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CO6 5LW

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 5LW 63 m
CO10 5NJ 145 m
CO10 5NH 166 m
CO10 5NA 218 m
CO10 5LP 279 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO6 5LW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 5
Latitude
52.002997
Longitude
0.815539
British National Grid easting
593,357
British National Grid northing
237,581

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Babergh · E07000200
Electoral ward
Assington · E05012565
Parish or community
E04009068
Westminster constituency
South Suffolk · E14001494
Output area
E00152361
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
7
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. The Ryes College

    Other independent special school

    243 m

  2. Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.1 km

  3. Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
25
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Burglary 3
  • Other crime 1
  • Public order 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

  • Post Office

    BCT · Assington

    0.1 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Assington

    0.1 miles

  • Shoulder Of Mutton

    BCT · Assington

    0.3 miles

  • Shoulder Of Mutton

    BCT · Assington

    0.3 miles

  • Elm Tree Lane

    BCT · Leavenheath

    1.1 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Ryes College is the nearest published school at 243 m.

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

Recorded crime

25 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

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