CO10 postcode area guide — Babergh
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CO10 postcode district in Babergh — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CO10
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
65.6%
Gigabit-capable
65.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.6%
Broadband availability in the CO10 postcode district (Babergh) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,623 postcodes Ofcom measures in CO10, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 65.6%.
Around 0.6% of premises in CO10 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 CO10
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CO10 0AA | 100% | 0% |
| CO10 0AB | 100% | 0% |
| CO10 0AD | 40% | 0% |
| CO10 0AE | 0% | 0% |
| CO10 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| CO10 0AG | 100% | 0% |
| CO10 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| CO10 0AJ | 100% | 0% |
| CO10 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| CO10 0AN | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Babergh
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Babergh district (46,716 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
76.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.6%
5G outdoors — all networks
6.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
78%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CO10
Police recorded 27 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CO10 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 12 | 44.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 | 14.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 11.1% |
| Drugs | 3 | 11.1% |
| Public order | 2 | 7.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 7.4% |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 3.7% |
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 CO10
Based on 637 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CO10 is £318,000, up 1.3% on the previous year (£314,000).
Detached
£442,000
224 sales
Semi-detached
£290,000
173 sales
Terraced
£260,000
172 sales
Flat / maisonette
£160,000
43 sales
Latest recorded sales in CO10
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Glenside | CO10 0HL |
| 21 May 2026 | £335,000 | Semi-detached | Fourth Avenue | CO10 7UA |
| 20 May 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced | Priory Walk | CO10 2AP |
| 18 May 2026 | £630,000 | Detached | Rectory Road | CO10 0QZ |
| 15 May 2026 | £565,000 | Detached | Lavenham Road | CO10 0SE |
| 15 May 2026 | £268,000 | Semi-detached | Talbot Road | CO10 1WE |
| 12 May 2026 | £550,000 | Detached | Barrow Hill | CO10 0BW |
| 8 May 2026 | £385,000 | Detached | Clarence Road | CO10 1NJ |
| 8 May 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced | Bells Lane | CO10 7QA |
| 6 May 2026 | £282,500 | Terraced | Finch Hill | CO10 7EX |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Babergh demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Babergh district (92,345 residents, 40,200 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.2% |
| 15–29 | 18.2% |
| 30–44 | 16.9% |
| 45–64 | 22.2% |
| 65+ | 26.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 71% |
| Private rented | 15% |
| Social rented | 4.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CO10
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Gainsborough School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,603 | CO10 0NH |
| Ormiston Sudbury Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 710 | CO10 1NW |
| Stour Valley Community School | Secondary | 11–16 | 569 | CO10 8PJ |
| Wells Hall Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 494 | CO10 0NH |
| Woodhall Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 448 | CO10 1ST |
| Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury | Primary | 4–11 | 268 | CO10 1NL |
| Glemsford Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 243 | CO10 7RF |
| Pot Kiln Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 236 | CO10 0DS |
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 CO10
380 rated food businesses operate in CO10. 282 hold the top rating of 5, 40 are rated 4, and 13 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1 Oak Community Meals, 1 Oak Community Meals C.I.C, 1Oak Chilton Day Centre, A Leeder Butchers, A.R. Heeks & Son.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CO10
From a sample of 151 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 CO10 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 28% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
11%
Band C
17%
Band D
47%
Band E
19%
Band F
5%
Band G
1%
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 Babergh
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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.