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CO6 5JY

Assington · Babergh · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO10 5JY 42 m
CO10 5JZ 691 m
CO10 5LA 950 m
CO10 5JX 1.0 km
CO10 5LG 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO6 5JY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 5
Latitude
52.028040
Longitude
0.828105
British National Grid easting
594,111
British National Grid northing
240,399

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Babergh · E07000200
Electoral ward
Assington · E05012565
Parish or community
E04009115
Westminster constituency
South Suffolk · E14001494
Output area
E00152264
Lower layer super output area
Babergh 006A · E01029880
Middle layer super output area
Babergh 006 · E02006232

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.2 km

  2. The Ryes College

    Other independent special school

    3.1 km

  3. Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Possession of weapons 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

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

  • The Winthrops

    BCT · Sherbourne Street

    1.0 miles

  • The Winthrops

    BCT · Sherbourne Street

    1.0 miles

  • Hockley Hole Lane

    BCT · Boxford

    1.2 miles

  • Hockley Hole Lane

    BCT · Boxford

    1.2 miles

  • Memorial

    BCT · Edwardstone

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Babergh 006A, 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

19,766 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

3 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 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 1 events.

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