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CO8 5FF

Assington · Babergh · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Assington
Local authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk
Postcode district
CO8
Postcode sector
CO8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO8 5BW 333 m
CO8 5BN 825 m
CO10 5NE 879 m
CO8 5JX 1.0 km
CO10 5NF 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO8 5FF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO8
Postcode sector
CO8 5
Latitude
51.987185
Longitude
0.806929
British National Grid easting
592,834
British National Grid northing
235,800

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
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. The Ryes College

    Other independent special school

    1.6 km

  2. Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.7 km

  3. Nayland Primary School

    Community school

    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CO8 5 residents
2,406

Age bands in CO8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

387 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

220 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.4%

449 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.7%

725 residents

Age 65 and over
27.1%

661 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

  • Elm Tree Lane

    BCT · Leavenheath

    1.2 miles

  • Elm Tree Lane

    BCT · Leavenheath

    1.2 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Assington

    1.2 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Assington

    1.2 miles

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Leavenheath

    1.3 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. The Ryes College is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

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