# CO4 5WJ: area report for a postcode in Colchester

CO4 5WJ 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 5WJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) › [CO4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co4) › [CO4 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co4-5)

## Around this postcode

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 35% on July. Colchester 024E: 117 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.9012,51.9024,CO45WJ
- **Colchester, 620 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.9012,51.9024,CO45WJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.9012,51.9024,CO45WJ
- **No property in CO4 5WJ 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=0.9012,51.9024,CO45WJ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Colchester 024E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.9012,51.9024,CO45WJ
- **£297,824 average price**: For the whole of Colchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.9012,51.9024,CO45WJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.9012,51.9024,CO45WJ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.9012,51.9024,CO45WJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CO4 5WJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.9012,51.9024,CO45WJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CO4 5WJ**: Road 55 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.9012,51.9024,CO45WJ
- **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=0.9012,51.9024,CO45WJ
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.9012,51.9024,CO45WJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Queen Boudica Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-boudica-primary-school-e135585) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [North Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-primary-school-and-nursery-e114709) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Helena School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-helena-school-e137944) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | Attainment 8 of 42.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [North East Essex Co-operative Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-east-essex-co-operative-academy-e143590) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | – |
| [Myland Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/myland-community-primary-school-e114708) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, February 2025 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Colchester Institute](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colchester-institute-e130674) | Sixth form and further education | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Sixth Form College Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sixth-form-college-colchester-e151134) | Sixth form and further education | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St James the Great Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-the-great-church-of-england-primary-school-e143516) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £262,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2024 | £360,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2026 | £371,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2024 | £488,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2024 | £182,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £392,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| April 2024 | £460,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Colchester (620 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: TURNER ROAD SURGERY (510 m)
- Pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (100 m)
- Dental practices: COLCHESTER COMMUNITY DENTAL (510 m); CLOVER DENTAL (640 m); ELMSTEAD DAY UNIT (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Colchester 4 (150 m, Iceland); Asda Colchester Superstore (240 m, Asda); Aldi Mile End Colchester (770 m, Aldi); Spar - Braiswick Service Station (790 m, Spar); M&S Colchester General Hospital Food To Go (850 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 024E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.5** (2025). Colchester 024E has a deprivation score of 7.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,634th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £305,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Colchester 024E was £305,000 in 2025. Joint 15,049th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,706** (2021). Colchester 024E had 1,706 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,269th 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: 97.8%** (January 2026). In Colchester 024E, 97.8% 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.

## 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: 51.9024, 0.9012

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=0.9012,51.9024,CO45WJ

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