# TA20 1DQ: area report for a postcode in Somerset

TA20 1DQ is a postcode in Somerset.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Somerset. Open the map at TA20 1DQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [TA20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta20) › [TA20 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta20-1)

## Around this postcode

- **25 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 25% on July. South Somerset 022C: 87 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9585,50.8815,TA201DQ
- **Axminster, 12 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9585,50.8815,TA201DQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9585,50.8815,TA201DQ
- **No property in TA20 1DQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.9585,50.8815,TA201DQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, South Somerset 022C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9585,50.8815,TA201DQ
- **£282,498 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9585,50.8815,TA201DQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9585,50.8815,TA201DQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 870 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9585,50.8815,TA201DQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TA20 1DQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9585,50.8815,TA201DQ
- **Low road and rail noise at TA20 1DQ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9585,50.8815,TA201DQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.9585,50.8815,TA201DQ
- **4.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9585,50.8815,TA201DQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Redstart Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-redstart-primary-school-e136926) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holyrood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holyrood-academy-e136295) | Secondary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Avishayes Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avishayes-community-primary-school-e137174) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chard School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chard-school-e123927) | Independent | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Manor Court Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-court-community-primary-school-e139385) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, October 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [3 Dimensions](https://openindex.co.uk/school/3-dimensions-e134909) | Special | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £222,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £307,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2025 | £230,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2025 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: ONE SMILE DENTAL - CHARD (490 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Chard, Tapstone Road (870 m, Lidl); Tesco Chard Superstore (880 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £282,498** (August 2026). Somerset’s average house price was £282,498 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,279** (2025). Full-time workers living in Somerset earned a median of £36,279 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 103rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Somerset costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 140th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.1** (2025). Somerset has a deprivation score of 19.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 143rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## South Somerset 022C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.5** (2025). South Somerset 022C has a deprivation score of 24.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,400th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £221,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Somerset 022C was £221,000 in 2025. Joint 8,660th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,460** (2021). South Somerset 022C had 1,460 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,068th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.3%** (January 2026). In South Somerset 022C, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## TA20 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TA20 was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 751st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,729** (2021). TA20 had 21,729 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,356th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in TA20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 76.0%** (January 2026). In TA20, 76.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)
- Centre: 50.8815, -2.9585

Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Yeovil](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/yeovil): Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.9585,50.8815,TA201DQ

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