CO6 postcode area guide — Babergh

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Broadband & internet speeds in CO6

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the CO6 postcode district (Babergh) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 998 postcodes Ofcom measures in CO6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 89.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 81.8%.

Around 0.4% of premises in CO6 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 CO6

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Mobile signal around Babergh

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Babergh district (46,716 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in CO6

Police recorded 3 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CO6 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 CO6

Based on 349 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CO6 is £395,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£395,000).

Latest recorded sales in CO6

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around CO6

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 CO6

188 rated food businesses operate in CO6. 133 hold the top rating of 5, 13 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: A Willsher and Son, Abberton Rural Training, Aldford Service Station, Baked by Jodi, Bishop William Ward School.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in CO6

From a sample of 136 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CO6 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 33% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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

Landlines around CO6 typically use:

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What's it like living in CO6?

Postcodes in CO6

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.