TA20 3BZ

Ilminster · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA20 3AQ 363 m
TA20 3DA 453 m
TA20 3AG 488 m
TA20 3DB 588 m
TA20 1RR 767 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA20 3BZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA20
Postcode sector
TA20 3
Latitude
50.892697
Longitude
-2.945375
British National Grid easting
333,606
British National Grid northing
110,784

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Ilminster · E05014366
Parish or community
E04008720
Westminster constituency
Yeovil · E14001603
Output area
E00148901
Lower layer super output area
South Somerset 024D · E01029230
Middle layer super output area
South Somerset 024 · E02006098

Postcode source versions

Explore TA20

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Old Farm, Knowle Lane, Chard, TA20 3BZ 29 January 2021 £720,000
Knowle House, Knowle Lane, Knowle St Giles, Chard, TA20 3BZ 21 August 2019 £612,000
Overbrow Cottage, 1, Knowle Lane, Knowle St Giles, Chard, TA20 3BZ 15 March 2019 £377,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Avishayes Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km
  2. The Redstart Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km
  3. 3 Dimensions

    Other independent special school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
286
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 141
  • Criminal damage and arson 33
  • Anti social behaviour 32
  • Vehicle crime 17
  • Burglary 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

8 female, 9 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.4
TA20 3 residents
2,771

Age bands in TA20 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.7%

326 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.3%

176 residents

Age 25 to 44
14.8%

412 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.6%

935 residents

Age 65 and over
33.6%

935 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TA20 3 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+
14.3%
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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • ARIEL HEALTHCARE

    SUMMERFIELDS RD, SPRINGMEAD, CHARD, TA20 2EW

    ODS code L85030

    3.0 km

  • SUMMERVALE SURGERY

    ILMINSTER MEDICAL CENTRE, CANAL WAY, ILMINSTER, TA19 9FE

    ODS code L85054

    4.0 km

  • THE MEADOWS SURGERY

    CANAL WAY, ILMINSTER, TA19 9FE

    ODS code L85061

    4.0 km

  • CHURCH VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROADWAY ROAD, HORTON, ILMINSTER, TA19 9RX

    ODS code L85624

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Hornsbury Mill

    BCT · New England

    0.1 miles
  • Hornsbury Mill

    BCT · Hornsbury

    0.2 miles
  • Thorndun Park Drive

    BCT · Chard

    0.6 miles
  • Thorndun Park Drive

    BCT · Chard

    0.6 miles
  • Beeching Close

    BCT · Chard

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Somerset 024D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,990 of 33,755

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

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Avishayes Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

286 published events cover 12 months, averaging 23.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 141 events.

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