Around average
IMD England
Around average · 9.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for TA20 1BD
Postcode
TA20 1BD
Coordinates
50.8819, -2.9540
Grid reference
ST329095
Easting
332,986
Northing
109,596
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2VV2JW+QC
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Chard
Travel to Work
Yeovil
ITL Region
Somerset
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
18187
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 18187 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near TA20 1BD
England & WalesCrime trends · near TA20 1BD
Counts are for Chard North electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
39
YoY -52%
816039
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
22
YoY stable
25178
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY —
1680
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
1481
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
10
YoY —
18125
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.4%
Other White8.9%
+ other · 4.7%
Religion
Christian50.9%
No religion42.4%
Not answered4.7%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
75–8471.9%
35–496.4%
16–195.6%
65–744.2%
25–344.0%
+ 3 other age groups · 7.9%
Households
Any member 66+14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.8%
All members 66+12.7%
Other11.5%
+ 7 other households · 35.5%
Administrative Information
Somerset
Local Authority
Council AreaYeovil E14001603
Constituency
E14001603Avon and Somerset
Police Force
England
Ward
Chard North
Constituency code
E14001603
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Chard Town
International Territorial Level
Somerset
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandSomerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Somerset
Sub ICB Location
NHS Somerset ICB - 11X
Cancer Alliance
Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
South Somerset 022A E01029169
E01029169MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
South Somerset 022 E02006096
E02006096LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
South Somerset 022A E01029169
E01029169MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
South Somerset 022 E02006096
E02006096Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
5:57 AM
Sunrise
6:11 PM
Sunset
12 hours 14 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:57 AM
Sunset (today)
6:11 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 14 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode TA20 1BD introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 18187
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01029169 and MSOA E02006096 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TA20 1BD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near TA20 1BD
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
46%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
67%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 26%
Attainment 8
42.4
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
75%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–25FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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