Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
29797
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 29797 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.
Police Recorded Crime near TA20 1DS
Crime trends · near TA20 1DS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
75
YoY +32%
ASB
23
YoY +64%
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY +100%
Burglary
6
YoY +500%
Criminal damage
18
YoY +157%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
23
YoY +77%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · public order up sharply · burglary rising
184
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,494
White Brit.94.3%
Other White3.5%
+ other · 2.1%
Religion
Total residents: 1,492
Christian50.1%
No religion42.4%
Not answered6.4%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,012
75–8474.0%
16–196.8%
35–494.3%
65–743.6%
85 years and over3.3%
+ 3 other age groups · 7.9%
Households
Total households: 652
All members 66+16.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.4%
Any member 66+14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.1%
Other12.7%
+ 8 other households · 27.8%
Administrative Information
Somerset
Local Authority
Council Area
Yeovil E14001603
Constituency
E14001603
Avon and Somerset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 Scotland
Somerset, 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 022B E01029172
E01029172
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
South Somerset 022 E02006096
E02006096
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
South Somerset 022B E01029172
E01029172
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
South Somerset 022 E02006096
E02006096
Urban: 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
4:30 AM
Sunrise
7:46 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:30 AM
Sunset (today)
7:46 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 1986
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~40 years
Active Duration
1986 -> Present
July 1986 — Introduced
Postcode TA20 1DS 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: 29797
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01029172 and MSOA E02006096 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TA20 1DS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1986
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~40 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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