IP7 postcode area guide — Babergh
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the IP7 postcode district in Babergh — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in IP7
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
89.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
40.9%
Gigabit-capable
40.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.2%
Broadband availability in the IP7 postcode district (Babergh) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 685 postcodes Ofcom measures in IP7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 89.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 40.9%.
Around 1.2% of premises in IP7 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 IP7
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| IP7 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| IP7 5AB | 100% | 27.3% |
| IP7 5AD | 100% | 55.6% |
| IP7 5AF | 100% | 83.3% |
| IP7 5AG | 100% | 0% |
| IP7 5AH | 100% | 0% |
| IP7 5AJ | 100% | 0% |
| IP7 5AL | 100% | 81.8% |
| IP7 5AP | 93.3% | 0% |
| IP7 5AQ | 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 IP7
Police recorded 1 incidents within about a mile of the centre of IP7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 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 IP7
Based on 178 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in IP7 is £325,000, down 6.1% on the previous year (£346,000).
Detached
£440,000
75 sales
Semi-detached
£277,500
42 sales
Terraced
£238,000
41 sales
Flat / maisonette
£160,000
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in IP7
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £492,500 | Detached | Dunningham Drive | IP7 5FN |
| 5 May 2026 | £475,000 | Detached | Crowcroft Road | IP7 7HR |
| 1 May 2026 | £276,000 | Terraced | The Street | IP7 7AU |
| 1 May 2026 | £234,000 | Detached | Cottesford Close | IP7 5JA |
| 1 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Alabaster Close | IP7 5SW |
| 1 May 2026 | £435,000 | Detached | Barn Close | IP7 7LG |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Yeoman Way | IP7 5HW |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £400,000 | Detached | Place Farm Close | IP7 6AX |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £100,000 | Other | High Street | IP7 5AF |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced | Angel Street | IP7 5HA |
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 IP7
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadleigh High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 712 | IP7 5HU |
| Hadleigh Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 525 | IP7 5HQ |
| Old Buckenham Hall School | Not applicable | 2–13 | 199 | IP7 7PH |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hadleigh | Primary | 3–11 | 122 | IP7 5BH |
| Bildeston Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 117 | IP7 7ES |
| Centre Academy East Anglia | Not applicable | 7–19 | 103 | IP7 7QR |
| Beaumont Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 101 | IP7 6GD |
| Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 44 | IP7 6QU |
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 IP7
107 rated food businesses operate in IP7. 88 hold the top rating of 5, 9 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 127 Hadleigh, Adnams Cellar and Kitchen, Anchor Trust, Andrew's Quality Butchers, Ansell Centre Charity.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in IP7
From a sample of 100 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 IP7 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 46% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
43%
Band D
43%
Band E
7%
Band F
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.