CO8 5BY postcode in Babergh, Suffolk

CO8 5BY is a postcode in Babergh, in the Bures St Mary & Nayland ward. It is in the South Suffolk parliamentary constituency and the Suffolk police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding High flood risk 1 of 6 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Babergh: 75% Typical price £369,500 Homes sold in CO8 5, last 12 months. ▼ 15.1% on the year before Nearest station Bures 950 m in a straight line

Where CO8 5BY is, and what is near it

Map of CO8 5BY and what is near it Map of CO8 5BY: its centre point, with the 125 other postcodes in the CO8 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CO8 5AA: also in CO8 5CO8 5AB: also in CO8 5CO8 5AD: also in CO8 5CO8 5AE: also in CO8 5CO8 5AG: also in CO8 5CO8 5AQ: also in CO8 5CO8 5BD: also in CO8 5CO8 5BE: also in CO8 5CO8 5BG: also in CO8 5CO8 5BQ: also in CO8 5CO8 5BS: also in CO8 5CO8 5BT: also in CO8 5CO8 5BU: also in CO8 5CO8 5BX: also in CO8 5CO8 5DA: also in CO8 5CO8 5DB: also in CO8 5CO8 5DD: also in CO8 5CO8 5DE: also in CO8 5CO8 5DF: also in CO8 5CO8 5DG: also in CO8 5CO8 5DH: also in CO8 5CO8 5DQ: also in CO8 5CO8 5ED: also in CO8 5CO8 5EF: also in CO8 5CO8 5EG: also in CO8 5CO8 5EJ: also in CO8 5CO8 5EL: also in CO8 5CO8 5FB: also in CO8 5CO8 5FD: also in CO8 5CO8 5FE: also in CO8 5CO8 5FL: also in CO8 5CO8 5HZ: also in CO8 5CO8 5JG: also in CO8 5CO8 5JQ: also in CO8 5CO8 5LF: also in CO8 5CO8 5LG: also in CO8 5CO8 5LH: also in CO8 5CO8 5LN: also in CO8 5 The Ryes College 4.2 km2 places, 5.0–5.6 kmGP 8.6 kmStour Valley South CO8 5BY Map of CO8 5BY and what is near it Map of CO8 5BY: its centre point, with the 125 other postcodes in the CO8 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 5.0–5.6 km3 places, 6.6–9.2 kmStour Valley South CO8 5BY
  • CO8 5BY
  • Other postcodes in CO8 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 1 bus stop
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.9686, longitude 0.7822)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CO8 5BY?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CO8 5BY?

Every home and business at CO8 5BY can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Babergh: 75%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Babergh: 98%

The line marks the figure across Babergh.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CO8 5BY?

BinDayBuddy does not read Babergh District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Babergh District Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CO8 5BY at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 6 homes and businesses at CO8 5BY. 1 is in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 4 more at a lower risk.

6 homes and businesses at CO8 5BY High: 1Low: 4Not in an area at risk: 1

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Babergh

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CO8 5BY: 3,312 properties in Babergh are at high risk (5.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Babergh

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CO8 5BY is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 11:11 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 11:11 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CO8 5BY?

Homes in CO8 5 sold for a typical £369,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 25 sales, down 15.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£369,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£435,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 15.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £602,500 6 sales
  • Semi-detached £330,000 11 sales
  • Terraced £275,000 7 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CO8 district: a typical £369,500 from 25 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CO8 5BY

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in CO8 5BY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 5 August 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CO8 5BY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 870 homes in the neighbourhood around CO8 5BY. The largest share of them, 20%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (32%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CO8 5BY

Band D in Babergh for 2026‑27: £2,342. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,561 (band A) to £4,683 (band H); band B, the most common, is £1,821.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (6%)£1,561
Band Babout 170 (20%)£1,821
Band Cabout 170 (20%)£2,081
Band Dabout 150 (17%)£2,342
Band Eabout 160 (18%)£2,862
Band Fabout 90 (10%)£3,382
Band Gabout 70 (8%)£3,903
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,683

When the homes were built

  1. 32% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 22% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. 6% 2020 or later

Averages for Babergh before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CO8 5BY is in (ONS area E01029880), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CO8 5BY?

The nearest open schools to CO8 5BY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CO8 5BY, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CO8 5BY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CO8 5BY is Bures Rail Station, 950 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bures Rail Station Railway station 950 mWalk
  • Chappel & Wakes Colne Rail Station Railway station 5.0 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest Tawneys Ride, 312 m away.

More stations near CO8 5BY, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CO8 5BY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CO8 5BY, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CO8 5BY?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CO8 5BY on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CO8 5BY?

The nearest to the centre of CO8 5BY, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CO8 5BY?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CO8 5BY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CO8 5BY, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which vets are near CO8 5BY?

The nearest vets to the centre of CO8 5BY on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CO8 5BY in a conservation area?

The centre of CO8 5BY is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CO8 5BY?

Police.uk records 13 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CO8 5BY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Other theft4 reports
Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Public order1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Burglary1 report

Also: possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CO8 5BY

Ward
Bures St Mary & Nayland
Parish
Bures St. Mary
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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