TA20 1RF

Chard North · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chard
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil
Postcode district
TA20
Postcode sector
TA20 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA20 1LP 94 m
TA20 1RE 115 m
TA20 1LH 142 m
TA20 1RD 159 m
TA20 1QZ 174 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA20 1RF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA20
Postcode sector
TA20 1
Latitude
50.874931
Longitude
-2.973313
British National Grid easting
331,615
British National Grid northing
108,834

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008675
Westminster constituency
Yeovil · E14001603
Output area
E00148599
Lower layer super output area
South Somerset 023B · E01029171
Middle layer super output area
South Somerset 023 · E02006097

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Inglenook, Touchstone Lane, Chard, TA20 1RF 14 May 2024 £300,000
2, Touchstone Lane, Chard, TA20 1RF 29 September 2021 £365,000
Highfield, Touchstone Lane, Chard, TA20 1RF 5 January 2021 £675,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Holyrood Academy

    Academy converter

    563 m
  2. The Redstart Primary School

    Academy converter

    779 m
  3. Manor Court Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    794 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,578
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 667
  • Public order 175
  • Shoplifting 159
  • Anti social behaviour 157
  • Criminal damage and arson 107

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
45

22 female, 23 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.4
TA20 1 residents
9,165

Age bands in TA20 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,565 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

935 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.9%

2,093 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

2,343 residents

Age 65 and over
24.1%

2,203 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TA20 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • ARIEL HEALTHCARE

    SUMMERFIELDS RD, SPRINGMEAD, CHARD, TA20 2EW

    ODS code L85030

    706 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Touchstone

    BCT · Chard

    0.1 miles
  • Larch Avenue

    BCT · Crimchard

    0.2 miles
  • Larch Avenue

    BCT · Crimchard

    0.2 miles
  • Catchgate Lane

    BCT · Chard

    0.4 miles
  • Catchgate Lane

    BCT · Chard

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Somerset 023B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,443 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £332,500 from 2 recorded sales in TA20 1RF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Somerset is £281,571 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

9 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Holyrood Academy is the nearest published school at 563 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,578 published events cover 12 months, averaging 131.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 667 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.