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CO1 1XE

Castle · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Castle
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester
Postcode district
CO1
Postcode sector
CO1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO1 1ZU 88 m
CO1 1ZX 139 m
CO4 6DT 152 m
CO4 5BT 161 m
CO4 5EU 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO1 1XE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 2002
Terminated
1 August 2003
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO1
Postcode sector
CO1 1
Latitude
51.900225
Longitude
0.895344
British National Grid easting
599,289
British National Grid northing
226,369

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Castle · E05010828
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Colchester · E14001176
Output area
E00176431
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 007B · E01021647
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 007 · E02004512

Postcode source versions

Explore CO1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
40
Secondary
11

  1. North Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    497 m

  2. St Helena School

    Academy converter

    730 m

  3. Queen Boudica Primary School

    Community school

    767 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,575
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,038
  • Shoplifting 546
  • Public order 355
  • Anti social behaviour 344
  • Other theft 297

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CO1 1 residents
5,694

Age bands in CO1 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

923 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

533 residents

Age 25 to 44
38.8%

2,110 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.2%

1,150 residents

Age 65 and over
13.2%

717 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

    THE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, TURNER ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO4 5JR

    ODS code Y02646

    907 m

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    47 MILL ROAD, MILE END, COLCHESTER, CO4 5LE

    ODS code F81636

    1.4 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    1.4 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    1.5 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    1.5 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    2.0 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    CREFFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE, 15 CAVALRY ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7GH

    ODS code F81115

    2.1 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    2.5 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    3.1 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    4.1 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Railway Station Layby

    BCT · Colchester

    0.0 miles

  • Railway Station Layby

    BCT · Colchester

    0.0 miles

  • Railway Station Layby

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Groves Close

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Colchester Rail Station

    RSE · Colchester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 007B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,132 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

61 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 11 secondary schools. North Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 497 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,575 published events cover 12 months, averaging 381.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,038 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.