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CO6 5NW

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 5LG 245 m
CO10 5NU 600 m
CO10 5JX 1.0 km
CO10 5LU 1.0 km
CO10 5LT 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO6 5NW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO6
Postcode sector
CO6 5
Latitude
52.017067
Longitude
0.835998
British National Grid easting
594,700
British National Grid northing
239,200

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
4
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.0 km

  2. The Ryes College

    Other independent special school

    2.3 km

  3. OneSchool Global UK Colchester Campus

    Other independent school

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Possession of weapons 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

  • Hockley Hole Lane

    BCT · Boxford

    1.0 miles

  • Hockley Hole Lane

    BCT · Boxford

    1.0 miles

  • Shoulder Of Mutton

    BCT · Assington

    1.1 miles

  • Shoulder Of Mutton

    BCT · Assington

    1.1 miles

  • Hare and Hounds

    BCT · Leavenheath

    1.2 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

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 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Vehicle crime with 2 events.

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