IP30 postcode area guide — Babergh
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the IP30 postcode district in Babergh — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in IP30
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
90.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
42.8%
Gigabit-capable
42.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.8%
Broadband availability in the IP30 postcode district (Babergh) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 573 postcodes Ofcom measures in IP30, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 42.8%.
Around 0.8% of premises in IP30 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 IP30
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| IP30 0AA | 100% | 0% |
| IP30 0AB | 100% | 0% |
| IP30 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| IP30 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| IP30 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| IP30 0AH | 0% | 0% |
| IP30 0AJ | 0% | 0% |
| IP30 0AN | 0% | 0% |
| IP30 0AQ | 60% | 60% |
| IP30 0AS | 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 IP30
Police recorded 1 incidents within about a mile of the centre of IP30 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 100.0% |
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 IP30
Based on 171 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in IP30 is £350,000, down 8.5% on the previous year (£382,500).
Detached
£448,000
84 sales
Semi-detached
£275,000
41 sales
Terraced
£235,000
31 sales
Flat / maisonette
£168,000
4 sales
Latest recorded sales in IP30
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached | Pyes Meadow | IP30 9UF |
| 11 May 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Rowan Green | IP30 9DN |
| 8 May 2026 | £163,000 | Terraced | Orchard Close | IP30 9UJ |
| 6 May 2026 | £950,000 | Detached | The Green | IP30 9AD |
| 5 May 2026 | £455,000 | Detached | Heath Road | IP30 9RU |
| 1 May 2026 | £846,000 | Detached | Ashfield Road | IP30 9HG |
| 1 May 2026 | £390,000 | Detached | Top Road | IP30 0SJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £260,000 | Terraced | Eustons | IP30 0SN |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £410,000 | Detached | Jacobs Meadow | IP30 0RF |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £415,000 | Detached | Ashfield Road | IP30 9HJ |
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 IP30
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmswell Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 383 | IP30 9UE |
| Rougham Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 196 | IP30 9JJ |
| Rattlesden Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 135 | IP30 0SE |
| Woolpit Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 123 | IP30 9RU |
| Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 74 | IP30 0UA |
| Cockfield Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 70 | IP30 0LA |
| Pushforward Primary School | Not applicable | 7–11 | — | IP30 9HZ |
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 IP30
81 rated food businesses operate in IP30. 58 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Beefy's Bangers Butchers shop, Bennett Arms, Bradfield St George Village Hall: Bradfield Nights, Budgens @ West Suffolk Service Station, Caterlink Ltd @ Thurston Sixth.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in IP30
From a sample of 97 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 IP30 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
3%
Band B
29%
Band C
13%
Band D
25%
Band E
21%
Band F
5%
Band G
4%
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.