# CO2 8DW: area report for a postcode in Colchester

CO2 8DW 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 8DW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) › [CO2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co2) › [CO2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co2-8)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Colchester 016F: 81 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.9256,51.8685,CO28DW
- **Hythe (Essex), 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.9256,51.8685,CO28DW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.9256,51.8685,CO28DW
- **No property in CO2 8DW 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=0.9256,51.8685,CO28DW
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Colchester 016F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.9256,51.8685,CO28DW
- **£297,824 average price**: For the whole of Colchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.9256,51.8685,CO28DW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.9256,51.8685,CO28DW
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.9256,51.8685,CO28DW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CO2 8DW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.9256,51.8685,CO28DW
- **Low road and rail noise at CO2 8DW**: Road 40 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.9256,51.8685,CO28DW
- **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=0.9256,51.8685,CO28DW
- **8.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.9256,51.8685,CO28DW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Old Heath Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-heath-community-primary-school-e114710) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kendall Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kendall-church-of-england-primary-school-e115064) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Monkwick Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/monkwick-infant-and-nursery-school-e140735) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [Monkwick Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/monkwick-junior-school-e145020) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Thomas Lord Audley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-thomas-lord-audley-school-e137937) | Secondary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | Attainment 8 of 41.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St. George's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-school-e114704) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cherry Tree Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-tree-academy-e142002) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2022 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lawrence-church-of-england-primary-school-rowhedge-e115077) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2026 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2025 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £282,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2025 | £127,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op Old Heath Foodstore (630 m, East of England Co-operative); Lidl Abbots Road, Colchester (850 m, Lidl)

## 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 016F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 35.5** (2025). Colchester 016F has a deprivation score of 35.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,961st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Colchester 016F was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 14,314th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,542** (2021). Colchester 016F had 1,542 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,214th 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: 95.3%** (January 2026). In Colchester 016F, 95.3% 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.

## 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: 51.8685, 0.9256

Council: [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) (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), 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=0.9256,51.8685,CO28DW

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