# Chard West

South Somerset. 6,869 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.8 square kilometres.

Chard West had 6,940 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02006097. In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west) › [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £210,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Chard West was £210,000 in 2025. Joint 1,700th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/chard-west#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 6,940** (2021). Chard West had 6,940 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,156th least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/chard-west#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Chard West 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. https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/chard-west#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.0%** (January 2026). In Chard West, 95.0% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/chard-west#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02006097) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Chard West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02006097) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 97 homes were sold in Chard West in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02006097) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Chard West.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02006097) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Chard West had 6,940 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Chard West

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chard West at a rate of 151.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 90.4 per 1,000 people across Somerset.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 453 |
| Other crime | 200 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 128 |
| Shoplifting | 98 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 60 |
| Vehicle crime | 44 |
| Burglary | 36 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Chard West compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Chard West | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £210,000 | joint 6th cheapest | 71 middle areas, Somerset · 2025 |
| Population | 6,940 | 16th least populated | 71 middle areas, Somerset · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 71 middle areas, Somerset · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.0% | 14th highest | 71 middle areas, Somerset · Jan 2026 |

## Is Chard West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chard West at a rate of 151.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 90.4 per 1,000 people across Somerset.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 72 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chard West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (453), other crime (200) and anti-social behaviour (128).
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.

## Figures for the whole of Somerset

These figures are published for the whole of Somerset, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Somerset and not Chard West alone. [See Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)

- **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.

## Chard West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Chard West was £210,000 in 2025.
Chard West had 6,940 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Chard West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Chard West, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02006097
- Ward: [Chard South †](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/ward/chard-south)
- Constituency: [Yeovil †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/yeovil)
- Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)
- Region: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 1.83 km²
- People, mid-2024: 6,869*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 21

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Chard North & East](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/chard-north-and-east), [Tatworth & Combe St Nicholas](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/tatworth-and-combe-st-nicholas)

## Latest updates for Chard West

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02006097

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/chard-west, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/chard-west#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/chard-west