CO10 9BA Area Guide - Schools, Crime & Living in Babergh

CO10 9BA is a postcode in Long Melford, Babergh, East of England, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near CO10 9BA, then scores the surrounding small area 61/100 - top 37% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around CO10 9BA are safety and health, 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 9BA is based on Babergh 003 Census 2021. It covers 6,178 residents, 222 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 52, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 71% owner-occupied, 14% privately rented, 14% 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 5/10.

For property prices near CO10 9BA, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the CO10 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £314k from 83 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 9BA 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 9BA 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.