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

CO3 3XL 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 3XL 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

- **68 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 14% on July. Colchester 007A: 137 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.8939,51.8932,CO33XL
- **Colchester, 840 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.8939,51.8932,CO33XL
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.8939,51.8932,CO33XL
- **1 of 1 property in CO3 3XL at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.8939,51.8932,CO33XL
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Colchester 007A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.8939,51.8932,CO33XL
- **£297,824 average price**: For the whole of Colchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.8939,51.8932,CO33XL
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.8939,51.8932,CO33XL
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.8939,51.8932,CO33XL
- **No gigabit broadband at CO3 3XL**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.8939,51.8932,CO33XL
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CO3 3XL**: Road 63 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.8939,51.8932,CO33XL
- **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=0.8939,51.8932,CO33XL
- **10.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.8939,51.8932,CO33XL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Sixth Form College Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sixth-form-college-colchester-e151134) | Sixth form and further education | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [North Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-primary-school-and-nursery-e114709) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Colchester Institute](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colchester-institute-e130674) | Sixth form and further education | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Helena School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-helena-school-e137944) | Secondary | 430 m (5 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 | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St John's Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-green-primary-school-e114711) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Colchester Royal Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colchester-royal-grammar-school-e149899) | Secondary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 80.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Kingswode Hoe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingswode-hoe-school-e144897) | Special | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2025 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| February 2026 | £165,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £127,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| August 2024 | £345,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 190 m |
| June 2026 | £140,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| December 2024 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| May 2026 | £130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Colchester (840 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES (630 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (620 m); BOOTS (710 m); COLCHESTER CITY PHARMACY (790 m); QUEEN STREET PHARMACY (830 m)
- Dental practices: NORTH HILL DENTAL PRACTICE (220 m); DENTAL SURGERY (220 m); DENTAL SURGERY (360 m); CLOVER DENTAL (570 m); OPTIDENT DENTAL CLINIC (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Colchester Express (560 m, Tesco); Spar - Colchester (590 m, Spar); Tesco Colchester Crouch St Express (640 m, Tesco); Iceland Colchester 3 (710 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Colchester (800 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 007A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.9** (2025). Colchester 007A has a deprivation score of 10.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,798th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Colchester 007A was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 8,889th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,122** (2021). Colchester 007A had 2,122 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,661st 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: 73.5%** (January 2026). In Colchester 007A, 73.5% 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: 51.8932, 0.8939

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=0.8939,51.8932,CO33XL

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co3-3xl.

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