# CO5 7HJ: area report for a postcode in Colchester

CO5 7HJ 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 7HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) › [CO5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co5) › [CO5 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co5-7)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 14% on July. Colchester 016A: 27 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.9477,51.8573,CO57HJ
- **Wivenhoe, 590 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.9477,51.8573,CO57HJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.9477,51.8573,CO57HJ
- **4 of 21 properties in CO5 7HJ at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.9477,51.8573,CO57HJ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Colchester 016A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.9477,51.8573,CO57HJ
- **£297,824 average price**: For the whole of Colchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.9477,51.8573,CO57HJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.9477,51.8573,CO57HJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 50 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.9477,51.8573,CO57HJ
- **81% can get gigabit broadband at CO5 7HJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.9477,51.8573,CO57HJ
- **Low road and rail noise at CO5 7HJ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.9477,51.8573,CO57HJ
- **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=0.9477,51.8573,CO57HJ
- **8.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.9477,51.8573,CO57HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lawrence-church-of-england-primary-school-rowhedge-e115077) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Broomgrove Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broomgrove-infant-school-e114756) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |
| [Broomgrove Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broomgrove-junior-school-e114759) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fingringhoe-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e115139) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Millfields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millfields-primary-school-e115261) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £286,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| August 2025 | £342,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| January 2024 | £208,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2025 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £307,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Wivenhoe (590 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ROWHEDGE SURGERY (190 m); WIVENHOE SURGERY (940 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL DISTINCTION (790 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Rowhedge Foodstore (50 m, East of England Co-operative); Co-op Wivenhoe Foodstore (890 m, East of England Co-operative)

## 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 016A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.0** (2025). Colchester 016A 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: £312,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Colchester 016A was £312,250 in 2025. Joint 14,619th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,138** (2021). Colchester 016A had 2,138 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,489th 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: 90.3%** (January 2026). In Colchester 016A, 90.3% 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: 51.8573, 0.9477

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

## Your MP

- [Harwich and North Essex](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harwich-and-north-essex): Sir Bernard Jenkin (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=0.9477,51.8573,CO57HJ

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