# CO3 8RQ: area report for a postcode in Colchester

CO3 8RQ 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 8RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) › [CO3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co3) › [CO3 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co3-8)

## Around this postcode

- **36 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 36% on July. Colchester 012B: 62 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.8359,51.8865,CO38RQ
- **Marks Tey, 3.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.8359,51.8865,CO38RQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.8359,51.8865,CO38RQ
- **No property in CO3 8RQ 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=0.8359,51.8865,CO38RQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Colchester 012B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.8359,51.8865,CO38RQ
- **£297,824 average price**: For the whole of Colchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.8359,51.8865,CO38RQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.8359,51.8865,CO38RQ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.8359,51.8865,CO38RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CO3 8RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.8359,51.8865,CO38RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at CO3 8RQ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.8359,51.8865,CO38RQ
- **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=0.8359,51.8865,CO38RQ
- **9.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.8359,51.8865,CO38RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Stanway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanway-primary-school-e114732) | Primary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Stanway School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-stanway-school-e137927) | Secondary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 48.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lexden Springs School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lexden-springs-school-e151484) | Special | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), January 2024, before the school changed, serious weaknesses | – |
| [Lakelands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lakelands-primary-school-e147844) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2023 | – |
| [Stanway Fiveways Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanway-fiveways-primary-school-e114764) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lexden-primary-school-with-unit-for-hearing-impaired-pupils-e114707) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holmwood House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holmwood-house-school-e115410) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Doucecroft School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/doucecroft-school-e115426) | Special | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £183,808 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £395,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2025 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| November 2025 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2025 | £330,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2025 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| May 2023 | £540,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| February 2026 | £585,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE (400 m); WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE (490 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (360 m)
- Dental practices: THE ZEN DENTAL CLINIC (400 m); BRICKSTABLES DENTAL & IMPLANT CLINIC (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Colchester Stanway Villa (120 m, Morrisons); Sainsburys Stanway (390 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Colchester (440 m, Iceland); Cook Colchester (740 m, Cook); Aldi Stane Retail Park (790 m, Aldi)

## 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 012B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.8** (2025). Colchester 012B has a deprivation score of 9.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,504th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £322,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Colchester 012B was £322,500 in 2025. Joint 13,719th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,597** (2021). Colchester 012B had 1,597 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,268th 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: 97.0%** (January 2026). In Colchester 012B, 97.0% 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: 51.8865, 0.8359

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)
- [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=0.8359,51.8865,CO38RQ

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