TA20
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Chard and Furnham, in Somerset.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an TA20 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In TA20, 76.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How TA20 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is TA20 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TA20 at a rate of 90.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 95.6 per 1,000 people across TA.
In August 2026 alone, 112 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TA20.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (851), other crime (359) and anti-social behaviour (242).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TA20 was 86.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in TA20, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so TA20 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in TA20
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Somerset 022A | 1,740 | 165.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.4% |
| South Somerset 022B | 1,492 | 26.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| South Somerset 022C | 1,460 | 87.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.3% |
| South Somerset 022D | 1,363 | 94.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.7% |
| South Somerset 022E | 1,296 | 107.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.1% |
| South Somerset 023A | 1,278 | 152.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.6% |
| South Somerset 023B | 2,324 | 158.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.2% |
| South Somerset 023C | 1,079 | 69.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.3% |
| South Somerset 023D | 2,259 | 186.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.0% |
| South Somerset 024A | 2,390 | 22.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 77.7% |
| South Somerset 024B | 1,444 | 39.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 5.4% |
| South Somerset 024C | 1,293 | 29.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 0.0% |
| South Somerset 024D | 2,344 | 29.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 24.5% |
MPs for TA20
- Adam DanceLiberal DemocratMP for Yeovil92% of TA20’s postcodes
- Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratMP for West Dorset6.0% of TA20’s postcodes
- Gideon AmosLiberal DemocratMP for Taunton and Wellington1.9% of TA20’s postcodes
- Richard FoordLiberal DemocratMP for Honiton and Sidmouth0.5% of TA20’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in TA203
Postcode sectors in TA205
Council1
Towns in TA201
Postcode districts next to TA208
More in the TA postcode area2
TA20 in brief
TA20 is a postcode district covering Chard and Furnham, in Somerset.
About 21,939 people lived in TA20 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £250,000 in 2025 across 273 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 90.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in TA20 was £250,000 in 2025.
TA20 had 21,729 usual residents at the census.
In TA20, 76.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In TA20, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.