# CO5 0GJ: area report for a postcode in Colchester

CO5 0GJ 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 CO5 0GJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) › [CO5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co5) › [CO5 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co5-0)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. Colchester 019A: 32 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.7553,51.8177,CO50GJ
- **Kelvedon, 4.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.7553,51.8177,CO50GJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.7553,51.8177,CO50GJ
- **No property in CO5 0GJ 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=0.7553,51.8177,CO50GJ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Colchester 019A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.7553,51.8177,CO50GJ
- **£297,824 average price**: For the whole of Colchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.7553,51.8177,CO50GJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.7553,51.8177,CO50GJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.7553,51.8177,CO50GJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CO5 0GJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.7553,51.8177,CO50GJ
- **Low road and rail noise at CO5 0GJ**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.7553,51.8177,CO50GJ
- **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=0.7553,51.8177,CO50GJ
- **8.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.7553,51.8177,CO50GJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Milldene Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milldene-primary-school-e114760) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2022 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thurstable School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thurstable-school-e137241) | Secondary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 46.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-church-of-england-controlled-primary-school-e115082) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Baynards Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/baynards-primary-school-e114767) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tiptree Heath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tiptree-heath-primary-school-e147560) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Messing Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/messing-primary-school-e139252) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £475,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £378,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| March 2025 | £415,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2023 | £410,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2026 | £390,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2024 | £400,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2024 | £500,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £535,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: TIPTREE MEDICAL CENTRE (880 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (860 m); TIPTREE PHARMACY (880 m)
- Dental practices: TIPTREE DENTAL SURGERY (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Tiptree Supermarket (610 m, Asda); Morrisons Daily Colchester Tiptree (710 m, Morrisons); Iceland Tiptree (830 m, Iceland); Tesco Colchester Superstore (980 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 019A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.1** (2025). Colchester 019A has a deprivation score of 9.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,611th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £420,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Colchester 019A was £420,000 in 2025. Joint 7,681st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,454** (2021). Colchester 019A had 2,454 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,205th 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: 47.1%** (January 2026). In Colchester 019A, 47.1% 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.

## CO5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £387,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CO5 was £387,000 in 2025. 640th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,163** (2021). CO5 had 29,163 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 967th 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 CO5 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: 56.7%** (January 2026). In CO5, 56.7% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester)
- Centre: 51.8177, 0.7553

Council: [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Witham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/witham): Priti Patel (Conservative), 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=0.7553,51.8177,CO50GJ

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