TA20 4DQ

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
TA19 0PT 799 m
TA19 0PS 910 m
TA20 4DH 982 m
TA20 4BP 1.2 km
TA20 4DG 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA20 4DQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA20
Postcode sector
TA20 4
Latitude
50.883175
Longitude
-2.877386
British National Grid easting
338,375
British National Grid northing
109,666

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Ilminster · E05014366
Parish or community
E04008771
Westminster constituency
Yeovil · E14001603
Output area
E00148905
Lower layer super output area
South Somerset 024D · E01029230
Middle layer super output area
South Somerset 024 · E02006098

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Windwhistle Inn, Cricket St Thomas, Chard, TA20 4DQ 27 April 2026 £842,900
Windwhistle Ridge, Copperfields, Cricket St Thomas, Chard, TA20 4DQ 20 October 2025 £1,375,000
Swandown, 18, Cricket St Thomas, Chard, TA20 4DQ 30 May 2025 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Winsham Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.5 km
  2. Hinton St George Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Burglary 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

8 female, 9 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.8
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 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TA20 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

Nearby transport

  • Windwhistle Inn

    BCT · Windwhistle

    0.2 miles
  • Windwhistle Inn

    BCT · Windwhistle

    0.2 miles
  • Winsham Turn

    BCT · Purtington

    0.8 miles
  • Winsham Turn

    BCT · Purtington

    0.8 miles
  • Wildlife Park

    BCT · Cricket St Thomas

    1.1 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £370,000 from 6 recorded sales in TA20 4DQ. 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

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Winsham Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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