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CO1 2DU

New Town and Christ Church · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Colchester
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 2DZ 34 m
CO1 2EW 51 m
CO1 2LW 65 m
CO1 2JJ 69 m
CO1 2LL 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO1 2DU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO1
Postcode sector
CO1 2
Latitude
51.884477
Longitude
0.915360
British National Grid easting
600,736
British National Grid northing
224,673

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
E00188156
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 011G · E01035161
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 011 · E02004516

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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72 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Cannon Street, Colchester, CO1 2DU 11 April 2025 £200,000
15, Cannon Street, Colchester, CO1 2DU 17 March 2025 £218,000
16, Cannon Street, Colchester, CO1 2DU 21 February 2025 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
40
Secondary
10

  1. St. George's School

    Community school

    703 m

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

    Academy converter

    708 m

  3. Kendall Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    819 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,950
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,031
  • Shoplifting 754
  • Anti social behaviour 547
  • Public order 515
  • Criminal damage and arson 437

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
64

36 female, 28 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
2.1
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    744 m

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    744 m

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    1.4 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    1.4 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    1.6 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    2.6 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

    3.4 km

  • BLUEBELL SURGERY

    BLUEBELL RESOURCE CENTRE, JACK ANDREWS DRIVE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9YN

    ODS code F81746

    3.6 km

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    3.6 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    3.6 km

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81028

    4.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cannon Street

    BCT · Colchester

    0.0 miles

  • Cannon Street

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Port Lane

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Wimpole Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Port Lane

    BCT · Colchester

    0.2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
2
Medium risk addresses
5
Low risk addresses
14
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £219,000 from 12 recorded sales in CO1 2DU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Colchester is £298,003 in June 2026, down 0.3% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

59 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 10 secondary schools. St. George's School is the nearest published school at 703 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

6,950 published events cover 12 months, averaging 579.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,031 events.

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