Housing in TA20 1AB
What the homes in TA20 1AB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Chard North & East
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,468 (2024)
TA20 1ABChard
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (46.9%). Flats make up 9.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
56% of households in the TA20 1AB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.2% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 29.7% own outright and 26.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned56%61.3%
- Shared ownership3%1%
- Private rented21.2%20.5%
- Social rented19.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.4%). 29.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Somerset
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Somerset (August 2026, +6.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TA20 1AB (Chard North & East) (about 1,468 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.