# CO12 3SZ: area report for a postcode in Tendring

CO12 3SZ is a postcode in Tendring.

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 Tendring. Open the map at CO12 3SZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) › [CO12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co12) › [CO12 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co12-3)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 59% on July. Tendring 004E: 75 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.2689,51.9290,CO123SZ
- **Dovercourt, 1.3 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.2689,51.9290,CO123SZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.2689,51.9290,CO123SZ
- **8 of 34 properties in CO12 3SZ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 7 at very low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=1.2689,51.9290,CO123SZ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Tendring 004E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.2689,51.9290,CO123SZ
- **£260,636 average price**: For the whole of Tendring, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.2689,51.9290,CO123SZ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.2689,51.9290,CO123SZ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 870 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.2689,51.9290,CO123SZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CO12 3SZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.2689,51.9290,CO123SZ
- **Low road and rail noise at CO12 3SZ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.2689,51.9290,CO123SZ
- **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=1.2689,51.9290,CO123SZ
- **9.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.2689,51.9290,CO123SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e148110) | Primary | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harwich and Dovercourt High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harwich-and-dovercourt-high-school-e145061) | Secondary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement | Attainment 8 of 34.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Mayflower Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-mayflower-primary-school-e114747) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2022 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-dovercourt-e115203) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Spring Meadow Primary School &  Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spring-meadow-primary-school-and-nursery-e152157) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chase-lane-primary-school-and-nursery-e115301) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harwich-community-primary-school-and-nursery-e114843) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £440,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £110,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2024 | £355,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| November 2025 | £410,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| July 2025 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| December 2025 | £270,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: FRONKS RD FAMILY SURGERY (450 m); MAYFLOWER MEDICAL CENTRE (750 m)
- Pharmacies: BORNO PHARMACY (750 m)
- Dental practices: DOVERCOURT DENTAL SURGERY (300 m); CLEAR SPRINGS (DENTAL SURGERY) (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Harwich Supermarket (870 m, Asda); Co-op Fronks Road Foodstore (890 m, East of England Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £260,636** (August 2026). Tendring’s average house price was £260,636 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,799** (2025). Full-time workers living in Tendring earned a median of £39,799 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 142nd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.5×** (2025). A home in Tendring costs 6.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 129th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 32.1** (2025). Tendring has a deprivation score of 32.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 25th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Tendring 004E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.8** (2025). Tendring 004E has a deprivation score of 12.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,034th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £346,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tendring 004E was £346,500 in 2025. Joint 11,965th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,801** (2021). Tendring 004E had 1,801 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,835th 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: 91.0%** (January 2026). In Tendring 004E, 91.0% 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.

## CO12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £255,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CO12 was £255,000 in 2025. Joint 795th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 23,424** (2021). CO12 had 23,424 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,255th most 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: 11%** (2022). About 11% of people in CO12 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: 81.3%** (January 2026). In CO12, 81.3% 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: [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring)
- Centre: 51.9290, 1.2689

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

## Your MP

- [Harwich and North Essex](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harwich-and-north-essex): Sir Bernard Jenkin (Conservative), 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), August 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=1.2689,51.9290,CO123SZ

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