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Thinking of living at BA20 1SE? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huish Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| St Gildas Catholic Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Reckleford Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 950 m | – |
| Westfield Academy | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 44.5 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Preston School Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 45.9 · 10.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Buckler's Mead School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 44.5 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near BA20 1SE, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Yeovil Recreation Centre | 1.8 km | 5 |
| Swimming | Goldenstones Leisure Centre | 250 m | 4 |
| Football | Yeovil and sherborne hockey pitch. | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Gymnastics | Goldenstones Leasure Centre | 250 m | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 700 m | 1 |
| Squash | Yeovil Bowls And Squash Club | 960 m | 1 |
| Athletics | Bill Whistlecroft Athletics Arena | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Golf | Yeovil Golf Club | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Yeovil and sherborne hockey pitch. | 1.8 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Yeovil Pen Mill, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km), with 170k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Weymouth.
The nearest bus stop is Hendford Lodge Medical Centre, 250 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 51, 56, 60b, 60a); 6 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 11 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Huish Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 67% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Westfield Academy, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 44.5 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Marks & Spencer, 500 m away; Loders Butchers (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Penn Hill Surgery, Yeovil (250 m), with Day Lewis Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Eden Rose Extensions is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Yeovil District Hospital, 550 m away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 52% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 55 restaurants and cafés and 14 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Swan Theatre is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Coopers Mill the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (28 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 341 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 82 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 45% flats and 6% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
It's growing: about 137 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Pen Hill, 100 m away; for exercise, Goldenstones (250 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Bristol is 49 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 38% of households rent privately and 17% socially.
51 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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It's young: 22% of residents are aged 15–29.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.