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CO1 2AE

New Town and Christ Church · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
New Town and Christ Church
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester
Postcode district
CO1
Postcode sector
CO1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO1 2AF 16 m
CO1 2AG 58 m
CO1 2AA 60 m
CO1 2AQ 72 m
CO1 2EU 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO1 2AE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO1
Postcode sector
CO1 2
Latitude
51.884948
Longitude
0.906148
British National Grid easting
600,100
British National Grid northing
224,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
New Town and Christ Church · E05010835
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Colchester · E14001176
Output area
E00110147
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 011G · E01035161
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 011 · E02004516

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
40
Secondary
11

  1. St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester

    Academy converter

    504 m

  2. St John's Green Primary School

    Community school

    517 m

  3. St. George's School

    Community school

    608 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,336
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,806
  • Shoplifting 708
  • Anti social behaviour 507
  • Public order 449
  • Criminal damage and arson 389

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CO1 2 residents
12,341

Age bands in CO1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.9%

2,380 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.6%

1,833 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.8%

3,998 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.8%

2,867 residents

Age 65 and over
11.9%

1,490 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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    608 m

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    608 m

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    815 m

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    978 m

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    999 m

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    2.4 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    3.0 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    3.0 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    3.1 km

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    4.0 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    4.4 km

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

    WIVENHOE MEDICAL CENTRE, PHILLIP ROAD, WIVENHOE, COLCHESTER, CO7 9BA

    ODS code F81028

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Military Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.0 miles

  • Military Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.0 miles

  • Sportsman's Club

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Mill Street

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Sportsman's Club

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 011G, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,615 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 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. St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester is the nearest published school at 504 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,336 published events cover 12 months, averaging 528 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,806 events.

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