TA20 2TJ

Chard South · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA20 2TL 325 m
TA20 2DT 695 m
TA20 2DU 710 m
TA20 2NJ 735 m
TA20 2DS 781 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA20 2TJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA20
Postcode sector
TA20 2
Latitude
50.859104
Longitude
-2.969020
British National Grid easting
331,894
British National Grid northing
107,070

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008760
Westminster constituency
Yeovil · E14001603
Output area
E00148844
Lower layer super output area
South Somerset 024B · E01029219
Middle layer super output area
South Somerset 024 · E02006098

Postcode source versions

Explore TA20

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Edencote Farmhouse, Bounds Lane, Chard, TA20 2TJ 22 September 2021 £390,000
Paradise Barn, Chard, TA20 2TJ 19 September 2008 £325,000
Edencote Lodge, Chard, TA20 2TJ 20 October 1999 £67,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Manor Court Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km
  2. Chard School

    Other independent school

    1.7 km
  3. Holyrood Academy

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
744
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 305
  • Public order 96
  • Shoplifting 93
  • Anti social behaviour 80
  • Criminal damage and arson 47

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

9 female, 7 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.7
TA20 2 residents
7,405

Age bands in TA20 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,192 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

720 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.4%

1,686 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

1,975 residents

Age 65 and over
26.1%

1,968 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TA20 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • ARIEL HEALTHCARE

    SUMMERFIELDS RD, SPRINGMEAD, CHARD, TA20 2EW

    ODS code L85030

    1.2 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • King Ine Close

    BCT · Chard

    0.5 miles
  • Halcombe Bus Shelter

    BCT · Chard

    0.5 miles
  • Athelstan Drive

    BCT · Chard

    0.6 miles
  • Athelstan Drive

    BCT · Chard

    0.6 miles
  • Ashcroft Playing Fields

    BCT · Chard

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Somerset 024B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,897 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

Property market

The five-year median is £390,000 from 1 recorded sale in TA20 2TJ. 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Manor Court Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

744 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 305 events.

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