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CO12 3LJ

POSTCODE

A Harwich & Kingsway postcode in Tendring, a 4-minute walk from Dovercourt Rail.

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Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Dovercourt Rail Station

    Rail · entrance

    351 m straight lineabout 4 min

  • Harwich Town Rail Station

    Rail · entrance

    453 m straight lineabout 6 min

  • Harwich International Rail Station

    Rail · entrance

    2.1 km straight lineabout 27 min

Bus stops

  • Barrack Lane

    Bus · opp · north

    16 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Barrack Lane

    Bus · adj · south

    27 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Mayflower Avenue

    Bus · adj · south

    266 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Mayflower Avenue

    Bus · opp · north

    268 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • DaRT Harwich

    Bus

    298 m straight lineabout 4 min

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales
Property sales · CO12 3
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · CO12 3 · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 92 sales

CO12 3LJ has no standard sales in Sep 2025–Aug 2026, so these figures are for the CO12 3 sector.

Average price
£237,929
Median price: £226,250
Median -3.7% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 92 sales
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Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 2 sales · avg £230,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£282k£237k£193k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
£295,000 · 2026-08-14 · Detached · Freehold
CO12 3SL
£166,000 · 2026-08-07 · Terraced · Freehold
CO12 3NN
£350,000 · 2026-07-31 · Detached · Freehold
CO12 3SX
£383,000 · 2026-07-24 · Semi-detached · Freehold
CO12 3RZ
£240,000 · 2026-07-22 · Terraced · Freehold
CO12 3EG
£250,000 · 2026-07-06 · Detached · Freehold
CO12 3SX
£152,000 · 2026-07-01 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
CO12 3HL
£210,000 · 2026-06-30 · Semi-detached · Freehold
CO12 3QN
£156,000 · 2026-06-26 · Terraced · Freehold
CO12 3BA
£345,000 · 2026-06-19 · Detached · Freehold
CO12 3RX
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, OGL.

Police Recorded Crime near CO12 3LJ

England & Wales
Crime trends · near CO12 3LJ

Counts are for Harwich & Kingsway electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
37
YoY +12%
372717
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
19
YoY —
19100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
951
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
15
YoY +50%
18114
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving · other recorded crime rising

84
incidents · Aug '26

People

Household income (MSOA)

Average household income for the neighbourhood (MSOA) around this postcode, financial year ending March 2023

Financial year ending March 2023 · MSOA 2021 · Tendring 001 (E02004573)

This is the published estimate for the MSOA that contains this postcode (about 2,000–6,000 households). It describes the neighbourhood around the postcode. England and Wales only.

Total annual household income
£44,182

£37,869–£51,546

Disposable (net) annual household income
£33,510

£29,059–£38,644

Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised)
£33,131

£30,675–£35,784

Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised)
£28,049

£24,518–£32,089

Source: Office for National Statistics. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023.

Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales · Open Government Licence v3.0

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,457
White Brit.91.2%
Other White3.2%
White & Black Caribbean1.3%
Chinese0.7%
African0.6%
+ 9 other groups · 3.0%

Religion

Total residents: 1,456
No religion48.5%
Christian42.5%
Not answered7.8%
Other religion0.8%
Buddhist0.2%
+ 2 other religions · 0.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,458
50–6421.0%
35–4916.4%
25–3414.1%
65–7411.1%
10–157.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%

Households

Total households: 683
One person: other28.4%
One person: aged 66+13.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.6%
Single family household, all members 66+8.2%
+ 9 other households · 31.6%

Deprivation Index (IMD)

IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
2966
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2966 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Flood zone

Flood Zone 3 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 3 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

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Technical details

Coordinates & Location for CO12 3LJ

England
Country
Tendring
Local Authority
Essex
Harwich & Kingsway
Ward
Clacton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CO12 3LJ
Coordinates
51.9396, 1.2857
Grid reference
TM259318
Easting
625,939
Northing
231,886
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F33W7QP+R7
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Harwich
Travel to Work
Clacton
ITL Region
Tendring
National Park
Non-National Park

Administrative Information

Tendring
Local Authority
Council Area
Harwich and North Essex E14001273
Constituency
E14001273
Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Harwich & Kingsway
Constituency code
E14001273
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Harwich
International Territorial Level
Tendring

Health & NHS

East of England
Health Authority
Serving Essex
NHS England
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
North East Essex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Essex ICB - 06T
Cancer Alliance
East of England

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Tendring 001B E01021998
E01021998
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tendring 001 E02004573
E02004573
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Tendring 001B E01021998
E01021998
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Tendring 001 E02004573
E02004573
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1

Sun & Time Information

6:40 AM4:37 PM
6:40 AM
Sunrise
4:37 PM
Sunset
9 hours 57 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:40 AM
Sunset (today)
4:37 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 57 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CO12 3LJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021998 and MSOA E02004573 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 2966
Present — Active
Postcode CO12 3LJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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