Electoral wardE05014390
Yeovil Central ward, Somerset
Yeovil Central is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 11,041 residents in 4,889 households — 3,454 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Yeovil constituency.
Residents, 202111,041council ward average 10,392
Households4,8892.26 residents per household
Density3,454/ km²about 3.20 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+22.8%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 16.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.7% · 515
5–95.5% · 612
10–156.4% · 704
16–194.1% · 458
20–245.6% · 613
25–3413.1% · 1,449
35–4918.0% · 1,985
50–6419.8% · 2,183
65–7411.3% · 1,247
75–847.5% · 833
85+4.0% · 440
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van21.5% · 1,053
1 car or van42.4% · 2,074
2 cars or vans26.3% · 1,286
3 or more9.7% · 476
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright37.1% · 1,812
With mortgage24.8% · 1,211
Shared ownership0.6% · 27
Social rented16.9% · 827
Private rented20.7% · 1,011
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house20.7% · 1,013
Semi-detached house40.4% · 1,978
Terraced house17.1% · 836
Purpose-built flat18.0% · 883
Converted house2.2% · 110
Other conversion0.9% · 42
Above shop / office0.6% · 27
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014390- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 5 of 55
Parishes in the ward
MudfordYeovilYeovil Without
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrympton15.4% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned9,425CChard North25.6% aged 65+ · 67.3% owned10,683CChard South26.8% aged 65+ · 64.6% owned8,734CCoker30.3% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned9,417CCrewkerne28.5% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned8,999IIlminster30.8% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned10,480SSouth Petherton & Islemoor31.4% aged 65+ · 73.4% owned10,420YYeovil East16.0% aged 65+ · 55.4% owned11,599YYeovil South21.7% aged 65+ · 62.6% owned10,332YYeovil West19.7% aged 65+ · 63.4% owned8,395
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.