What the figures for Preston Plucknett cover
Every figure on this site comes from official or open public data. This page shows, for each one, the area it covers, the period, the source and when we last updated it.
Preston Plucknett is part of the parish of Yeovil.
Official statistics are published for parishes and census areas, not for every village and hamlet, so there are no separate figures for Preston Plucknett. Property, crime, broadband, food hygiene, businesses and population are for all of Yeovil parish (31,633 residents). Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from Preston Plucknett itself, and schools include the nearest to Preston Plucknett.
Figure by figure
| Figure | Covers | Period | Source | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Usual residents of the parish of Yeovil | Census 2021 | ONS Census 2021 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| Property | Residential sales at postcodes in the parish of Yeovil | 12 months to Sept 2026 | HM Land Registry Price Paid Data | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Crime | Crimes reported in the 21 neighbourhood areas (census LSOAs) covering the parish of Yeovil; the rate is per 1,000 residents of those areas | 12 months to Aug 2026 | police.uk | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Broadband | Postcodes in the parish of Yeovil | Speeds measured 2023, availability 2025 | Ofcom Connected Nations | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Schools | Open schools in the parish of Yeovil, plus the nearest others within 5 km of Preston Plucknett | Latest inspection for each school | DfE Get Information about Schools, Ofsted | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Food hygiene | Food businesses at postcodes in the parish of Yeovil | Latest inspection for each business | Food Standards Agency | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Businesses | Active companies with their registered office in the parish of Yeovil. A registered office is not always where a company trades. | Current register | Companies House | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Local trades | Active companies whose main activity is a trade, registered in the BA20 postcode district, those in the parish of Yeovil first | Current register | Companies House | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Planning | Applications within 5 km of the centre of Preston Plucknett | Last 12 months | PlanIt, from council planning registers | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Flood risk | The kilometre square around the centre of Preston Plucknett; nearest river measured from the centre | National assessment 2025 | Environment Agency (NaFRA2), OS Open Rivers | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Transport | The stations nearest to Preston Plucknett, with walking routes from its centre | Departures live | National Rail, NaPTAN, OpenStreetMap | Live |
| Weather | The location of Preston Plucknett | Live forecast | MET Norway | Live |
| National comparisons | England and Wales (broadband: the UK), worked out from the same datasets as the local figures | Same periods as above | Our own calculation | 3 Nov 2026 |
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