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CO1 2XN

Greenstead · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO1 2TE 21 m
CO1 2SF 96 m
CO1 2XH 103 m
CO1 2SG 106 m
CO2 8JZ 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO1 2XN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO1
Postcode sector
CO1 2
Latitude
51.885270
Longitude
0.929422
British National Grid easting
601,700
British National Grid northing
224,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Greenstead · E05010829
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Colchester · E14001176
Output area
E00176420
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 008H · E01033722
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 008 · E02004513

Postcode source versions

Explore CO1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
38
Secondary
10

  1. Unity Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    480 m

  2. Kendall Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    969 m

  3. Colchester Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,658
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,098
  • Shoplifting 419
  • Anti social behaviour 346
  • Vehicle crime 316
  • Criminal damage and arson 314

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

    1.5 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    1.5 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    2.3 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    2.4 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    2.6 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    3.0 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    3.0 km

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    3.3 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    3.8 km

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81028

    3.9 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Hythe Railway Station

    BCT · The Hythe

    0.0 miles

  • Tesco Store

    BCT · The Hythe

    0.0 miles

  • Hythe (Essex) Rail Station

    RSE · The Hythe

    0.1 miles

  • Station Road

    BCT · The Hythe

    0.1 miles

  • Hythe Railway Station

    BCT · The Hythe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 008H, 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

3,531 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
3 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 38 primary and 10 secondary schools. Unity Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 480 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,658 published events cover 12 months, averaging 388.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,098 events.

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