Babergh
CO8 house prices in Babergh
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Babergh, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£415,000
Range £236,000–£887,000 · 235 real sales
- Real sales
- 235
- 12-month change
- -21.1%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 31 Jan 2020 and 14 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in CO8: the typical (median) sold price is £415,000, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is down 21.1%, comparing 34 sales with 35, so a handful of homes can swing it. CO8 is a quiet market, with about 3 recorded sales a month. By property type, 53% were detached homes (typically £520,000) and 29% were semi-detached homes (typically £322,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,342 a year: Babergh's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Babergh, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on CO8: few sales, so go in with your eyes open
CO8 is a thin market, at roughly 3 sales a month, and prices have drifted down, so sellers should plan for a longer sale and buyers can afford to be patient.
When selling here, £415,000 is only the middle of a market that runs from £236,000 to £887,000, so lean on the nearest like-for-like sale rather than the middle figure; sales are too rare here to hurry, so give the price a local agent’s sense-check; a quick cash sale buys certainty at a cost, usually about 70–85% of market value as a rough guide, not a quote, so weigh it carefully.
Sell houseFor buyers, CO8 sits well above the UK average for typical prices, but the local median has slipped, so it is fair to test an asking price, though a dip is not a trend.
Worth checking before you commit: planning history nearby (265 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,342 a year); your conveyancer should look at the title too.
With averages this broad, the free CO8 OfferCheck adds flood, crime, planning and council tax from the official sources.
Get OfferCheckOur opinion, drawn from the figures on this page: not advice and not a forecast. We earn from OfferCheck reports and from introducing sellers to cash buyers, so weigh it with that in mind (see our disclosure). We are not authorised or regulated by the FCA.
At a glance
CO8 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£415,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
3.0
Across 235 sales
12-month change
-21.1%
-21.1% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£2,342
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in CO8
These 235 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in CO8
The quarterly typical price fell 43.8%, from £475,000 in Q4 2024 (11 sales) to £267,000 in Q3 2026 (4 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £475,000 | 11 |
| Q1 2025 | £525,000 | 11 |
| Q2 2025 | £430,000 | 5 |
| Q3 2025 | £398,750 | 12 |
| Q4 2025 | £460,000 | 9 |
| Q1 2026 | £425,000 | 7 |
| Q2 2026 | £299,375 | 6 |
| Q3 2026 | £267,000 | 4 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 31 Jan 2020 and 14 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
By property type
Average house price in CO8 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £520,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £205,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 115 | £520,000 | £337,000–£944,000 |
| Semi-detached | 63 | £322,000 | £222,000–£474,000 |
| Terraced | 34 | £267,750 | £191,700–£399,500 |
| Flat / maisonette | 3 | £205,000 | £161,000–£702,600 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 31 Jan 2020 and 14 Aug 2026.
Range and mix
The spread of CO8 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most CO8 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £236,000 and £887,000, around a typical £415,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 31 Jan 2020 and 14 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in CO8
Detached homes were 53% of recorded sales (115 of 215). 99% of sales were freehold and 1% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached53%
- Semi-detached29%
- Terraced16%
- Flat / maisonette1%
Tenure
- Freehold99%
- Leasehold1%
See the figures
233 freehold (99%) and 2 leasehold (1%) across the 235 most recent recorded sales in CO8, including 15 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 31 Jan 2020 and 14 Aug 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
1, APPLE TREE MEWS, BURES
£230,000 (2020)£259,000 (2026)+12.6% over 5.8 yrs (+2.1%/yr)
STOUR VALLEY HOUSE, STATION HILL, BURES
£385,000 (2021)£500,000 (2026)+29.9% over 5 yrs (+5.4%/yr)
18, THE PADDOCKS, BURES
£325,000 (2022)£355,000 (2026)+9.2% over 4.3 yrs (+2.1%/yr)
CHAMBERS BUS GARAGE, CHURCH SQUARE, BURES
£684,000 (2021)£970,482 (2026)+41.9% over 4.8 yrs (+7.6%/yr)
3, APPLE TREE MEWS, BURES
£390,000 (2020)£475,000 (2026)+21.8% over 5.5 yrs (+3.7%/yr)
HOPE COTTAGE, THE CROFT, BURES
£260,000 (2023)£315,000 (2026)+21.2% over 2.8 yrs (+7.1%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where CO8 sits in Babergh
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in CO8
PILGRIMS REST, SUDBURY ROAD, BURES
Semi-detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£245,000
MULLIONS, ST EDMUNDS LANE, BURES
Flat / maisonette · Freehold · 27 Jul 2026
£827,000
12, MALTINGS CLOSE, BURES
Terraced · Freehold · 10 Jul 2026
£275,000
1, APPLE TREE MEWS, BURES
Semi-detached · Freehold · 8 Jul 2026
£259,000
19, STATION HILL, BURES
Semi-detached · Freehold · 8 Jun 2026
£243,750
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). CO8 includes the Assington ward.
In plain English
What the Babergh (CO8) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £520,000 against £267,750 for terraced homes: about 1.9 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £236,000 and £887,000, so the median says little about any one home.
- Nearly all of these sales (99%) were freehold, which points to mostly houses.
Only 235 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
- This is a quiet district: only about 3 recorded sales a month.
Based on 235 recorded sales between 31 January 2020 and 14 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on CO8
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in CO8
£2,342
Band D a year in Babergh, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,561 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,821 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,081 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,342 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,862 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,382 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,903 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,683 |
These are Babergh's charges for 2026-27, the authority CO8 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Babergh · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near CO8
1
open school within 3 km, nearest Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School.
All schools
Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CO8 5BX
804 m
Good · 2023
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the CO8 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 1 open school within 3 km, 1 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near CO8
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around CO8
265
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 24 July 2026.
Recent applications
Braintree/23/02768/TPOCONUndecided
241 m
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area:Tree 1 Beech - Reduce overhanging branches by approx. 2 metresTree 2 Lime - Crown lift to approx 2.5 metres - Reduce overhanging branches by approx. 2 metres - Thin remaining crown by 15-20%Tree 3 Lime - Crown lift to approx 2.5 metres - Thin remaining crown by 15-20%
Received 2023-11-15
Braintree/23/02685/TPOCONUndecided
190 m
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area:Cherry Tree - Cut down
Received 2023-11-06
Braintree/23/02716/TPOUndecided
106 m
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order TPO - 18/76 (TG1) 3 x Corsican Pine - Reduce height of group by 2-3 meters to clear line of sight for telecoms mast
Received 2023-11-02
Braintree/23/02255/TPOCONPermitted
297 m
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area:T1 - Horse Chestnut to be reduced by 2-3 metres all around due to suspected Honey Fungus.T2 - Reduce Mulberry tree by 2 metres all around as the tree is starting to lean towards the house.T3 - Remove dead Cherry Tree to ground level. The branches are now hanging over power cables.T4 - Reshape Hornbeam trees.
Received 2023-09-06 · decided 2023-10-10
Braintree/23/02172/TPOCONPermitted
241 m
Notice of intent to carry out works to tree in a Conservation Area :- Remove Leylandii
Received 2023-08-27 · decided 2023-10-09
Braintree/23/02150/TPOCONPermitted
285 m
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area:T1 - Corkscrew Willow Tree - Reduction of 2 to 3 meters below previous pruning points
Received 2023-08-24 · decided 2023-10-09
Applications are matched within 500 m of the CO8 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for CO8 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 265 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for CO8
Decile 6 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled CO8 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 6 to decile 7, with a median of decile 6 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
CO8 5JL, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 6 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so CO8 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in CO8: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in CO8, band by band
Babergh's council tax for 2026-27 set against the CO8 median sold price of £415,000 across 235 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearBabergh | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £415,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,561 | £130 | 0.38% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,821 | £152 | 0.44% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,081 | £173 | 0.50% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,342 | £195 | 0.56% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,862 | £239 | 0.69% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,382 | £282 | 0.81% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,903 | £325 | 0.94% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,683 | £390 | 1.13% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the CO8 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 235 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Babergh, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in CO8 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 217 distinct addresses in the records we hold for CO8. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
PILGRIMS REST, SUDBURY ROAD, BURES
CO8 5JL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£245,000
2026-08-14
MULLIONS, ST EDMUNDS LANE, BURES
CO8 5LA · Flat / maisonette · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£827,000
2026-07-27
12, MALTINGS CLOSE, BURES
CO8 5EJ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£275,000
2026-07-10
1, APPLE TREE MEWS, BURES
CO8 5HX · Semi-detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£259,000
2026-07-08
19, STATION HILL, BURES
CO8 5DD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£243,750
2026-06-08
STOUR VALLEY HOUSE, STATION HILL, BURES
CO8 5DD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£500,000
2026-05-28
3, BURES GREEN, BURES
CO8 5JU · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£240,000
2026-05-20
18, THE PADDOCKS, BURES
CO8 5DF · Semi-detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£355,000
2026-05-19
16, NAYLAND ROAD, BURES
CO8 5BX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£235,000
2026-04-30
SECRETARIES HOUSE, 2, WATER LANE, BURES
CO8 5DE · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,625,000
2026-04-01
CHAMBERS BUS GARAGE, CHURCH SQUARE, BURES
CO8 5AB · Other · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£970,482
2026-03-09
ANGEL HOUSE, HIGH STREET, BURES
CO8 5HZ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£425,000
2026-02-27
4, ROPERS HALL COTTAGES, BURES
CO8 5JX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£369,500
2026-02-19
FOXHALL, THE CROFT, BURES
CO8 5JB · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£500,000
2026-02-19
3, APPLE TREE MEWS, BURES
CO8 5HX · Detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£475,000
2026-02-17
BURES DELIVERY OFFICE, 28, COLCHESTER ROAD, BURES
CO8 5AE · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£50,000
2026-01-30
HOPE COTTAGE, THE CROFT, BURES
CO8 5JA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£315,000
2026-01-29
12, THE PADDOCKS, BURES
CO8 5DF · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£373,500
2025-11-21
15, STATION HILL, BURES
CO8 5DD · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£605,000
2025-11-21
20B, THE PADDOCKS, BURES
CO8 5DF · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£460,000
2025-11-10
3, THE WALDEGRAVES, BURES
CO8 5EG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£280,000
2025-11-07
TAKELEYS, BURES
CO8 5AY · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,610,000
2025-11-03
10, CHURCH SQUARE, BURES
CO8 5BS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£267,500
2025-10-31
GILDERSLEEVES, HIGH STREET, BURES
CO8 5HZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£505,000
2025-10-24
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Data sources
Every CO8 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.