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South East Cosford

Ward

Central Babergh. About 2,682 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 52 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in South East Cosford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,658
786th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
36.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How South East Cosford compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

South East CosfordMiddle
Population24 wards, Babergh · 2021
Population: every ward in Babergh24 areas from 2,289 to 9,950. The middle area is 2,991. South East Cosford is 2,658.
2,6586th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 wards, Babergh · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Babergh24 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 46.0%. South East Cosford is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, Babergh · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Babergh24 areas from 28.1% to 97.6%. The middle area is 76.8%. South East Cosford is 36.7%.
36.7%2nd lowest
Claimant rate24 wards, Babergh · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Babergh24 areas from 0.5% to 4.4%. The middle area is 2.2%. South East Cosford is 1.2%.
1.2%5th lowest

Is South East Cosford safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South East Cosford at a rate of 35.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 45.6 per 1,000 people across Babergh.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 8 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in South East Cosford.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (40), other crime (17) and criminal damage and arson (12).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Babergh

These figures are published for the whole of Babergh, not for each ward, so they describe all of Babergh and not South East Cosford alone. See Babergh

Average house price
£331,207
Up 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,904
30th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.8×
59th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.4
104th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
South East Cosford in brief

South East Cosford had 2,658 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in South East Cosford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In South East Cosford, 36.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In South East Cosford, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.