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Chard South
vs Ilminster

Chard South has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Ilminster. Homes in Ilminster sold for a median of £285,000, 7% above Chard South. Chard South has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 23%).

Map of Somerset with Chard South highlighted
Chard South
278 postcodes
Map of Somerset with Ilminster highlighted
Ilminster
409 postcodes
Map of Somerset
Somerset
city average

People

Chard South has 8,733 residents in 3,862 households; Ilminster has 10,476 in 4,765. Ilminster has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 4.2 percentage points more than Chard South (Somerset: 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (32% and 31%).

8,733Residents (2021)
10,476Residents (2021)
571,526Residents (2021)
3,862Households
4,765Households
250,166Households
14.6%Aged 15–29
12.5%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
26.7%Aged 65 and over
30.9%Aged 65 and over
24.8%Aged 65 and over
31.6%Living alone
31.2%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 32% of homes in Chard South and 37% in Ilminster. Ilminster has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 7.9 percentage points more than Chard South (Somerset: 67%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (15% and 15%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £267,175 in Chard South and £285,000 in Ilminster, against £284,995 across Somerset.

£267,175Median sale price
£285,000Median sale price
£284,995Median sale price
64.6%Owner-occupied
72.5%Owner-occupied
67.4%Owner-occupied
15.1%Private renting
14.9%Private renting
17.7%Private renting
19.0%Social renting
11.7%Social renting
13.7%Social renting
32.4%Detached houses
37.3%Detached houses
32.5%Detached houses
30.2%Semi-detached houses
30.0%Semi-detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
22.7%Terraced houses
22.7%Terraced houses
22.7%Terraced houses
11.1%Flats
5.6%Flats
9.3%Flats

Surroundings

Chard South has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 1.2 percentage points more than Ilminster (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 27 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Chard South, and 8 in Ilminster. The typical postcode is 474 m from the nearest school in Chard South and 870 m in Ilminster. The typical postcode is 12,721 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Chard South and 11,174 m in Ilminster. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 51% of premises in Chard South and 62% in Ilminster.

24.1%Green space within 500 m
22.9%Green space within 500 m
25.0%Green space within 500 m
27Services within 15 min (median)
8Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
474 mNearest school (median)
870 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
12.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
11.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
16Postcodes in flood risk areas
75Postcodes in flood risk areas
4,246Postcodes in flood risk areas
50.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
62.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
74.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 99 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Chard South and 53 in Ilminster, against 94 across Somerset. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

99Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
53Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
94Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Chard South

Chard South is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 8,733 people in 3,862 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £267,175 over the past two years, 6% below the Somerset median. On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 4% below the Somerset average.

Ilminster

Ilminster is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 10,476 people in 4,765 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £285,000 over the past two years, in line with the Somerset median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 8% below the Somerset average.

More comparisons.

Chard South and Ilminster next to other wards of Somerset.

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