TA20 4AP

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA20 4BJ 128 m
TA20 4AW 168 m
TA20 4BQ 245 m
TA20 4BH 247 m
TA20 4AH 482 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA20 4AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA20
Postcode sector
TA20 4
Latitude
50.886586
Longitude
-2.920186
British National Grid easting
335,369
British National Grid northing
110,082

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Ilminster · E05014366
Parish or community
E04008674
Westminster constituency
Yeovil · E14001603
Output area
E00148898
Lower layer super output area
South Somerset 024D · E01029230
Middle layer super output area
South Somerset 024 · E02006098

Postcode source versions

Explore TA20

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Greystones, Chaffcombe, Chard, TA20 4AP 18 January 2024 £390,000
Greystones, Chaffcombe, Chard, TA20 4AP 12 December 2019 £338,000
Sunnyside, Chaffcombe, Chard, TA20 4AP 1 June 2012 £275,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Avishayes Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km
  2. Chard School

    Other independent school

    3.2 km
  3. The Redstart Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

5 female, 9 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
1.8
TA20 4 residents
2,237

Age bands in TA20 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.5%

262 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

190 residents

Age 25 to 44
14.8%

337 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.3%

735 residents

Age 65 and over
33.1%

753 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TA20 4 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+
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%

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

3

within 5 km

  • ARIEL HEALTHCARE

    SUMMERFIELDS RD, SPRINGMEAD, CHARD, TA20 2EW

    ODS code L85030

    3.9 km

  • SUMMERVALE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L85054

    4.3 km

  • THE MEADOWS SURGERY

    CANAL WAY, ILMINSTER, TA19 9FE

    ODS code L85061

    4.3 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

  • Knapps Lane Phone Box

    BCT · Chaffcombe

    0.1 miles
  • Chaffcombe Farm

    BCT · Chaffcombe

    0.4 miles
  • Whatlet Turn

    BCT · Lydmarsh

    0.9 miles
  • Whatley Turn

    BCT · Lydmarsh

    0.9 miles
  • Wreath Turn

    BCT · Lydmarsh

    0.9 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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
1
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 4AP. 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Avishayes Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 3 events.

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