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CO1 2NY

Old Heath and The Hythe · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Old Heath and The Hythe
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex
Postcode district
CO1
Postcode sector
CO1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO1 2FT 29 m
CO1 2JF 45 m
CO1 2NZ 61 m
CO1 2NA 70 m
CO1 2JE 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO1 2NY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO1
Postcode sector
CO1 2
Latitude
51.883726
Longitude
0.919149
British National Grid easting
601,000
British National Grid northing
224,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Old Heath and The Hythe · E05010836
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00110158
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 011E · E01021687
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
59
Primary
41
Secondary
10

  1. Kendall Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    642 m

  2. St. George's School

    Community school

    850 m

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

    Academy converter

    954 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,405
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,743
  • Shoplifting 794
  • Anti social behaviour 487
  • Public order 451
  • Criminal damage and arson 402

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    974 m

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    974 m

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    1.6 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    1.7 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    1.8 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    2.8 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    3.0 km

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    3.4 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    3.6 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    3.9 km

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81028

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Port Lane

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Port Lane

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • St Leonard's Church

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • St Leonard's Church

    BCT · Colchester

    0.2 miles

  • Cannon Street

    BCT · Colchester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 011E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,528 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
1 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

59 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 10 secondary schools. Kendall Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 642 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,405 published events cover 12 months, averaging 533.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,743 events.

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