Paid house sitting jobs in Yeovil, near the Dorset border and the Waterloo line
Yeovil Junction trains run to London Waterloo, 126 miles east. While owners are away, a paid house sitter stays overnight with their pets and keeps the home in order. House sitting in Yeovil runs £28 to £45 per night, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Yeovil
Yeovil has a wet maritime climate with rain spread across the year, frosty spells in winter, and short winter days that leave a narrow window of daylight. Walkers who carry a raincoat and a towel, plan sheltered routes on the wettest days, and hold their slots through the drizzle keep the regulars that fair-weather walkers lose.
When owners travel
Demand peaks over the summer holidays and across Christmas and New Year, with a second wave on the February, May and October half-terms and the bank-holiday weekends. Boarding and house sitting lead when owners travel; walking, daycare and drop-in visits carry the commuting week.
Know your Yeovil areas
Most bookings cluster Hendford to Houndstone. Owners look for sitters who know the area and can reach them without a long trip.
Breeds you will meet in Yeovil
Owners here mostly keep Labrador Retriever, Cocker Spaniel, French Bulldog, Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Knowing how those breeds behave, and saying so on your profile, is what turns a first booking into a repeat client.
Looking after Yeovil homes and pets
Yeovil's built-up area spreads into Brympton, West Coker and Yeovil Without. A paid house sit there covers the pets and the house: post, bins, lights and locked doors. From November to March the winds are strongest, so check gates and fences after a blow. Christmas holidays run from 21 December 2026 to 3 January 2027.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Yeovil. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
House sitting
£28 to £45 per night
Overnight boarding
£22 to £36 per night
Drop-in visits
£10 to £16 per 20 to 30 minute visit
Dog walking
£10 to £16 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Yeovil areas you can cover
Yeovil's built-up area spreads into Brympton, West Coker and Yeovil Without.
Built for sitters in Yeovil
Keep up to 90%
You set your rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
Full schedule control
No assigned shifts and no minimum hours. Accept or decline each request and pause your profile whenever you need to.
Protected on every booking
£20,000 in Protection Plan comes with every confirmed booking, so you are never on the hook alone if something goes wrong.
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Start earning in Yeovil
Set your own rate. £20,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.
