TA20 4PD postcode in Dorset, England
TA20 4PD is a postcode in Dorset, in the Marshwood Vale ward. It is in the West Dorset parliamentary constituency and the Dorset police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where TA20 4PD is, and what is near it
- TA20 4PD
- Other postcodes in TA20 4: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 5 bus stops
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.8253, longitude -2.8874)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after TA20 4PD?
- DorsetCouncil, for all local services Dorset: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around TA20 4PD Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- DorsetPolice force area
- West DorsetParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat), as Parliament lists them. Contact Edward Morello
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at TA20 4PD?
Every home and business at TA20 4PD can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 20% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at TA20 4PD?
BinDayBuddy has not read Dorset Council's days for TA20 4PD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for TA20 4PD on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is TA20 4PD at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include TA20 4PD.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Dorset
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for TA20 4PD: 4,861 properties in Dorset are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Dorset
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood warnings
The centre of TA20 4PD is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near TA20 4PD?
Homes in TA20 4 sold for a typical £334,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 20 sales, down 9.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £460,000 11 sales
- Semi-detached £262,500 6 sales
- Terraced 3 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole TA20 district: a typical £262,500 from 227 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Homes sold in TA20 4PD
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in TA20 4PD from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near TA20 4PD?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 910 homes in the neighbourhood around TA20 4PD. The largest share of them, 21%, are in council tax band E. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (50%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Dorset for 2026‑27: £2,765. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,843 (band A) to £5,530 (band H); band E, the most common, is £3,379.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 70 (8%) | £1,843 |
| Band B | about 70 (8%) | £2,151 |
| Band C | about 170 (19%) | £2,458 |
| Band D | about 170 (19%) | £2,765 |
| Band E | about 190 (21%) | £3,379 |
| Band F | about 150 (16%) | £3,994 |
| Band G | about 80 (9%) | £4,608 |
| Band H | about 10 (1%) | £5,530 |
When the homes were built
- 50% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 7% 1919 to 1939
- 13% 1945 to 1964
- 14% 1965 to 1982
- 9% 1983 to 1999
- 3% 2000 to 2009
- 2% 2010 to 2019
- 1% 2020 or later
Averages for Dorset before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of TA20 4PD is in (ONS area E01020535), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near TA20 4PD?
The nearest open schools to TA20 4PD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to TA20 4PD?
The nearest railway station to the centre of TA20 4PD is Crewkerne Rail Station, 9.3 km away in a straight line.
- Crewkerne Rail Station Railway station 9.3 kmDrive
- Axminster Rail Station Railway station 9.7 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bus Shelter, 25 m away.
More stations near TA20 4PD, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near TA20 4PD?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of TA20 4PD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- Ariel Healthcare Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2026 · Phone 01460 67763 7.5 kmDrive
- Symphony South Healthcare Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2024 · Phone 01460 72435 8.8 kmDrive
- Axminster Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01297 32126 9.3 kmDrive
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near TA20 4PD?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of TA20 4PD on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near TA20 4PD?
The nearest to the centre of TA20 4PD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- SpaDental Chard Phone 0845 539 0849 7.5 kmDrive
- Axminster Dental Practice Phone 01297 33733 7.8 kmDrive
- One Smile Dental Chard 8.2 kmDrive
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to TA20 4PD?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- Chard Community Hospital 7.2 kmDrive
- Crewkerne Community Hospital 8.8 kmDrive
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which vets are near TA20 4PD?
The nearest vets to the centre of TA20 4PD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Kingfisher Veterinary Practice Phone +44 1460 66111 7.6 kmDrive
- Kingfisher 8.9 kmDrive
- Hamstone Vets 9.3 kmDrive
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is TA20 4PD in a conservation area?
The centre of TA20 4PD is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near TA20 4PD?
Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of TA20 4PD in the latest month it has published.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for TA20 4PD
- Ward
- Marshwood Vale
- Parish
- Thorncombe
- Region
- South West
- Country
- England
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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