# CO2 0FA: area report for a postcode in Colchester

CO2 0FA 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 CO2 0FA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) › [CO2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co2) › [CO2 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co2-0)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 83% on July. Colchester 019C: 34 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.8639,51.8463,CO20FA
- **Colchester Town, 5.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.8639,51.8463,CO20FA
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.8639,51.8463,CO20FA
- **No property in CO2 0FA 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=0.8639,51.8463,CO20FA
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Colchester 019C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.8639,51.8463,CO20FA
- **£297,824 average price**: For the whole of Colchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.8639,51.8463,CO20FA
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.8639,51.8463,CO20FA
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.8639,51.8463,CO20FA
- **93% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=0.8639,51.8463,CO20FA
- **Low road and rail noise at CO2 0FA**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.8639,51.8463,CO20FA
- **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=0.8639,51.8463,CO20FA
- **8.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.8639,51.8463,CO20FA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/layer-de-la-haye-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e115080) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £690,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £990,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £345,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2025 | £409,250 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| August 2024 | £680,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| October 2025 | £355,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 019C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.2** (2025). Colchester 019C has a deprivation score of 7.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,283rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £450,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Colchester 019C was £450,000 in 2025. Joint 6,309th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,468** (2021). Colchester 019C had 1,468 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,488th 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: 94.8%** (January 2026). In Colchester 019C, 94.8% 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.

## CO2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £297,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CO2 was £297,000 in 2025. Joint 1,108th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 41,393** (2021). CO2 had 41,393 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 409th 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 CO2 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: 86.2%** (January 2026). In CO2, 86.2% 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: 51.8463, 0.8639

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

## Your MP

- [Witham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/witham): Priti Patel (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), 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=0.8639,51.8463,CO20FA

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