CO10 postcode area · Babergh
The CO10 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Babergh, Braintree, Colchester, West Suffolk. Area Scores range from 39 to 68 across them. Every full CO10 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The strongest of the CO10 district's neighbourhoods is North Sudbury & Long Melford (69 out of 100, #2,151 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Sudbury (40). 2 of the 12 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £242,000 in Central Colchester to £460,000 in Bures Hamlet, Maplestead & Belchamp — a 1.9× gap within the CO10 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Babergh, Braintree, Colchester and West Suffolk — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the CO10 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Sudbury & Long MelfordBabergh | 2,151 | 69 | £386,500 |
| Kedington, Hundon & WithersfieldWest Suffolk | 2,253 | 67 | £355,000 |
| Clare, Cavendish & WickhambrookWest Suffolk | 2,466 | 64 | £375,000 |
| Acton, Great Waldingfield & BuresBabergh | 2,534 | 63 | £363,750 |
| Leavenheath, Nayland & BoxfordBabergh | 2,582 | 62 | £425,000 |
| Glemsford & LawshallBabergh | 2,637 | 62 | £332,500 |
| Bures Hamlet, Maplestead & BelchampBraintree | 2,720 | 60 | £460,000 |
| Steeple Bumpstead & Great YeldhamBraintree | 3,302 | 52 | £430,000 |
| Lavenham, Bildeston & BrettenhamBabergh | 3,343 | 51 | £411,000 |
| Great CornardBabergh | 3,871 | 44 | £270,000 |
| Central ColchesterColchester | 3,953 | 42 | £242,000 |
| SudburyBabergh | 4,118 | 40 | £250,000 |
People living in CO10 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 18% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 18% |
| Managers & directors | 15% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 13% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 49% · No religion 43% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 8%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around CO10.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.