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CO1 2YX

Castle · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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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 2RZ 81 m
CO1 2RJ 83 m
CO1 2RQ 94 m
CO1 2YL 101 m
CO1 2SA 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO1 2YX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO1
Postcode sector
CO1 2
Latitude
51.893855
Longitude
0.909630
British National Grid easting
600,300
British National Grid northing
225,700

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
E00109976
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 007B · E01021647
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
63
Primary
42
Secondary
11

  1. St James the Great Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    245 m

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

    Academy converter

    520 m

  3. North Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,179
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,723
  • Shoplifting 725
  • Anti social behaviour 507
  • Public order 466
  • Criminal damage and arson 380

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

    425 m

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    425 m

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    1.2 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    1.5 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    1.8 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    2.0 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    2.0 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    2.3 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    3.5 km

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    4.7 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • BT Centre

    BCT · Colchester

    0.3 miles

  • BT Centre

    BCT · Colchester

    0.3 miles

  • The Surgery

    BCT · Colchester

    0.3 miles

  • The Surgery

    BCT · Colchester

    0.3 miles

  • Coach Stop

    BCT · Colchester City Centre

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 007B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,132 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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

63 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 11 secondary schools. St James the Great Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 245 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,179 published events cover 12 months, averaging 514.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,723 events.

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