CO7 postcode area guide — Babergh

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Broadband & internet speeds in CO7

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the CO7 postcode district (Babergh) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,284 postcodes Ofcom measures in CO7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 67.7%.

Around 0.3% of premises in CO7 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 CO7

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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 CO7

Police recorded 14 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CO7 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 CO7

Based on 430 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CO7 is £330,000, down 8.1% on the previous year (£359,000).

Latest recorded sales in CO7

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 CO7

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 CO7

238 rated food businesses operate in CO7. 176 hold the top rating of 5, 33 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Alresford Primary School, Alresford Village Stores, Anchor Inn, Ardleigh Service Station, Ardleigh Takeaway.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in CO7

From a sample of 151 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 CO7 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 62% 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 CO7 typically use:

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What's it like living in CO7?

Postcodes in CO7

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.