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TA20 1YR

Chard North · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chard North
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil
Postcode district
TA20
Postcode sector
TA20 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA20 1DN 51 m
TA20 1AL 52 m
TA20 1AJ 72 m
TA20 1AS 85 m
TA20 1AH 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA20 1YR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA20
Postcode sector
TA20 1
Latitude
50.877759
Longitude
-2.959769
British National Grid easting
332,572
British National Grid northing
109,136

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Chard North · E05014351
Parish or community
E04008675
Westminster constituency
Yeovil · E14001603
Output area
E00148605
Lower layer super output area
South Somerset 022B · E01029172
Middle layer super output area
South Somerset 022 · E02006096

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. Holyrood Academy

    Academy converter

    448 m

  2. Chard School

    Other independent school

    495 m

  3. The Redstart Primary School

    Academy converter

    521 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,760
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 754
  • Shoplifting 184
  • Public order 180
  • Anti social behaviour 169
  • Criminal damage and arson 127

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • ARIEL HEALTHCARE

    SUMMERFIELDS RD, SPRINGMEAD, CHARD, TA20 2EW

    ODS code L85030

    1.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Elder Close

    BCT · Chard

    0.1 miles

  • Glynswood

    BCT · Chard

    0.1 miles

  • Thorndun Park Drive

    BCT · Chard

    0.2 miles

  • John Gunn Close

    BCT · Chard

    0.2 miles

  • Holyrood School

    BCT · Chard

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Somerset 022B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,928 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Holyrood Academy is the nearest published school at 448 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,760 published events cover 12 months, averaging 146.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 754 events.

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