Country England and Wales › Region South West › Council Somerset › Neighbourhood Yeovil South › Postcode BA22 8SA What's changing near BA22 8SA Within 2 km, around Yeovil South in Somerset. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
95 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
24 homes 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
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first New homes 10 new homes completed houses · Apr 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026 New homes 21 new homes completed houses · Dec 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026 New homes 23 new homes completed 1 flats, 22 houses · Nov 2024 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026 New homes 29 new homes completed houses · Nov 2024 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025 Planning permission Permission for 24 homes Brunel House, Mead Avenue, Houndstone Business Park (planning permission)
Sept 2021 New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 9 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
3 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
5 since energy certificates began (2008)
1 in BA22 8SA 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 No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
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 13 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (71 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage Bunford Park, Plot 1B - Battery Energy Storage Facility Approved, not yet built
Jun 2024 Solar farm Camp Road, West Coker - Solar PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 15 MW
Jan 2024 Battery storage Camp Road, West Coker - Battery Energy Storage Approved, not yet built
Jan 2024 Battery storage Ilchester Road - Micro Energy Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jul 2024 Solar farm Vale Road Sludge Treatment Works, Lyde Lane - Solar Photovoltaic Approved, not yet built
Nov 2023 Rooftop solar Cobham Hall Fleet Air Arm Museum, Rnas Yeovilton Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jun 2024 Solar farm Caswell Farm, Common Lane - Solar Farm Planning application in · 40 MW
Aug 2025 Battery storage Caswell Farm, Common Lane - Battery Energy Storage Planning application in · 20 MW
Aug 2025 Solar farm Crewkerne Sewage Treatment Works, Blacknell Lane - Solar Array Approved, not yet built
May 2023 Rooftop solar ADM Protexin, Lopen Head - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 220 kW
Sept 2022 Road and street works within 1 km 3 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
Major, planned Old Road, Yeovil Highway repair and maintenance works · Somerset Council · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 Major Old Road, Yeovil Highway repair and maintenance works · Somerset Council · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 Major Stourton Way, Yeovil Utility repair and maintenance works · WALES AND WEST UTILITIES LTD · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Jan 2021 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.
Running nearest: Westland Leisure Complex (rooftop solar, 2.2 km); Tesco Queensway Place (rooftop solar, 3.0 km); Bearley Lane (anaerobic digestion, 6.6 km); Clifton Farm (solar farm, 6.9 km); Chilton Cantelo Solar Farm (solar farm, 8.0 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.