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

CO4 5YJ 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 5YJ 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

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 56% on July. Colchester 023F: 41 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.8771,51.9026,CO45YJ
- **Colchester, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.8771,51.9026,CO45YJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.8771,51.9026,CO45YJ
- **No property in CO4 5YJ 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=0.8771,51.9026,CO45YJ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Colchester 023F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.8771,51.9026,CO45YJ
- **£297,824 average price**: For the whole of Colchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.8771,51.9026,CO45YJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.8771,51.9026,CO45YJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.8771,51.9026,CO45YJ
- **61.5% can get gigabit broadband at CO4 5YJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.8771,51.9026,CO45YJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CO4 5YJ**: Road 54 dB, rail 59 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.8771,51.9026,CO45YJ
- **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=0.8771,51.9026,CO45YJ
- **10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.8771,51.9026,CO45YJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Braiswick Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/braiswick-primary-school-e140396) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Helena School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-helena-school-e137944) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | Attainment 8 of 42.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [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 | – |
| [Kingswode Hoe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingswode-hoe-school-e144897) | Special | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [North Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-primary-school-and-nursery-e114709) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-school-for-girls-e115394) | Independent | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Queen Boudica Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-boudica-primary-school-e135585) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Myland Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/myland-community-primary-school-e114708) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, February 2025 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £515,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2026 | £387,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2024 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £202,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £415,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2025 | £700,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| April 2026 | £355,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| January 2026 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: BERGHOLT ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (630 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Braiswick Service Station (880 m, Spar)

## 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 023F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.1** (2025). Colchester 023F has a deprivation score of 3.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,076th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £425,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Colchester 023F was £425,000 in 2025. Joint 7,405th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,883** (2021). Colchester 023F had 1,883 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,612th 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: 82.8%** (January 2026). In Colchester 023F, 82.8% 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: 51.9026, 0.8771

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=0.8771,51.9026,CO45YJ

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