CO12 4BB

Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston · Tendring · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Harwich
Local authority
Tendring
Postcode district
CO12
Postcode sector
CO12 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO12 4HN 45 m
CO12 4BE 53 m
CO12 4BQ 67 m
CO12 4AZ 70 m
CO12 4BA 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO12 4BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO12
Postcode sector
CO12 4
Latitude
51.937448
Longitude
1.263099
British National Grid easting
624,398
British National Grid northing
231,578

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Tendring · E07000076
Parish or community
E04004099
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00111753
Lower layer super output area
Tendring 002A · E01022000
Middle layer super output area
Tendring 002 · E02004574

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, Deepdale Road, Dovercourt, Harwich, CO12 4BB 4 October 2024 £237,000
11, Deepdale Road, Dovercourt, Harwich, CO12 4BB 17 July 2020 £190,000
20a, Deepdale Road, Dovercourt, Harwich, CO12 4BB 26 October 2017 £135,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery

    Academy converter

    435 m
  2. The Mayflower Primary School

    Community school

    530 m
  3. All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt

    Voluntary aided school

    626 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,681
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 764
  • Shoplifting 210
  • Criminal damage and arson 178
  • Anti social behaviour 137
  • Public order 109

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

11 female, 12 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.6
CO12 4 residents
11,701

Age bands in CO12 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

2,175 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

1,278 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.3%

2,629 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.9%

2,941 residents

Age 65 and over
23.6%

2,781 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO12 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    419 MAIN ROAD, HARWICH, CO12 4EX

    ODS code F81019

    475 m

  • FRONKS RD FAMILY SURGERY

    77 FRONKS ROAD, DOVERCOURT, HARWICH, CO12 3RS

    ODS code F81221

    877 m

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

  • The Vineway

    BCT · Dovercourt

    0.1 miles
  • The Vineway

    BCT · Dovercourt

    0.1 miles
  • Harcourt Avenue

    BCT · Upper Dovercourt

    0.1 miles
  • Harcourt Avenue

    BCT · Upper Dovercourt

    0.1 miles
  • The Close

    BCT · Upper Dovercourt

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tendring 002A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,552 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £237,000 from 1 recorded sale in CO12 4BB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Tendring is £261,717 in June 2026, up 2.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 435 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,681 published events cover 12 months, averaging 140.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 764 events.

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