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Babergh

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Least deprived 40–50%
Census 2021
92,341
Households
40,200
Crimes · Aug '26
390

Estimated population, mid-2025: 97,833 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

40,200
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Least deprived 40–50%
Avg IMD
390
Crimes · Aug '26
£325,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,190 sales
£965
Average rent, August 2026
3,541
Postcodes
40,200
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Least deprived 40–50%
Avg IMD
390
Crimes · Aug '26
£325,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,190 sales
£965
Average rent, August 2026
3,541
Postcodes

Sold prices in Babergh

England & Wales
Property sales · Babergh
HM Land Registry · Babergh
Average price
£376,612
Median price: £325,000
Median -2.3% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,190 sales
View district CO10
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 50 sales · avg £416,619
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£417k£373k£330k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Babergh

England & Wales
Crime trends · Babergh

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
183
YoY +17%
183149115
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
52
YoY +136%
523313
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
11
YoY -56%
26141
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
8
YoY -43%
25155
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
44
YoY +57%
442914
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
92
YoY +12%
1229261
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

2 of 6 key categories improving · asb rising

390
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Babergh

Ethnicity

Total residents: 92,341
White Brit.93.6%
Other White2.5%
+ other · 3.9%

Religion

Total residents: 92,341
Christian49.6%
No religion42.9%
Not answered6.0%
+ other · 1.5%

Age groups

Total residents: 92,341
50–6422.2%
35–4916.9%
65–7413.8%
25–349.8%
75–849.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.0%

Households

Total households: 40,200
One person: aged 66+15.6%
Single family household, all members 66+14.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.2%
One person: other12.7%
+ 9 other households · 30.1%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Babergh

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Least deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 6.42 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Least deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.42 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Babergh

High flood risk in part of this area

3 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models · Tidal Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

Transport in Babergh

Sudbury (Suffolk) is a 144-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 11.6 km

  • Sudbury (Suffolk)

    Rail

    11.6 km

  • Entrance

    Rail

    11.6 km

  • Bures

    Rail

    12.0 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, DLR, tram, metro, and ferry

Amenities in Babergh

GPs make up most of the mapped places

11 GPs · 5 Libraries · 5 Museums · 22 in all

  • GPs11
  • Libraries5
  • Museums5
  • Hospitals1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Babergh

Average rent, August 2026

£965/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£717
1 bed
£916
2 bed
£1,110
3 bed
£1,598
4 bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Suffolk.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Babergh is the district council. School applications go through Suffolk.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare a postcode with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

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Overview of Babergh

Coordinates52.0402, 0.9043
Postcodes
3,541
Census 2021
92,341

Estimated population, mid-2025: 97,833 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
40,200
Recorded crime · Aug '26
390

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