# CO12 5JU: area report for a postcode in Tendring

CO12 5JU 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 5JU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) › [CO12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co12) › [CO12 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co12-5)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. Tendring 004B: 33 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.2226,51.9178,CO125JU
- **Harwich International, 4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.2226,51.9178,CO125JU
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.2226,51.9178,CO125JU
- **No property in CO12 5JU 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=1.2226,51.9178,CO125JU
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Tendring 004B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.2226,51.9178,CO125JU
- **£260,636 average price**: For the whole of Tendring, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.2226,51.9178,CO125JU
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.2226,51.9178,CO125JU
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.2226,51.9178,CO125JU
- **No gigabit broadband at CO12 5JU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.2226,51.9178,CO125JU
- **Low road and rail noise at CO12 5JU**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.2226,51.9178,CO125JU
- **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=1.2226,51.9178,CO125JU
- **8.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.2226,51.9178,CO125JU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Ramsey](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-cofe-primary-academy-ramsey-e151534) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), July 2023, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2023 | £465,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2023 | £465,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2025 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2024 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| October 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| May 2026 | £182,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 004B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.3** (2025). Tendring 004B has a deprivation score of 25.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,900th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £277,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tendring 004B was £277,000 in 2025. Joint 14,129th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,189** (2021). Tendring 004B had 1,189 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,428th least 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: 18.4%** (January 2026). In Tendring 004B, 18.4% 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: 51.9178, 1.2226

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

## Your MP

- [Clacton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/clacton): Nigel Farage (Reform UK), 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=1.2226,51.9178,CO125JU

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