CO1 9SE

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO1 1PJ 0 m
CO1 9SA 0 m
CO1 9SB 0 m
CO1 9SJ 0 m
CO1 9SL 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO1 9SE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO1
Postcode sector
CO1 9
Latitude
51.889804
Longitude
0.898860
British National Grid easting
599,577
British National Grid northing
225,220

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
E00188150
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 007G · E01035158
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
64
Primary
43
Secondary
11
  1. The Sixth Form College Colchester

    Academy 16-19 converter

    308 m
  2. St John's Green Primary School

    Community school

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

    Academy converter

    669 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,840
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,512
  • Shoplifting 771
  • Anti social behaviour 469
  • Public order 446
  • Criminal damage and arson 352

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

13

within 5 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    359 m

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    723 m

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    723 m

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    988 m

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    1.4 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    1.9 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    2.5 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    2.7 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    2.7 km

  • BLUEBELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81746

    3.4 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    4.0 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    4.8 km

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    4.8 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

  • High Street

    BCT · Colchester City Centre

    0.0 miles
  • Angel Court

    BCT · Colchester City Centre

    0.0 miles
  • Angel Court

    BCT · Colchester City Centre

    0.0 miles
  • The George

    BCT · Colchester City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Colchester City Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 007G, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,713 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

64 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 11 secondary schools. The Sixth Form College Colchester is the nearest published school at 308 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,840 published events cover 12 months, averaging 486.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,512 events.

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