CO6 4FS

Assington · Babergh · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO6 4PL 141 m
CO6 4PX 347 m
CO6 4PN 500 m
CO6 4PZ 512 m
CO6 4PJ 542 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO6 4FS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2012
Terminated
1 December 2016
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 4
Latitude
51.995227
Longitude
0.859573
British National Grid easting
596,413
British National Grid northing
236,835

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Babergh · E07000200
Electoral ward
Assington · E05012565
Parish or community
E04009106
Westminster constituency
South Suffolk · E14001494
Output area
E00152365
Lower layer super output area
Babergh 009B · E01029899
Middle layer super output area
Babergh 009 · E02006235

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. OneSchool Global UK Colchester Campus

    Other independent school

    1.8 km
  2. Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.1 km
  3. Nayland Primary School

    Community school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
29
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Other theft 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Public order 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CO6 4 residents
6,017

Age bands in CO6 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

976 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

499 residents

Age 25 to 44
20%

1,206 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

1,714 residents

Age 65 and over
27.1%

1,633 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Nearby transport

  • Hare and Hounds

    BCT · Leavenheath

    0.7 miles
  • Hare and Hounds

    BCT · Leavenheath

    0.7 miles
  • High Road

    BCT · Leavenheath

    0.7 miles
  • High Road

    BCT · Leavenheath

    0.8 miles
  • Shelter

    BCT · Leavenheath

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Babergh 009B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,370 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. OneSchool Global UK Colchester Campus is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

29 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.