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

TA20 1NX 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 1NX 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

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 27% on July. South Somerset 022A: 165 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9478,50.8796,TA201NX
- **Axminster, 12 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9478,50.8796,TA201NX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9478,50.8796,TA201NX
- **No property in TA20 1NX 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=-2.9478,50.8796,TA201NX
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, South Somerset 022A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9478,50.8796,TA201NX
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9478,50.8796,TA201NX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9478,50.8796,TA201NX
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 760 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9478,50.8796,TA201NX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TA20 1NX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9478,50.8796,TA201NX
- **Low road and rail noise at TA20 1NX**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9478,50.8796,TA201NX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-2.9478,50.8796,TA201NX
- **4.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9478,50.8796,TA201NX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Avishayes Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avishayes-community-primary-school-e137174) | Primary | 250 m (3 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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Redstart Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-redstart-primary-school-e136926) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 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 | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Manor Court Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-court-community-primary-school-e139385) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, October 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2026 | £445,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £348,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2026 | £455,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £248,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| January 2026 | £235,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: ONE SMILE DENTAL - CHARD (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Chard Superstore (760 m, Tesco); Lidl Chard, Tapstone Road (880 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £282,062** (July 2026). Somerset’s average house price was £282,062 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 143rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 022A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.0** (2025). South Somerset 022A has a deprivation score of 16.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,465th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £255,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Somerset 022A was £255,000 in 2025. Joint 11,965th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,740** (2021). South Somerset 022A had 1,740 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,918th most 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: 94.4%** (January 2026). In South Somerset 022A, 94.4% 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: 50.8796, -2.9478

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), July 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=-2.9478,50.8796,TA201NX

## How to cite

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