TA20 3JW Guide - Crime Rate, Schools & Area Review

TA20 3JW is a postcode in Chard North, Somerset, South West, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near TA20 3JW, then scores the surrounding small area 70/100 - top 18% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around TA20 3JW are local prosperity and health, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for TA20 3JW is based on South Somerset 019 Census 2021. It covers 8,763 residents, 209 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 50, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 72% owner-occupied, 15% privately rented, 12% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 7/10.

For property prices near TA20 3JW, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the TA20 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £290k from 16 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near TA20 3JW by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near TA20 3JW; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.