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CO1 2TD

Castle · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Castle
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester
Postcode district
CO1
Postcode sector
CO1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO1 2TP 28 m
CO1 2TQ 53 m
CO1 2TG 65 m
CO1 2TZ 73 m
CO1 2YD 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO1 2TD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO1
Postcode sector
CO1 2
Latitude
51.890048
Longitude
0.918105
British National Grid easting
600,900
British National Grid northing
225,300

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
E00176382
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 007C · E01021648
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 007 · E02004512

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
39
Secondary
10

  1. St James the Great Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    497 m

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

    Academy converter

    665 m

  3. Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    924 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,694
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,869
  • Shoplifting 854
  • Anti social behaviour 529
  • Public order 461
  • Criminal damage and arson 414

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

    602 m

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    602 m

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    1.6 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    1.9 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    2.0 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    2.1 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    2.3 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    2.9 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    3.9 km

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    4.1 km

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81028

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Greenstead Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.0 miles

  • Old Coach Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.0 miles

  • Old Coach Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Kerry Court

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Greenstead Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 007C, 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

10,833 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

57 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 10 secondary schools. St James the Great Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 497 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,694 published events cover 12 months, averaging 557.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,869 events.

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