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

CO5 0LG 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 0LG 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

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 32% on July. Colchester 020E: 50 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.7458,51.8164,CO50LG
- **Kelvedon, 4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.7458,51.8164,CO50LG
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.7458,51.8164,CO50LG
- **No property in CO5 0LG 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=0.7458,51.8164,CO50LG
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Colchester 020E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.7458,51.8164,CO50LG
- **£297,824 average price**: For the whole of Colchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.7458,51.8164,CO50LG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.7458,51.8164,CO50LG
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.7458,51.8164,CO50LG
- **No gigabit broadband at CO5 0LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.7458,51.8164,CO50LG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CO5 0LG**: Road 63 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.7458,51.8164,CO50LG
- **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=0.7458,51.8164,CO50LG
- **8.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.7458,51.8164,CO50LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Thurstable School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thurstable-school-e137241) | Secondary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 46.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Milldene Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milldene-primary-school-e114760) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2022 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Baynards Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/baynards-primary-school-e114767) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-church-of-england-controlled-primary-school-e115082) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tiptree Heath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tiptree-heath-primary-school-e147560) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 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 (23 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| April 2024 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2025 | £545,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2026 | £480,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2026 | £570,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| April 2023 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: TIPTREE MEDICAL CENTRE (780 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (750 m); TIPTREE PHARMACY (780 m)
- Dental practices: TIPTREE DENTAL SURGERY (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Tiptree Supermarket (260 m, Asda); Morrisons Daily Colchester Tiptree (500 m, Morrisons); Iceland Tiptree (740 m, Iceland); Tesco Colchester Superstore (880 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 020E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.2** (2025). Colchester 020E has a deprivation score of 10.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,964th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £367,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Colchester 020E was £367,500 in 2025. Joint 10,602nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,532** (2021). Colchester 020E had 1,532 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,782nd 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: 17.0%** (January 2026). In Colchester 020E, 17.0% 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: 51.8164, 0.7458

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=0.7458,51.8164,CO50LG

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