Around average
IMD England
Low · 2.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£400,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
School applications
We've matched the postcode to Essex.
You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.
Colchester is the district council. School applications go through Essex.
Last published allocation
None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare an address with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps.
Apply for a secondary placeAdmissions and composite prospectus guidanceApplication deadlines and offer daysHome education — find your councilHome education guidance
GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.
Coordinates & Location for CO3 0PE
Postcode
CO3 0PE
Coordinates
51.8891, 0.8314
Grid reference
TL949249
Easting
594,939
Northing
224,959
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32VRQJ+JH
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Colchester
Travel to Work
Colchester
ITL Region
Colchester
National Park
Non-National Park
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.
20161
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20161 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · CO3 0PE
HM Land Registry · Colchester
Average price
£406,666
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £400,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '24 – Jun '26Jun '26: 1 sales · avg £375,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£445k£410k£375k
Dec '24Mar '26Jun '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 near CO3 0PE
England & WalesCrime trends · near CO3 0PE
Counts are for Stanway electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
8
YoY -20%
17114
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.85.0%
Other White3.5%
Indian2.1%
Other Asian1.9%
African1.9%
+ other · 5.6%
Religion
No religion48.4%
Christian42.6%
Not answered5.0%
Hindu1.7%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
35–4922.1%
50–6417.0%
25–3415.6%
65–7410.4%
5–97.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.7%
Households
Other23.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.4%
All members 66+9.5%
Any member 66+8.0%
+ 7 other households · 32.0%
Administrative Information
Colchester
Local Authority
Council AreaWitham E14001590
Constituency
E14001590Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Stanway
Constituency code
E14001590
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Stanway
International Territorial Level
Colchester
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Essex
NHS EnglandEast 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
Colchester 012A E01021718
E01021718MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Colchester 012 E02004517
E02004517LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Colchester 012A E01021718
E01021718MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Colchester 012 E02004517
E02004517Urban: 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
5:52 AM
Sunrise
5:42 PM
Sunset
11 hours 50 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:52 AM
Sunset (today)
5:42 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 50 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2002
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~24 years
Active Duration
2002 -> PresentJune 2002 — Introduced
Postcode CO3 0PE introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 20161
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021718 and MSOA E02004517 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CO3 0PE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2002
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~24 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CO3 0PE
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
61%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 16%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 15%
Attainment 8
48.2
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 57%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 0–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
54%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
75%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Explore the full Colchester
See local data, transport links, deprivation trends and more for the broader area — all in one place.