TA20 postcode area guide — Dorset
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the TA20 postcode district in Dorset — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in TA20
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
75.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
37.5%
Gigabit-capable
37.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.6%
Broadband availability in the TA20 postcode district (Dorset) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 838 postcodes Ofcom measures in TA20, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 75.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 37.5%.
Around 0.6% of premises in TA20 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in TA20
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| TA20 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| TA20 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| TA20 1AE | 100% | 19.4% |
| TA20 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| TA20 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| TA20 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| TA20 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| TA20 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| TA20 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| TA20 1AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Dorset
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Dorset district (198,095 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
81.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.3%
5G outdoors — all networks
11.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
85.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in TA20
Police recorded 162 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TA20 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 66 | 40.7% |
| Shoplifting | 25 | 15.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 23 | 14.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 10 | 6.2% |
| Other theft | 10 | 6.2% |
| Burglary | 8 | 4.9% |
| Public order | 8 | 4.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 4 | 2.5% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in TA20
Based on 225 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TA20 is £260,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£260,000).
Detached
£370,000
74 sales
Semi-detached
£250,000
64 sales
Terraced
£184,000
61 sales
Flat / maisonette
£105,000
11 sales
Latest recorded sales in TA20
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Glynswood | TA20 1AH |
| 26 May 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced | Campion Gardens | TA20 1DJ |
| 22 May 2026 | £460,000 | Detached | Chardleigh Green | TA20 3AJ |
| 15 May 2026 | £420,000 | Detached | Cloudberry Close | TA20 1HU |
| 7 May 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | Teasel Dene | TA20 1PE |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £230,000 | Other | High Street | TA20 1QB |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced | Combe Head Cottage | TA20 3LY |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £325,000 | Terraced | Hillside Cottages | TA20 2NB |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £842,900 | Detached | TA20 4DQ | |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | King Alfred Drive | TA20 2HX |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Dorset demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Dorset district (379,579 residents, 169,261 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.2% |
| 15–29 | 17.2% |
| 30–44 | 15.5% |
| 45–64 | 22.5% |
| 65+ | 29.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70.4% |
| Private rented | 16.3% |
| Social rented | 11% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around TA20
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holyrood Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,282 | TA20 1JL |
| Manor Court Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 448 | TA20 2ES |
| The Redstart Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 444 | TA20 1SD |
| Avishayes Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 199 | TA20 1NS |
| Tatworth Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 196 | TA20 2RX |
| Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 117 | TA20 3NG |
| 3 Dimensions | Not applicable | 7–25 | 69 | TA20 3AJ |
| Chard School | Not applicable | 4–11 | 58 | TA20 1QA |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in TA20
163 rated food businesses operate in TA20. 114 hold the top rating of 5, 19 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 3 Dimensions, A Lusitana Restaurant, Alpine Grove Touring Park, Ammonite Lodge Guest House, Ashcroft.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in TA20
From a sample of 70 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 TA20 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 41% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
7%
Band C
34%
Band D
37%
Band E
14%
Band F
4%
Band G
3%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Dorset
Landlines around TA20 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.