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Chard North

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South Somerset. About 10,823 people in 59 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Chard North, 90.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
10,679
2,143rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
58.4%
1,666th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Chard North compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Chard NorthMiddle
Population55 wards, Somerset · 2021
Population: every ward in Somerset55 areas from 7,922 to 13,128. The middle area is 10,418. Chard North is 10,679.
10,67920th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage55 wards, Somerset · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Somerset55 areas from 22.1% to 99.6%. The middle area is 82.3%. Chard North is 90.9%.
90.9%14th highest
Claimant rate55 wards, Somerset · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Somerset55 areas from 1.5% to 4.5%. The middle area is 2.3%. Chard North is 3.0%.
3.0%joint 13th highest
Aged 15 to 6455 wards, Somerset · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Somerset55 areas from 51.6% to 66.8%. The middle area is 59.0%. Chard North is 58.4%.
58.4%25th lowest

Figures for the whole of Somerset

These figures are published for the whole of Somerset, not for each ward, so they describe all of Somerset and not Chard North alone. See Somerset

Average house price
£282,062
Up 3.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,279
103rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
143rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.1
143rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Chard North in brief

Chard North had 10,679 usual residents at the census.

In Chard North, 90.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Chard North, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

58.4% of residents in Chard North were aged 15 to 64 at the census.