CO16 8AE

West Clacton & Jaywick Sands · Tendring · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Tendring
Constituency
Clacton
Postcode district
CO16
Postcode sector
CO16 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO16 8GY 431 m
CO16 8GU 467 m
CO16 8BB 518 m
CO16 8HZ 567 m
CO16 8BG 570 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO16 8AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO16
Postcode sector
CO16 8
Latitude
51.794774
Longitude
1.112069
British National Grid easting
614,697
British National Grid northing
215,260

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Tendring · E07000076
Parish or community
E43000258
Westminster constituency
Clacton · E14001174
Output area
E00188126
Lower layer super output area
Tendring 013C · E01021977
Middle layer super output area
Tendring 013 · E02004585

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
12
Secondary
2
  1. Sir Martin Frobisher Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km
  2. Ravens Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km
  3. St Clare's Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
858
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 436
  • Criminal damage and arson 79
  • Anti social behaviour 68
  • Other theft 65
  • Vehicle crime 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CO16 8 residents
12,627

Age bands in CO16 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

2,038 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

1,219 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.4%

2,614 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

3,409 residents

Age 65 and over
27.5%

3,522 residents

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • CLACTON COMMUNITY PRACTICES

    32 CROSSWAYS, JAYWICK, CLACTON-ON-SEA, CO15 2NB

    ODS code F81681

    1.6 km

  • OLD ROAD SURGERY

    147-149 OLD ROAD, CLACTON-ON-SEA, CO15 3AU

    ODS code F81212

    2.5 km

  • ST. JAMES SURGERY

    89 WASH LANE, CLACTON-ON-SEA, CO15 1DA

    ODS code F81052

    2.6 km

  • RANWORTH SURGERY

    103 PIER AVENUE, CLACTON-ON-SEA, CO15 1NJ

    ODS code F81156

    2.6 km

  • EAST LYNNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3-5 WELLESLEY ROAD, CLACTON-ON-SEA, CO15 3PP

    ODS code F81037

    2.7 km

  • NORTH CLACTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    UNIT 5, 7 & 8, CRUSADER BUSINESS PARK, STEPHENSON ROAD WEST, CLACTON-ON-SEA, CO15 4TN

    ODS code F81741

    4.3 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

  • Wick Lodge

    BCT · Bockings Elm

    0.3 miles
  • Wick Lodge

    BCT · Bockings Elm

    0.3 miles
  • Tendring Education Centre

    BCT · Bockings Elm

    0.4 miles
  • Chester Holiday Park

    BCT · Bockings Elm

    0.4 miles
  • Chester Holiday Park

    BCT · Bockings Elm

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tendring 013C, 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

6,275 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
9 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.

Schools

Published establishments

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Sir Martin Frobisher Academy is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

858 published events cover 12 months, averaging 71.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 436 events.

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