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

CO1 1RQ 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 1RQ 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

- **64 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 2% on July. Colchester 007E: 164 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.8960,51.8955,CO11RQ
- **Colchester, 620 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.8960,51.8955,CO11RQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.8960,51.8955,CO11RQ
- **No property in CO1 1RQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.8960,51.8955,CO11RQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Colchester 007E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.8960,51.8955,CO11RQ
- **£297,824 average price**: For the whole of Colchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.8960,51.8955,CO11RQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.8960,51.8955,CO11RQ
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.8960,51.8955,CO11RQ
- **87.9% can get gigabit broadband at CO1 1RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.8960,51.8955,CO11RQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CO1 1RQ**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.8960,51.8955,CO11RQ
- **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=0.8960,51.8955,CO11RQ
- **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=0.8960,51.8955,CO11RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [North Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-primary-school-and-nursery-e114709) | Primary | 100 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 47% 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 | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Helena School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-helena-school-e137944) | Secondary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | Attainment 8 of 42.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Colchester Institute](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colchester-institute-e130674) | Sixth form and further education | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St John's Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-green-primary-school-e114711) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Colchester Prep & High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colchester-prep-and-high-school-e115409) | Independent | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-mores-catholic-primary-school-colchester-e138164) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [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 | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2023 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| June 2026 | £259,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2023 | £199,379 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £140,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £277,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £258,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2026 | £127,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Colchester (620 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES (880 m)
- Pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (750 m); BOOTS (860 m); COLCHESTER CITY PHARMACY (880 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (900 m); QUEEN STREET PHARMACY (910 m)
- Dental practices: CLOVER DENTAL (330 m); NORTH HILL DENTAL PRACTICE (440 m); DENTAL SURGERY (440 m); DENTAL SURGERY (580 m); OPTIDENT DENTAL CLINIC (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Colchester Superstore (690 m, Asda); Spar - Colchester (700 m, Spar); Tesco Colchester Express (710 m, Tesco); Iceland Colchester 4 (790 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Colchester (880 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 007E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.7** (2025). Colchester 007E has a deprivation score of 18.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,722nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £247,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Colchester 007E was £247,500 in 2025. Joint 11,243rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,188** (2021). Colchester 007E had 2,188 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,964th 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: 80.5%** (January 2026). In Colchester 007E, 80.5% 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.

## 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: 51.8955, 0.8960

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=0.8960,51.8955,CO11RQ

## How to cite

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