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CO6 5DU

Box Vale · Babergh · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Box Vale
Local authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO10 5DU 6 m
CO10 5PA 59 m
CO10 5DX 112 m
CO10 5NP 113 m
CO10 5NZ 175 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO6 5DU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 5
Latitude
52.027989
Longitude
0.858894
British National Grid easting
596,223
British National Grid northing
240,476

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Babergh · E07000200
Electoral ward
Box Vale · E05012566
Parish or community
E04009072
Westminster constituency
South Suffolk · E14001494
Output area
E00152230
Lower layer super output area
Babergh 009A · E01029875
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
4
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    172 m

  2. The Ryes College

    Other independent special school

    4.3 km

  3. OneSchool Global UK Colchester Campus

    Other independent school

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
61
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 26
  • Vehicle crime 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Burglary 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CO6 5 residents
700

Age bands in CO6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13%

112 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

79 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.4%

141 residents

Age 45 to 64
34.4%

296 residents

Age 65 and over
27.1%

233 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

  • Fleece

    BCT · Boxford

    0.1 miles

  • Fleece

    BCT · Boxford

    0.1 miles

  • Cox Hill

    BCT · Boxford

    0.2 miles

  • Cox Hill

    BCT · Boxford

    0.2 miles

  • Hockley Hole Lane

    BCT · Boxford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Babergh 009A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,008 of 33,755

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

4 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 172 m.

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

Recorded crime

61 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 26 events.

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