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

CO1 1QY 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 1QY 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

- **39 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 28% on July. Colchester 007C: 208 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.9161,51.8895,CO11QY
- **Colchester Town, 850 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.9161,51.8895,CO11QY
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.9161,51.8895,CO11QY
- **No property in CO1 1QY listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.9161,51.8895,CO11QY
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Colchester 007C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.9161,51.8895,CO11QY
- **£297,824 average price**: For the whole of Colchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.9161,51.8895,CO11QY
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.9161,51.8895,CO11QY
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.9161,51.8895,CO11QY
- **84% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=0.9161,51.8895,CO11QY
- **Low road and rail noise at CO1 1QY**: Road 41 dB, rail 47 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.9161,51.8895,CO11QY
- **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=0.9161,51.8895,CO11QY
- **10.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.9161,51.8895,CO11QY

## 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 | 420 m (5 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 | 520 m (7 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 | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St. George's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-school-e114704) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 56% 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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Unity Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/unity-primary-academy-e141113) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kendall Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kendall-church-of-england-primary-school-e115064) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 72% 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 | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £178,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| June 2023 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| February 2025 | £152,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2024 | £228,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £170,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £464,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2025 | £245,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Colchester Town (850 m, 11 minutes on foot); Hythe (Essex) (900 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE (470 m); EAST HILL SURGERY (470 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (370 m); QUEEN STREET PHARMACY (840 m); COLCHESTER CITY PHARMACY (910 m); BOOTS (930 m)
- Dental practices: DENTOWORLD (390 m); DENTAL HEALTH CENTRE (840 m); DENTAL HEALTH CENTRE (840 m); WIMPOLE ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (900 m); DENTAL CARE (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Colchester St Andrews Avenue (340 m, Lidl); Waitrose Colchester (480 m, Waitrose); Tesco Colchester Magdalen Express (560 m, Tesco); Co-op Wimpole Road Foodstore (630 m, East of England Co-operative); Aldi Colchester (680 m, Aldi)

## 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 007C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.4** (2025). Colchester 007C has a deprivation score of 25.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,830th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £212,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Colchester 007C was £212,500 in 2025. Joint 7,733rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,371** (2021). Colchester 007C had 2,371 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,605th 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: 76.0%** (January 2026). In Colchester 007C, 76.0% 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: 51.8895, 0.9161

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=0.9161,51.8895,CO11QY

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