CO11 postcode area guide — Babergh
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CO11 postcode district in Babergh — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CO11
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
82.3%
Gigabit-capable
82.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the CO11 postcode district (Babergh) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 559 postcodes Ofcom measures in CO11, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 82.3%.
Around 0% of premises in CO11 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 CO11
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CO11 1AA | 100% | 42.9% |
| CO11 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| CO11 1AD | 100% | 75% |
| CO11 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| CO11 1AG | 100% | 86.4% |
| CO11 1AH | 100% | 91.3% |
| CO11 1AJ | 100% | 95.5% |
| CO11 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| CO11 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| CO11 1AP | 100% | 100% |
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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 CO11
Police recorded 24 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CO11 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 11 | 45.8% |
| Public order | 4 | 16.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 12.5% |
| Shoplifting | 3 | 12.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 4.2% |
| Burglary | 1 | 4.2% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 4.2% |
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 CO11
Based on 219 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CO11 is £341,000, down 3.3% on the previous year (£352,500).
Detached
£485,000
83 sales
Semi-detached
£315,000
69 sales
Terraced
£274,000
36 sales
Flat / maisonette
£165,000
18 sales
Latest recorded sales in CO11
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £550,000 | Detached | Colchester Road | CO11 2BH |
| 14 May 2026 | £415,000 | Detached | Parrington Way | CO11 2LZ |
| 14 May 2026 | £535,000 | Detached | Ardleigh Road | CO11 2QA |
| 12 May 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Westmorland Close | CO11 1LY |
| 11 May 2026 | £177,500 | Terraced | Norman Road | CO11 1DA |
| 6 May 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Malthouse Road | CO11 1BY |
| 1 May 2026 | £305,000 | Detached | Cattawade Street | CO11 1RG |
| 1 May 2026 | £500,000 | Detached | Harwich Road | CO11 2GA |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Nash Close | CO11 2LE |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £525,000 | Detached | Harwich Road | CO11 1NA |
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 CO11
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manningtree High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 908 | CO11 2BW |
| Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 349 | CO11 2FR |
| Highfields Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 320 | CO11 2BN |
| Brooklands Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 268 | CO11 1RX |
| Wix and Wrabness Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 117 | CO11 2RS |
| Bradfield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 111 | CO11 2UZ |
| Stourview Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 39 | CO11 1NF |
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 CO11
96 rated food businesses operate in CO11. 67 hold the top rating of 5, 14 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Anchor Inn, Ark Bar Restaurant, Bradfield Parish Church, Bradfield Primary School, Brantham Leisure Centre.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CO11
From a sample of 116 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 CO11 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 55% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
14%
Band C
41%
Band D
36%
Band E
6%
Band F
3%
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.