TA20 4QJ

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA20 4QH 269 m
TA20 2SZ 288 m
TA20 4QL 343 m
TA20 4QQ 348 m
TA20 2QG 364 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA20 4QJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA20
Postcode sector
TA20 4
Latitude
50.844605
Longitude
-2.940737
British National Grid easting
333,864
British National Grid northing
105,432

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
E00148839
Lower layer super output area
South Somerset 024B · E01029219
Middle layer super output area
South Somerset 024 · E02006098

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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53 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Apple Tree Cottage, Chard Junction, Chard, TA20 4QJ 12 September 2025 £460,000
West View, Chard Junction, Chard, TA20 4QJ 28 March 2025 £260,000
Bridge Villa Cottage, Chard Junction, Chard, TA20 4QJ 17 January 2025 £166,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Tatworth Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  2. St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.9 km
  3. Manor Court Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
89
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 42
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Criminal damage and arson 11
  • Other theft 10
  • Vehicle crime 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
84

38 female, 46 male

Postcode households
34
Residents per household
2.5
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 3.8% 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+
97.4%
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
97.4%
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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • ARIEL HEALTHCARE

    SUMMERFIELDS RD, SPRINGMEAD, CHARD, TA20 2EW

    ODS code L85030

    3.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Station Road

    BCT · Perry Street

    0.1 miles
  • Station Road

    BCT · Perry Street

    0.1 miles
  • Waterlake Road

    BCT · Perry Street

    0.1 miles
  • Waterlake Road

    BCT · Perry Street

    0.1 miles
  • Lower Coombses

    BCT · Perry Street

    0.2 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
8
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
4
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 £240,000 from 10 recorded sales in TA20 4QJ. 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Tatworth Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

89 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 42 events.

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