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CO12 3NZ

Harwich & Kingsway · Tendring · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Harwich & Kingsway
Local authority
Tendring
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex
Postcode district
CO12
Postcode sector
CO12 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO12 3NJ 41 m
CO12 3NY 52 m
CO12 3FP 62 m
CO12 3FN 68 m
CO12 3LU 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO12 3NZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO12
Postcode sector
CO12 3
Latitude
51.943241
Longitude
1.288289
British National Grid easting
626,100
British National Grid northing
232,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Tendring · E07000076
Electoral ward
Harwich & Kingsway · E05011945
Parish or community
E04004099
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00111744
Lower layer super output area
Tendring 001A · E01021997
Middle layer super output area
Tendring 001 · E02004573

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
12
Secondary
2

  1. Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    465 m

  2. The Mayflower Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
937
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 456
  • Shoplifting 126
  • Criminal damage and arson 83
  • Anti social behaviour 75
  • Other theft 52

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CO12 3 residents
7,635

Age bands in CO12 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

1,191 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

842 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.2%

1,581 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

2,038 residents

Age 65 and over
24.4%

1,821 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • FRONKS RD FAMILY SURGERY

    77 FRONKS ROAD, DOVERCOURT, HARWICH, CO12 3RS

    ODS code F81221

    1.6 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    419 MAIN ROAD, HARWICH, CO12 4EX

    ODS code F81019

    2.2 km

  • HAVEN HEALTH

    GRANGE FARM AVENUE, FELIXSTOWE, IP11 2XD

    ODS code D83081

    3.6 km

  • HOWARD HOUSE SURGERY

    31 ORWELL ROAD, FELIXSTOWE, IP11 7DD

    ODS code D83015

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Harwich Town Rail Station

    RSE · Harwich

    0.0 miles

  • Lighthouse

    BCT · Harwich

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Harwich

    0.1 miles

  • Harwich Town Rail Station

    RLY · Harwich

    0.1 miles

  • Lighthouse

    BCT · Harwich

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tendring 001A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

759 of 33,755

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

14 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 465 m.

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

Recorded crime

937 published events cover 12 months, averaging 78.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 456 events.

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