CO10 5AF Area Guide - Schools, Crime & Living in Babergh

CO10 5AF is a postcode in Box Vale, Babergh, East of England, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near CO10 5AF, then scores the surrounding small area 57/100 - top 45% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around CO10 5AF are health and local prosperity, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for CO10 5AF is based on Babergh 009 Census 2021. It covers 8,193 residents, 71 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 52, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 78% owner-occupied, 12% privately rented, 10% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 6/10.

For property prices near CO10 5AF, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the CO10 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £314k from 17 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near CO10 5AF by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around CO10 5AF is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 1 street-disruption record in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.