Yeovil Larkhill
South Somerset 013 · 4 sub-areas · 5,984 residents
South Somerset 013 is a rural pocket of Somerset, home to around 5,984 people and noticeably affordable by national standards. A typical two-bedroom home lets for around £880 a month — well below the UK median for a 2-bed — and the deposit hurdle is relatively low too, at roughly three and a half years of savings.
Yeovil Larkhill is a mid-density neighbourhood of Somerset in the South West region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services.
Overview
What's it like to live in Yeovil Larkhill?
The area is unusually green for its density — 6 parks and 5 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £980 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Yeovil Larkhill in Somerset
Living in Yeovil Larkhill
This part of South Somerset sits firmly in the quieter, more dispersed end of the Somerset spectrum. It's car-dependent territory — around two thirds of residents drive to work, and public transport accounts for fewer than one in a hundred commuters — so if you're moving here without a car, that's the single biggest practical consideration.
Rents are genuinely affordable. A two-bedroom home runs around £880 a month, and even a three-bedroom sits at roughly £1,090. That's meaningfully below the national median and puts this area in the more accessible tier of Somerset's rental market. The trade-off is that renting still takes up a significant share of take-home pay here — around half — because local salaries are modest too, with the median resident earning just under £30,000 a year.
The population skews slightly younger than you might expect for rural Somerset: around a quarter of residents are aged 18–34, and nearly a quarter are under 18, which gives the area a reasonably family-oriented feel. About half of homes are owner-occupied, and social housing accounts for just under a quarter of tenure — a higher share than many comparable rural areas.
The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 3.3 km away — about a 40-minute walk, or a short drive. From there, the public transport journey to a major employment hub takes just over two hours. Working from home is a meaningful option for about one in six residents, and full gigabit broadband is available across the area, which makes remote working genuinely viable. See the streets and sub-areas below for more on how this neighbourhood breaks down.
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Frequently asked
- Is South Somerset 013 a nice place to live?
- It depends what you're after. It's quiet, affordable, and has decent gigabit broadband — good if you work remotely or want low rents. The trade-off is that you'll almost certainly need a car, public transport is minimal, and around half of nearby schools are rated Good or Outstanding rather than the national nine-in-ten share.
- What is the rent in South Somerset 013?
- A one-bedroom home typically runs around £670 a month, a two-bedroom around £880, and a three-bedroom around £1,090. These are estimates scaled from county-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose around 3% last year.
- Is South Somerset 013 safe?
- Crime runs at around 76 incidents per 1,000 residents annually, slightly below the UK average of around 80. It's broadly typical for a rural Somerset area — not a notable hotspot, but not an exceptionally low-crime outlier either.
- What's the commute from South Somerset 013 to the nearest city?
- By public transport, you're looking at just over two hours to the nearest major UK employment hub. The nearest rail station is around 3.3 km away — most residents drive there. Around two thirds of commuters use a car, and fewer than 1% rely on public transport.
- Who lives in South Somerset 013?
- A mix of young families and longer-term residents — around a quarter of the population is under 18, and another quarter is aged 18–34. About half of homes are owner-occupied, with a higher-than-average social housing share of nearly 23%. The area is predominantly UK-born.
- What schools are near South Somerset 013?
- There are 33 schools within typical catchment distance, but only around 52% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 680 metres away. It's worth checking individual catchment maps carefully before choosing a street.
- Is South Somerset 013 good for remote workers?
- Yes — full gigabit broadband is available across the entire area, and around one in six residents already works from home. Given how car-dependent commuting is here, working remotely removes the biggest practical constraint of living in this part of Somerset.