# CO1 1QJ: area report for a postcode in Colchester

CO1 1QJ is a postcode in Colchester.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Colchester. Open the map at CO1 1QJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) › [CO1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co1) › [CO1 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co1-1)

## Around this postcode

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 5% on July. Colchester 007B: 96 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.9116,51.8965,CO11QJ
- **Colchester Town, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.9116,51.8965,CO11QJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.9116,51.8965,CO11QJ
- **1 of 26 properties in CO1 1QJ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 7 at medium risk, 18 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.9116,51.8965,CO11QJ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Colchester 007B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.9116,51.8965,CO11QJ
- **£297,824 average price**: For the whole of Colchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.9116,51.8965,CO11QJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 740 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.9116,51.8965,CO11QJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.9116,51.8965,CO11QJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CO1 1QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.9116,51.8965,CO11QJ
- **Low road and rail noise at CO1 1QJ**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.9116,51.8965,CO11QJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.9116,51.8965,CO11QJ
- **10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.9116,51.8965,CO11QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St James the Great Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-the-great-church-of-england-primary-school-e143516) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-mores-catholic-primary-school-colchester-e138164) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-brook-primary-school-and-nursery-e141195) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [North Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-primary-school-and-nursery-e114709) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Friars Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/friars-grove-primary-school-e114761) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Sixth Form College Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sixth-form-college-colchester-e151134) | Sixth form and further education | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Queen Boudica Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-boudica-primary-school-e135585) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-green-primary-school-e114711) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £389,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2024 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2024 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| December 2025 | £295,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| November 2025 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| February 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| November 2025 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 310 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE (740 m); EAST HILL SURGERY (740 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (720 m); ASDA PHARMACY (920 m); QUEEN STREET PHARMACY (1 km)
- Dental practices: DENTOWORLD (750 m); DENTAL HEALTH CENTRE (1 km); DENTAL HEALTH CENTRE (1 km)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Mile End Colchester (250 m, Aldi); Waitrose Colchester (590 m, Waitrose); Lidl Colchester St Andrews Avenue (690 m, Lidl); Iceland Colchester 4 (820 m, Iceland)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £297,824** (July 2026). Colchester’s average house price was £297,824 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,353** (2025). Full-time workers living in Colchester earned a median of £39,353 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 153rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.6×** (2025). A home in Colchester costs 7.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 155th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 17.3** (2025). Colchester has a deprivation score of 17.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 126th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Colchester 007B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.2** (2025). Colchester 007B has a deprivation score of 15.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,594th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £292,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Colchester 007B was £292,500 in 2025. Joint 15,548th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,318** (2021). Colchester 007B had 2,318 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,926th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.1%** (January 2026). In Colchester 007B, 87.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CO1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £245,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CO1 was £245,000 in 2025. Joint 705th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 18,519** (2021). CO1 had 18,519 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,204th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CO1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 78.5%** (January 2026). In CO1, 78.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester)
- Centre: 51.8965, 0.9116

Council: [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/colchester): Pam Cox (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.9116,51.8965,CO11QJ

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