# CO3 3QR: area report for a postcode in Colchester

CO3 3QR 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 CO3 3QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) › [CO3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co3) › [CO3 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co3-3)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. Colchester 009D: 50 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.8772,51.8905,CO33QR
- **Colchester, 1.6 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.8772,51.8905,CO33QR
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.8772,51.8905,CO33QR
- **No property in CO3 3QR 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=0.8772,51.8905,CO33QR
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Colchester 009D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.8772,51.8905,CO33QR
- **£297,824 average price**: For the whole of Colchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.8772,51.8905,CO33QR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.8772,51.8905,CO33QR
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.8772,51.8905,CO33QR
- **73.3% can get gigabit broadband at CO3 3QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.8772,51.8905,CO33QR
- **Low road and rail noise at CO3 3QR**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.8772,51.8905,CO33QR
- **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=0.8772,51.8905,CO33QR
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.8772,51.8905,CO33QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kingswode Hoe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingswode-hoe-school-e144897) | Special | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St Mary's School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-school-for-girls-e115394) | Independent | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Benedict's Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-benedicts-catholic-college-e115382) | Secondary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | Attainment 8 of 58.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Colchester County High School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colchester-county-high-school-for-girls-e137515) | Secondary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 79.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Colchester Royal Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colchester-royal-grammar-school-e149899) | Secondary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 80.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Colchester Institute](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colchester-institute-e130674) | Sixth form and further education | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Helena School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-helena-school-e137944) | Secondary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | Attainment 8 of 42.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Colchester Prep & High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colchester-prep-and-high-school-e115409) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £525,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2023 | £495,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £545,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2025 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2025 | £800,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2024 | £194,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| July 2024 | £480,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: THE AVENUE (DENTAL SURGERY) (530 m); ARTISAINE LTD (530 m); CREFFIELD LODGE DENTAL PRACTICE (980 m)

## 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 009D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.6** (2025). Colchester 009D has a deprivation score of 7.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,768th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £505,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Colchester 009D was £505,000 in 2025. Joint 4,609th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,629** (2021). Colchester 009D had 1,629 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,713th 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: 92.2%** (January 2026). In Colchester 009D, 92.2% 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.

## CO3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £360,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CO3 was £360,000 in 2025. Joint 746th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,493** (2021). CO3 had 32,493 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 780th 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 CO3 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: 93.1%** (January 2026). In CO3, 93.1% 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: 51.8905, 0.8772

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

## Your MP

- [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/colchester): Pam Cox (Labour), 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=0.8772,51.8905,CO33QR

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