IP29 postcode area guide — Babergh
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the IP29 postcode district in Babergh — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in IP29
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
88.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
31.9%
Gigabit-capable
31.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.3%
Broadband availability in the IP29 postcode district (Babergh) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 403 postcodes Ofcom measures in IP29, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 88.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 31.9%.
Around 2.3% of premises in IP29 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 IP29
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| IP29 4AA | 100% | 0% |
| IP29 4AB | 100% | 100% |
| IP29 4AD | 100% | 0% |
| IP29 4AF | 100% | 0% |
| IP29 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| IP29 4AH | 100% | 20% |
| IP29 4AJ | 100% | 0% |
| IP29 4AL | 100% | 0% |
| IP29 4AN | 100% | 0% |
| IP29 4AP | 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.
House prices in IP29
Based on 99 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in IP29 is £412,500, down 2.4% on the previous year (£422,500).
Detached
£445,000
48 sales
Semi-detached
£382,000
30 sales
Terraced
£271,000
14 sales
Latest recorded sales in IP29
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | £440,500 | Semi-detached | IP29 4NP | |
| 22 May 2026 | £630,000 | Detached | Factory Lane | IP29 5QF |
| 1 May 2026 | £194,200 | Semi-detached | Majors Close | IP29 4UN |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £271,000 | Terraced | Brittons Crescent | IP29 5AG |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £895,000 | Detached | Westley Lane | IP29 5RZ |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £525,000 | Detached | The Street | IP29 4HW |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £425,000 | Detached | Fenstead End | IP29 4LH |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £395,000 | Detached | Chedburgh Road | IP29 5QS |
| 12 Mar 2026 | £622,500 | Detached | Lylleyes Field Drive | IP29 5EB |
| 11 Mar 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | Ley Road | IP29 5DF |
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 IP29
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 199 | IP29 5AU |
| Ickworth Park Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 185 | IP29 5SB |
| All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall | Primary | 4–11 | 175 | IP29 4QA |
| Hartest Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 42 | IP29 4DL |
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 IP29
62 rated food businesses operate in IP29. 49 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: All Saint's Church Breakfast Pop Up, Bannatyne Spa Hotel, Barrow Fish and Kebab, Biddle's Bread, Brighhouse Farm (B&B).
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in IP29
From a sample of 92 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 IP29 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 24% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
15%
Band C
9%
Band D
42%
Band E
18%
Band F
14%
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.