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In Yeovil, unemployment is 2.8% (2026).

Yeovil had a population of 50,170 at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2418 sources

Population50,170people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics
Median gross salary (region)3,594EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · ONS ASHE Table 8.1a — Weekly pay - Gross (£), full-time employee jobs by local authority of residence, 2025 provisional
Average rent1,187EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price
Unemployment rate2.8%country median 3.4% — 18% belowOfficial source · www.nomisweb.co.uk
Recorded crime8,408incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)

Lower unemployment than 80% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 74% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

Which United Kingdom-wide rules apply when you move to Yeovil?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Yeovil. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Yeovil recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€24
Mobile plan, 10 GB€13
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited24.02 EUR/month30 Sept 2026BT Full Fibre 1501Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.87 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Three 100GB one-month data pack12Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,187 EUR/month31 Aug 2026ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price8Official · county

Is Yeovil a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 42–64%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–75%
Student40%strong on education, weak on safety · range 30–50%
Family62%strong on family, weak on cost · range 51–73%
Retirement34%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 20–48%

Work and income

The employment rate was 61.2% at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, Yeovil recorded 24,945.

What is the unemployment rate in Yeovil?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (2026-03). Source: www.nomisweb.co.uk18

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Yeovil is 2.8%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate61.2 %31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics3Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,594 EUR/month31 Dec 2025ONS ASHE Table 8.1a — Weekly pay - Gross (£), full-time employee jobs by local authority of residence, 2025 provisional6Official · county
Unemployment rate2.8 %country median 3.4%27 Aug 2026www.nomisweb.co.uk18Official

What does a salary buy in Yeovil?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,594 (ONS ASHE Table 8.1a, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,704of €2,927 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,927
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31− €1,187
Internet€24 · official · BT Full Fibre 150 · 2026-09-30− €24
Mobile plan€13 · official · Three 100GB one-month data pack · 2026-09-30− €13
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,704
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Yeovil. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Yeovil. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools22 count3 Aug 2026Department for Education (GIAS)2Official
Schools30 count3 Aug 2026Department for Education (GIAS)2Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16, and public school is free.

A country-wide rule for United Kingdom; Yeovil's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: legislation.gov.uk · 1996–2026.

Safety

How safe is Yeovil?

Police recorded about 8,408 incidents per 100,000 (2025-26). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)11

Recorded crime across major citiesYeovil highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Yeovil highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Manchester14,267
Bristol13,099
Liverpool12,409
Leeds11,462
Birmingham11,416
Leicester11,001
Sheffield9,693
Cardiff9,379
Belfast9,156
Coventry8,836
Glasgow757
Edinburgh549
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents8,408 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)11Official · county

Mobility and administration

Yeovil's nearest airport was BRS, 49 km away and offered 73 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport73 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights9Official
Distance to the nearest major airport49 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)BRS3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 5.3°C in January to 17.1°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 70 mm in January and 50.2 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 59.5 hours in January and 205.3 hours in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 8.6 · Feb 9 · Mar 11.2 · Apr 13.9 · May 17.1 · Jun 19.9 · Jul 21.9 · Aug 21.6 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 15.3 · Nov 11.5 · Dec 9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI13Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 2 · Feb 1.8 · Mar 3 · Apr 4.5 · May 7.4 · Jun 10.3 · Jul 12.2 · Aug 12.2 · Sep 10 · Oct 7.6 · Nov 4.4 · Dec 2.3 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 5.3 · Feb 5.4 · Mar 7.1 · Apr 9.2 · May 12.2 · Jun 15.1 · Jul 17.1 · Aug 16.9 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 11.4 · Nov 8 · Dec 5.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 70 · Feb 50.9 · Mar 48.5 · Apr 51.5 · May 47.2 · Jun 57.1 · Jul 50.2 · Aug 60.7 · Sep 53.2 · Oct 80.9 · Nov 81.9 · Dec 77.4 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 59.5 · Feb 79.5 · Mar 121.6 · Apr 170.5 · May 202.2 · Jun 199.8 · Jul 205.3 · Aug 185.5 · Sep 149.2 · Oct 107.6 · Nov 71.6 · Dec 53.5 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Luton ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±0.7 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±1.3 °C, Reims (France) ±1.3 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

At the end of 2021, the median age reached 39 years.

How many people live in Yeovil?

The published population was 50,170 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics4

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population50,170 people31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics4Official

International community in Yeovil

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Usual residents living in the individual ONS Built-up Area on Census Day 21 March 2021 · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Europe: United Kingdom43,64087.0%
Europe: EU countries4,0258.0%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)2,5105.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher26.7 %31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics3Official
Workers aged 16 and over24,945 workers31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics3Official
Median age39 years31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics3Official
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Office for Students5Official

Alternatives for people set on Yeovil

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Wokingham as a Yeovil alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 136 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,921 Wokingham vs 8,408 Yeovil−53%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,866 (2024) Wokingham vs €3,594 (2025) Yeovilno percentage
  • Residents: 50,325 Wokingham vs 50,170 Yeovil+0%
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Alternative cities in United Kingdom

Other cities in United Kingdom to compare with Yeovil, nearest in population first.

All United Kingdom cities
Crosby (Sefton)50,215 residentsHorsham50,215 residentsWokingham50,325 residentsSouth Benfleet49,885 residentsDurham50,510 residentsCumbernauld50,530 residents

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Yeovil in rankings

#26 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in United Kingdom

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Yeovil?

The published population was 50,170 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

How safe is Yeovil?

Police recorded about 8,408 incidents per 100,000 (2025-26). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3).

What is the unemployment rate in Yeovil?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (2026-03). Source: www.nomisweb.co.uk.

What is the typical salary around Yeovil?

The median gross salary is 3,594 EUR/month. Source: ONS ASHE Table 8.1a — Weekly pay - Gross (£), full-time employee jobs by local authority of residence, 2025 provisional.

Is Yeovil a good place to live?

Yeovil may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Europe: United Kingdom live in Yeovil?

The official country of birth distribution records 43,640 people (87.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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Sources

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  1. BT Full Fibre 150 bt.com · checked 2026-09-15
  2. Department for Education (GIAS) get-information-schools.service.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Office for National Statistics ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-07
  4. Office for National Statistics ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-04
  5. Office for Students officeforstudents.org.uk · checked 2026-08-03
  6. ONS ASHE Table 8.1a — Weekly pay - Gross (£), full-time employee jobs by local authority of residence, 2025 provisional ONS ASHE Table 8.1a · ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-24
  7. ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-07-06
  8. ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-24
  9. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  10. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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  1. Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3) ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-24
  2. Three 100GB one-month data pack three.co.uk · checked 2026-09-15
  3. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  4. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  5. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  6. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  7. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  8. www.nomisweb.co.uk nomisweb.co.uk · checked 2026-08-26

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