Hellier's Close Chard, Somerset
54 addresses across 1 postcode (TA20), about 20 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 36618033.
- Energy: 49 homes have an energy certificate (C: 26, D: 19, E: 3, G: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Somerset costs £2,561 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Axminster, about 10.8 km (6.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Mitchell Gardens, is about 320 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 120 to 127 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ariel Healthcare, about 470 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 360 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 22% of households owned their home and 18% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 109 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
49 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 45 m². Most common: Flat (37); Maisonette, end-terrace (4); Maisonette, mid-terrace (4). Built: 1967-1975 (48); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (38); owner-occupied (3); rented (private) (2).
Council tax
What each band costs in Somerset in 2026-27: Band D £2,561 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,707 | £1,992 | £2,276 | £2,561 | £3,130 | £3,699 | £4,268 | £5,121 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (35% of about 1,150 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Natwest, 7 Fore Street,Chard: up to 7 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- First Floor Front, 35 Fore Street, Chard: up to 6 homes, permissioned (310 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 54 addresses are between 120 m and 127 m above sea level (124 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TA20 1LW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Axminster 418,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km (6.7 miles) |
| Crewkerne 178,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.4 km (8.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Guildhall Chard | 260 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest 4 Combe Street Parking | 140 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 35 km (22 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 59.2 km (37 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ariel Healthcare | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Spa Dental Practice | 360 m |
| Hospital | Chard Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Chard Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mitchell Gardens 2.4 ha | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Snowden Park 5.7 ha | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,220 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,500 m² | 180 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,020 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Choughs Public House, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m south-east. 156 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Choughs Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m south-east |
| 7A, 9A, 9, 11, 13 and 13A Fore Street, 1-4 King Charles Mews and water pump | Listed building, Grade I | 230 m south-east |
| The Guildhall | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m south-east |
| Baptist Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south-east |
| Hillfort 550yds (501m) SE of Four Gates | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Snowdon Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Hale's Copse | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Foxdon Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Chard Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Brockfield Bottom | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
| Farway Marsh | Wetland | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 54 | 54 |
None of the street's 54 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holyrood Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 310 m | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Manor Court Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 480 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Dec 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Redstart Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Avishayes Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnymeade TA20 1LJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 70 m | 5 Very good | 2 Sep 2025 |
| Kater TA20 1QB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| A Lusitana Restaurant TA20 1QB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 9 Apr 2025 |
| Lucky Fish Bar TA20 1QF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Chard Conservative Club TA20 1QF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 180 m | 5 Very good | 29 Oct 2025 |
| Chan's Restaurant TA20 1QF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 4 Good | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Curry House TA20 1QF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 4 Good | 15 Sep 2025 |
| Nisa Fried Chicken TA20 1QF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 5 Very good | 30 May 2025 |
| Mayflower Chinese Takeaway TA20 1QF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 4 Good | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Spice Villa TA20 1QF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2025 |
| The Foggy Gorilla TA20 1QF | Retailers - other | 180 m | Exempt | |
| Ammonite Lodge Guest House TA20 1QL | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 200 m | 5 Very good | 30 Mar 2022 |
| Health & Remedy TA20 2AH | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 10 Sep 2025 |
| The Phoenix Hotel - WKD Properties TA20 1PH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | 4 Good | 9 Apr 2025 |
| Mortimers Bakery Ltd TA20 1PH | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 46 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (36); On or near Cambridge Street (34); On or near High Street (11); On or near Hellier'S Close (7); On or near The Maltings (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 39% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 31% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- TA20 1LW: 54 addresses of 58 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Hillside · Hellier's Close · Combe Street · Cambridge Street · Zembard Lane · Crowshute Link · Helliers Road · The Maltings · Fore Street · Holyrood Street · Snowdon Cottage Lane · Bewley Court
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.