Buying a home in TA20, Chard. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£276kmost £225k–£342k

Houses per m²£3,157flats £2,057

Sold last year1651,183 in five years

Prices in Somerset+3.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in TA20 sold for £275,984 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £224,906 and £342,385, for about 91 m² of space.

165 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £87k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in TA20 1 (£3,077) and the most in TA20 3 (£3,719).

Across Somerset, prices are up 3.1% on a year ago and up 15% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,135 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,259 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £55,000 for that mortgage: what £55,000 buys.

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House prices in TA20 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£145,000	£133k–£159k	43 m²	30
2	£218,099	£184k–£261k	67 m²	334
3	£275,984	£225k–£342k	91 m²	488
4	£358,115	£291k–£442k	119 m²	137
5+	£501,957	£376k–£714k	170 m²	105

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£145k	£218k	£276k	£358k	£502k
Detached	—	£288k	£359k	£417k	£577k
Semi-detached	—	£234k	£261k	£288k	£318k
Terraced	£145k	£185k	£222k	£254k	£284k
Flats	£87k	£113k	£110k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across TA20

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
TA20 1	£3,077	£2,115
TA20 2	£3,084	£1,806
TA20 3	£3,719	—
TA20 4	£3,431	—

Schools near TA20

Best state primary within 2 kmManor Court Community Primary School75% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%3 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmHolyrood Academy36.9% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

TA19 Ilminster · 8 km3-bed house £294k TA17 Hinton St. George · 10 km3-bed house £455k EX13 Axminster · 10 km3-bed house £329k TA18 Crewkerne · 12 km3-bed house £273k TA16 Merriott · 12 km3-bed house £300k TA13 South Petherton · 13 km3-bed house £372k TA3 Taunton · 14 km3-bed house £355k DT8 Beaminster · 15 km3-bed house £354k

Questions about TA20

Is TA20 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Somerset are up 3.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (75% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (36.9% against 43.8%); 165 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in TA20?

A typical 3-bedroom house in TA20 sold for £275,984 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £224,906 and £342,385.

How many homes sell in TA20 each year?

165 homes sold in the last year and 1,183 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near TA20?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Manor Court Community Primary School, where 75% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.