# CO8 5LJ: area report for a postcode in Babergh

CO8 5LJ is a postcode in Babergh.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Babergh. Open the map at CO8 5LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) › [CO8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co8) › [CO8 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co8-5)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Babergh 006A: 32 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.7936,51.9803,CO85LJ
- **Bures, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.7936,51.9803,CO85LJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.7936,51.9803,CO85LJ
- **No property in CO8 5LJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.7936,51.9803,CO85LJ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Babergh 006A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.7936,51.9803,CO85LJ
- **£330,523 average price**: For the whole of Babergh, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.7936,51.9803,CO85LJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.7936,51.9803,CO85LJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.7936,51.9803,CO85LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CO8 5LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.7936,51.9803,CO85LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at CO8 5LJ**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.7936,51.9803,CO85LJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.7936,51.9803,CO85LJ
- **7.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.7936,51.9803,CO85LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bures-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e124692) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £330,523** (July 2026). Babergh’s average house price was £330,523 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,904** (2025). Full-time workers living in Babergh earned a median of £33,904 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 30th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.7×** (2025). A home in Babergh costs 9.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 61st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 15.4** (2025). Babergh has a deprivation score of 15.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 104th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Babergh 006A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.6** (2025). Babergh 006A has a deprivation score of 14.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,929th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £422,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Babergh 006A was £422,500 in 2025. Joint 7,609th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,876** (2021). Babergh 006A had 1,876 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,761st most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 45.5%** (January 2026). In Babergh 006A, 45.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CO8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £447,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CO8 was £447,500 in 2025. Joint 441st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,441** (2021). CO8 had 2,441 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 307th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CO8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 49.7%** (January 2026). In CO8, 49.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh)
- Centre: 51.9803, 0.7936

Council: [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-suffolk): James Cartlidge (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.7936,51.9803,CO85LJ

## How to cite

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