# CO4 9HW: area report for a postcode in Colchester

CO4 9HW 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 9HW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) › [CO4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co4) › [CO4 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co4-9)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 20% on July. Colchester 002F: 68 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.9305,51.9179,CO49HW
- **Colchester, 3.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.9305,51.9179,CO49HW
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.9305,51.9179,CO49HW
- **No property in CO4 9HW 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=0.9305,51.9179,CO49HW
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Colchester 002F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.9305,51.9179,CO49HW
- **£297,824 average price**: For the whole of Colchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.9305,51.9179,CO49HW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.9305,51.9179,CO49HW
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.9305,51.9179,CO49HW
- **50% can get gigabit broadband at CO4 9HW**: Superfast for 50%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.9305,51.9179,CO49HW
- **Low road and rail noise at CO4 9HW**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.9305,51.9179,CO49HW
- **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=0.9305,51.9179,CO49HW
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.9305,51.9179,CO49HW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brinkley Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brinkley-grove-primary-school-e131219) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, October 2024 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-colchester-e115065) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Gilberd School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gilberd-school-e137926) | Secondary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | Attainment 8 of 49.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Trinity School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-trinity-school-e143701) | Secondary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 49.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Highwoods Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highwoods-community-primary-school-e139462) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Friars Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/friars-grove-primary-school-e114761) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Camulos Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/camulos-academy-e141950) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £585,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2026 | £342,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2024 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| January 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| December 2025 | £338,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2026 | £470,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| March 2025 | £355,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: HELLO DENTAL (750 m); COLCHESTER ORTHODONTIC CENTRE (900 m); 21D COLCHESTER (940 m)

## 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 002F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.0** (2025). Colchester 002F has a deprivation score of 13.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,250th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Colchester 002F was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 15,380th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,074** (2021). Colchester 002F had 2,074 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,241st 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: 92.7%** (January 2026). In Colchester 002F, 92.7% 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.

## 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: 51.9179, 0.9305

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=0.9305,51.9179,CO49HW

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