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Thinking of living at BA21 4EF? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Gildas Catholic Primary School | Primary | 100 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Reckleford Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 400 m | – |
| St. Michael's Academy | Primary | 600 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Huish Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy | Primary | 800 m | – |
| Westfield Academy | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 44.5 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Buckler's Mead School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 44.5 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Preston School Academy | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 45.9 · 10.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near BA21 4EF, 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 | 1.0 km | 5 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Yeovil) | 660 m | 4 |
| Football | Yeovil and sherborne hockey pitch. | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Squash | Yeovil Bowls And Squash Club | 290 m | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 710 m | 1 |
| Athletics | Bill Whistlecroft Athletics Arena | 920 m | 1 |
| Hockey | Yeovil and sherborne hockey pitch. | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Goldenstones Leasure Centre | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Golf | Yeovil Golf Club | 1.6 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 (1.2 km), with 170k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Weymouth.
The nearest bus stop is Mitchelmore Road, 200 m away, with a bus about every 38 minutes on weekdays (route 51); 24 departures an hour from the 8 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 St Gildas Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (100 m); 73% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Huish Primary School (0.8 km).
The nearest secondary is Westfield Academy, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 44.5 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Marks & Spencer, 450 m away, with Crofton closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Penn Hill Surgery, Yeovil (700 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, M&D Barbers is 450 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.
Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Black Horse the nearest pub (100 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 Sydney Gardens, 600 m away; for exercise, Anytime Fitness (450 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.
54 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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Many neighbours rent: 38% of households rent privately and 17% socially.
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.