# CO6 3QE: area report for a postcode in Colchester

CO6 3QE 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 CO6 3QE for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) › [CO6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co6) › [CO6 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co6-3)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Colchester 003D: 55 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.8230,51.8968,CO63QE
- **Marks Tey, 3.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.8230,51.8968,CO63QE
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.8230,51.8968,CO63QE
- **No property in CO6 3QE 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=0.8230,51.8968,CO63QE
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Colchester 003D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.8230,51.8968,CO63QE
- **£294,210 average price**: For the whole of Colchester, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.8230,51.8968,CO63QE
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.8230,51.8968,CO63QE
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.8230,51.8968,CO63QE
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CO6 3QE**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.8230,51.8968,CO63QE
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CO6 3QE**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.8230,51.8968,CO63QE
- **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=0.8230,51.8968,CO63QE
- **11.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.8230,51.8968,CO63QE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Doucecroft School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/doucecroft-school-e115426) | Special | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-cofe-primary-school-eight-ash-green-and-aldham-e150062) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holmwood House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holmwood-house-school-e115410) | Independent | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Stanway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanway-primary-school-e114732) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lakelands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lakelands-primary-school-e147844) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2023 | – |
| [The Stanway School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-stanway-school-e137927) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 48.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lexden Springs School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lexden-springs-school-e151484) | Special | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), January 2024, before the school changed, serious weaknesses | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £345,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2025 | £355,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2026 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| November 2025 | £505,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2024 | £415,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| June 2026 | £545,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: EIGHT ASH GREEN DENTAL SURGERY (140 m); BRICKSTABLES DENTAL & IMPLANT CLINIC (470 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Stane Retail Park (830 m, Marks and Spencer); Spar - Halstead Road (890 m, Spar); Cook Colchester (930 m, Cook); Aldi Stane Retail Park (940 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £294,210** (August 2026). Colchester’s average house price was £294,210 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 7.5×** (2025). A home in Colchester costs 7.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 163rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 003D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.1** (2025). Colchester 003D has a deprivation score of 13.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,362nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £403,998** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Colchester 003D was £403,998 in 2025. 8,541st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,769** (2021). Colchester 003D had 1,769 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,912th 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: 97.4%** (January 2026). In Colchester 003D, 97.4% 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.

## CO6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CO6 was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 587th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 28,978** (2021). CO6 had 28,978 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 981st 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: 8%** (2022). About 8% of people in CO6 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: 88.6%** (January 2026). In CO6, 88.6% 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: 51.8968, 0.8230

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), August 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=0.8230,51.8968,CO63QE

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