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

CO4 9RQ 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 9RQ 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

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 25% on July. Colchester 002D: 70 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.9176,51.9059,CO49RQ
- **Colchester, 1.8 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.9176,51.9059,CO49RQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.9176,51.9059,CO49RQ
- **No property in CO4 9RQ 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=0.9176,51.9059,CO49RQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Colchester 002D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.9176,51.9059,CO49RQ
- **£297,824 average price**: For the whole of Colchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.9176,51.9059,CO49RQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.9176,51.9059,CO49RQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.9176,51.9059,CO49RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CO4 9RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.9176,51.9059,CO49RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at CO4 9RQ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.9176,51.9059,CO49RQ
- **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=0.9176,51.9059,CO49RQ
- **9.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.9176,51.9059,CO49RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Highwoods Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highwoods-community-primary-school-e139462) | Primary | 560 m (7 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 | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 59% 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 | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 72% 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 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Gilberd School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gilberd-school-e137926) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | Attainment 8 of 49.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Brinkley Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brinkley-grove-primary-school-e131219) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, October 2024 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Trinity School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-trinity-school-e143701) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 49.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Queen Boudica Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-boudica-primary-school-e135585) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £720,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| October 2025 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2024 | £555,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| January 2025 | £610,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| November 2024 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| December 2025 | £167,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 300 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HIGHWOODS SURGERY (580 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (490 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (980 m)
- Dental practices: BUPA DENTAL CARE (430 m); COUNTRY PARK DENTAL PRACTICE LTD (580 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Colchester Eastwood BP (450 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Colchester Extra (460 m, Tesco); Tesco Colchester St Johns Express (880 m, Tesco); Aldi Mile End Colchester (930 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 002D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.6** (2025). Colchester 002D has a deprivation score of 8.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,979th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £380,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Colchester 002D was £380,000 in 2025. Joint 9,732nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,447** (2021). Colchester 002D had 1,447 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,418th least 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Colchester 002D, 99.7% 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: 51.9059, 0.9176

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=0.9176,51.9059,CO49RQ

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