# CO4 3XX: area report for a postcode in Colchester

CO4 3XX 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 CO4 3XX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) › [CO4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co4) › [CO4 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co4-3)

## Around this postcode

- **99 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. Colchester 008A: 274 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.9389,51.8878,CO43XX
- **Hythe (Essex), 820 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.9389,51.8878,CO43XX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.9389,51.8878,CO43XX
- **No property in CO4 3XX 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=0.9389,51.8878,CO43XX
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Colchester 008A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.9389,51.8878,CO43XX
- **£297,824 average price**: For the whole of Colchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.9389,51.8878,CO43XX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.9389,51.8878,CO43XX
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.9389,51.8878,CO43XX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CO4 3XX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.9389,51.8878,CO43XX
- **Low road and rail noise at CO4 3XX**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.9389,51.8878,CO43XX
- **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=0.9389,51.8878,CO43XX
- **9.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.9389,51.8878,CO43XX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Unity Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/unity-primary-academy-e141113) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Colchester Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colchester-academy-e136195) | Secondary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 35.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hazelmere Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hazelmere-junior-school-e114745) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hazelmere-infant-school-and-nursery-e114746) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Roach Vale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roach-vale-primary-school-e114823) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parsons-heath-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e115088) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-brook-primary-school-and-nursery-e141195) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 50% 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 | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| September 2023 | £125,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| July 2025 | £231,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2026 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| December 2023 | £142,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| January 2025 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| January 2026 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Hythe (Essex) (810 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (460 m); WELPHARM PHARMACY (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Greenstead Foodstore (430 m, East of England Co-operative); Tesco Colchester Superstore (700 m, Tesco); Spar - University Of Essex - The Mini Store (920 m, Spar); Tesco Colchester Bromley Rd Express (960 m, Tesco)

## 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 008A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 60.4** (2025). Colchester 008A has a deprivation score of 60.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 954th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,552** (2021). Colchester 008A had 1,552 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,675th 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: 97.7%** (January 2026). In Colchester 008A, 97.7% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 7.0%** (August 2026). In Colchester 008A, 7.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## CO4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £325,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CO4 was £325,000 in 2025. Joint 924th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 53,410** (2021). CO4 had 53,410 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 149th 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 CO4 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: 88.1%** (January 2026). In CO4, 88.1% 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: 51.8878, 0.9389

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=0.9389,51.8878,CO43XX

## How to cite

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