CO6 5NP

Box Vale · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO10 5NP 72 m
CO10 5JS 78 m
CO10 5DU 176 m
CO10 5JT 200 m
CO10 5PA 217 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO6 5NP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 5
Latitude
52.026764
Longitude
0.860419
British National Grid easting
596,333
British National Grid northing
240,344

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
E00152231
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

    0 m
  2. OneSchool Global UK Colchester Campus

    Other independent school

    4.2 km
  3. The Ryes College

    Other independent special school

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
60
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 3

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

    0.3 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 0 m.

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

Recorded crime

60 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5 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.