TA20 3QX

Blackdown & Neroche · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chard
Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
TA20
Postcode sector
TA20 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA20 3QP 554 m
TA20 3QY 639 m
TA20 3QU 657 m
TA20 3QS 678 m
TA20 3QR 729 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA20 3QX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA20
Postcode sector
TA20 3
Latitude
50.930257
Longitude
-3.093078
British National Grid easting
323,280
British National Grid northing
115,104

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008807
Westminster constituency
Taunton and Wellington · E14001540
Output area
E00149063
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 019A · E01029261
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 019 · E02006112

Postcode source versions

Explore TA20

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Higher Howstead, Otterford, Chard, TA20 3QX 31 March 2017 £442,000
Lower Howstead, Otterford, Chard, TA20 3QX 21 February 2013 £433,000
Lower Howstead, Otterford, Chard, TA20 3QX 25 August 2005 £487,101

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.1 km
  2. Churchstanton Primary School

    Community school

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

3 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
4.0
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 0.1% 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+
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
0%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Holman Clavel Inn

    BCT · Holman Clavel

    0.9 miles
  • Holman Clavel Inn

    BCT · Holman Clavel

    0.9 miles
  • Highbeech Cottage

    BCT · Holman Clavel

    1.3 miles
  • Highbeech Cottage

    BCT · Holman Clavel

    1.3 miles
  • Taunton Road Dog Kennels

    BCT · Holman Clavel

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 019A, 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

16,719 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other crime with 1 events.

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