TA20 postcode area · Somerset
The TA20 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dorset, East Devon, Somerset. Area Scores range from 25 to 70 across them. Every full TA20 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The TA20 district contains both ends of the scale: Dowslands & Blackdown at 70 out of 100 (#2,034 of 6,856 in England) against Chard West at 25, a 45-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £212,000 in Chard West to £497,000 in Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale — a 2.3× gap within the TA20 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Dorset, East Devon and Somerset — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the TA20 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dowslands & BlackdownSomerset | 2,034 | 70 | £347,500 |
| Ilminster & HortonSomerset | 2,966 | 57 | £273,000 |
| Tatworth & Combe St NicholasSomerset | 3,227 | 53 | £338,000 |
| Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood ValeDorset | 3,542 | 48 | £497,000 |
| Dunkeswell, Upottery & StocklandEast Devon | 3,549 | 48 | £425,000 |
| Chard North & EastSomerset | 3,638 | 47 | £250,000 |
| Beaminster, Maiden Newton & HalstockDorset | 3,933 | 43 | £350,000 |
| Chard WestSomerset | 5,119 | 25 | £212,000 |
People living in TA20 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Skilled trades 16% · Professional 16% · Managers & directors 14%
All occupation groups
| Skilled trades | 16% |
| Professional | 16% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 53% · No religion 39% · Other 1%
Born outside the UK: 7%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in TA20
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the TA20 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around TA20.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.