# CO3 4PA: area report for a postcode in Colchester

CO3 4PA 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 4PA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) › [CO3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co3) › [CO3 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co3-4)

## Around this postcode

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 83% on July. Colchester 014A: 74 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.8652,51.8780,CO34PA
- **Colchester Town, 2.9 km**: About 36 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.8652,51.8780,CO34PA
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.8652,51.8780,CO34PA
- **No property in CO3 4PA 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=0.8652,51.8780,CO34PA
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Colchester 014A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.8652,51.8780,CO34PA
- **£297,824 average price**: For the whole of Colchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.8652,51.8780,CO34PA
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.8652,51.8780,CO34PA
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.8652,51.8780,CO34PA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CO3 4PA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.8652,51.8780,CO34PA
- **Low road and rail noise at CO3 4PA**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.8652,51.8780,CO34PA
- **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=0.8652,51.8780,CO34PA
- **9.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.8652,51.8780,CO34PA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Prettygate Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prettygate-junior-school-e114743) | Primary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, February 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Prettygate Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prettygate-infant-school-e114744) | Primary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | – |
| [Philip Morant School and College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/philip-morant-school-and-college-e146794) | Secondary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Paxman Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/paxman-academy-e147080) | Secondary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 42.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Gosbecks Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gosbecks-primary-school-e114742) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Willows](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-willows-e152651) | Special | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [King's Ford Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-ford-infant-school-and-nursery-e114717) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Kings Ford Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-ford-academy-e142001) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 29% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2025 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2024 | £573,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2026 | £327,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2025 | £337,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2023 | £432,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2025 | £343,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE (340 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (270 m); PRETTYGATE PHARMACY (290 m); AMBROSE PHARMACY (340 m); HUTT PHARMACY (910 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (220 m); 118 STRAIGHT ROAD [DENTAL PRACTICE] (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Prettygate Foodstore (290 m, East of England Co-operative); Asda Colchester Express Petrol (580 m, Asda); Co-op Shrub End Foodstore (860 m, East of England Co-operative); Lidl Shrub End Colchester (1 km, 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 014A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.9** (2025). Colchester 014A has a deprivation score of 17.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,400th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £348,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Colchester 014A was £348,750 in 2025. Joint 11,858th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,505** (2021). Colchester 014A had 1,505 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,273rd 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: 98.4%** (January 2026). In Colchester 014A, 98.4% 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: 51.8780, 0.8652

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=0.8652,51.8780,CO34PA

## How to cite

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