Chard at a glance
A Somerset town of 14287 people in the TA20 postcode district, it looks to Taunton as its nearest main town and links by road to a wide circle of places for day‑to‑day moves. Ilminster is 6.2 miles away in 13 minutes, Axminster 7.2 miles in 15 minutes, Crewkerne 8.3 miles in 14 minutes, Seaton 14.2 miles in 30 minutes, Honiton 14.3 miles in 26 minutes, Taunton 15.9 miles in 28 minutes, Wellington 17.1 miles in 32 minutes, Yeovil 19.7 miles in 31 minutes, Bridport 20.3 miles in 39 minutes and Somerton 24.6 miles in 34 minutes. There is no station, so most moves and errands are planned around these nearby towns by road. It also serves smaller places on short hops: Wadeford 1.3 miles, Combe St Nicholas 2 miles, Tatworth 2.3 miles, Chardstock 3 miles, Winsham 3.5 miles and Bishopswood 5 miles. For storage, UK Storage Company is 0.1 miles from the centre, as is Derhams Removals, with Parsons Self Storage 6.3 miles away, making loads into and out of self storage straightforward. Chard Recycling Centre is 0.6 miles from the centre for tip runs of old furniture, garden waste and clutter to the recycling centre. Typical jobs here include house and flat moves to and from the towns nearby, plus single items such as a sofa, a bed, a wardrobe or a washing machine, and local shuttles between the town and the villages it serves. People moving around within the area often schedule collections and deliveries to Ilminster, Axminster and Crewkerne in the same run as errands to Honiton, Seaton or Yeovil, while longer routes to Bridport, Wellington, Somerton and Taunton are common when relocating or clearing a property. With no station to consider, planning is simple road‑first, matching the short distances to the smaller places nearby with the broader reach to the larger towns.
Chard sits within the TA20 postcode district, with East Street and Furnham Road both home to established storage firms, Derhams Removals and UK Storage Company respectively, just a tenth of a mile from the town centre. Van & Driver covers Chard for anyone needing a van with a driver, or a simple man and van, at a fixed price agreed before the move starts. Whether you're clearing a single item, moving house, or making a tip run to a licensed recycling centre, the price is set by the trip and the load, not by the hour.
Journeys beyond Chard are covered too, with set fares to nearby towns such as Ilminster, just over four miles away, as well as Axminster and Crewkerne. A single item within Chard itself starts at £55, rising to £249 for a full van load, and the same fixed structure applies for trips further afield. The service covers house removals, furniture delivery, storage moves, student removals, marketplace collections and commercial courier work, all booked in the same way: choose the move, see the price, and confirm. Drivers taking on Chard moves are matched through the Van & Driver marketplace, so the driver assigned to your booking may come from the wider Somerset area rather than Chard itself.
Chard had 14,287 people at the 2021 Census. The council's nearest recycling centre is Chard Recycling Centre, 0.6 miles away; a tip run with us goes to a licensed recycling centre, with the disposal in the price.
