitted works running now or planned, 7 of them major.
- Major
Beer Street, YeovilUtility repair and maintenance works · WALES AND WEST UTILITIES LTD · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
550 m away - Major
Hendford Grove, YeovilUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Major
West Street, YeovilUtility repair and maintenance works · WESSEX WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
750 m away - Major
Union Street, YeovilUtility repair and maintenance works · WALES AND WEST UTILITIES LTD · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Major
South Street, YeovilUtility repair and maintenance works · WALES AND WEST UTILITIES LTD · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Major
Peter Street, YeovilUtility repair and maintenance works · WALES AND WEST UTILITIES LTD · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Major
Bond Street, YeovilUtility repair and maintenance works · WALES AND WEST UTILITIES LTD · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Standard
Hendford, YeovilUtility repair and maintenance works · WESSEX WATER · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
750 m away - Minor
Windermere Close, YeovilUtility repair and maintenance works · WALES AND WEST UTILITIES LTD · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jan 2021
10.3 km away
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.