# CO16 8LZ: area report for a postcode in Tendring

CO16 8LZ 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 CO16 8LZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) › [CO16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co16) › [CO16 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co16-8)

## Around this postcode

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 23% on July. Tendring 011E: 116 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.0276,51.7983,CO168LZ
- **Great Bentley, 6.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.0276,51.7983,CO168LZ
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.0276,51.7983,CO168LZ
- **5 of 19 properties in CO16 8LZ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 5 at medium risk, 9 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=1.0276,51.7983,CO168LZ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Tendring 011E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.0276,51.7983,CO168LZ
- **£259,568 average price**: For the whole of Tendring, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.0276,51.7983,CO168LZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.0276,51.7983,CO168LZ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.0276,51.7983,CO168LZ
- **No gigabit broadband at CO16 8LZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.0276,51.7983,CO168LZ
- **Low road and rail noise at CO16 8LZ**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.0276,51.7983,CO168LZ
- **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=1.0276,51.7983,CO168LZ
- **7.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.0276,51.7983,CO168LZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brightlingsea-primary-school-and-nursery-e114755) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £119,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2025 | £65,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2025 | £67,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2024 | £110,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2025 | £235,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2024 | £117,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2023 | £87,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2025 | £675,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £259,568** (July 2026). Tendring’s average house price was £259,568 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 128th most 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: 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 011E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 44.6** (2025). Tendring 011E has a deprivation score of 44.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,440th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £325,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tendring 011E was £325,000 in 2025. Joint 13,409th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,707** (2021). Tendring 011E had 1,707 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,229th 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: 66.9%** (January 2026). In Tendring 011E, 66.9% 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.

## CO16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CO16 was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 1,065th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 26,822** (2021). CO16 had 26,822 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,089th 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CO16 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: 68.6%** (January 2026). In CO16, 68.6% 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: 51.7983, 1.0276

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), 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=1.0276,51.7983,CO168LZ

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