Villages That Surround Chard - Nice?

[EViS]

What are the villages like to live in that immediately surround Chard? Tatworth (and South Chard) is one that has peaked our interest but being so close to Chard is disconcerting. However, our opinion is purely based on online advice to keep well away from Chard. Is much of this opinion likely to be based upon the reputation Chard seemed to have built itself in the 70's but is no longer justified? Or is it still fairly dodgy and that would include the most immediate surrounding villages (i.e. live there if you must, but there are far nicer villages further out)?

[EViS]

Thanks for the replies. Any opinions on South Chard / Tatworth itself? The village seems nice and is 1.5 miles south from Chard town, then another 4.5 miles to Axminster. However, in sharing the same name, does it also share similar downsides / reputation quirks as it's northerly town?

[EViS]

JRC1 said:

South Chard and Tatworth aren't that great..

mkjess123 said:

Tatworth and South Chard are ok

That's pretty clear then .

Thanks for the replies both. The reason I'm specifically homing in with a query on South Chard & Tatworth is due to a particular property that has caught our attention whilst searching the Dorset area plus a c. 5 mile radius. Otherwise, we wouldn't be so fixated on this particular sprawling village and do recognise that others have much more to offer, especially south of the county border. Northern Somerset, and especially around Bridgwater doesn't interest us very much but appreciate that Chard town is likely going to be compared to other Somerset towns as opposed to neighbouring towns in East Devon and Dorset.

mkjess123 said:

If you don't mind me asking, what are your reasons for moving to the area, work, retirement, kids?

Maybe a slightly peculiar reason to some, we're not committed to living anywhere and fancy a new adventure. Therefore uprooting ourselves to a change of scenery and an excuse to explore another part of the UK with relative ease, as opposed to long weekends away, seems like fun. We can always move back or elsewhere if we decide to. I do appreciate that most people would choose to rent at first... that's not for us though. We'd rather go all in, but with a personal sense of having compiled sufficient research first.

Edited by EViS on Monday 10th April 21:51