CO16 8RW

St Osyth · Tendring · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Clacton-On-Sea
Local authority
Tendring
Constituency
Clacton
Postcode district
CO16
Postcode sector
CO16 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO16 8RN 21 m
CO16 8RP 35 m
CO16 8RR 42 m
CO16 8NU 71 m
CO16 8RH 88 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO16 8RW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2017
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO16
Postcode sector
CO16 8
Latitude
51.798790
Longitude
1.078067
British National Grid easting
612,334
British National Grid northing
215,607

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Tendring · E07000076
Electoral ward
St Osyth · E05011955
Parish or community
E04012802
Westminster constituency
Clacton · E14001174
Output area
E00112008
Lower layer super output area
Tendring 018E · E01022047
Middle layer super output area
Tendring 018 · E02004590

Postcode source versions

Explore CO16

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
St. Osyth Delivery Office, 9, Spring Road, St Osyth, Clacton-On-Sea, CO16 8RW 7 December 2017 £135,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. St Osyth Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    245 m
  2. Sir Martin Frobisher Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.9 km
  3. Ravens Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
219
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 110
  • Vehicle crime 23
  • Criminal damage and arson 16
  • Public order 13
  • Anti social behaviour 12

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

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

  • RANWORTH PARTNERSHIP SURGERY (CLACTON)

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

    ODS code F81681

    3.4 km

  • COLNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    40 STATION ROAD, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, CO7 0DT

    ODS code F81116

    4.1 km

  • OLD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81212

    4.9 km

  • ST. JAMES SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81052

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • The Red Lion

    BCT · St Osyth

    0.1 miles
  • Colchester Road

    BCT · St Osyth

    0.1 miles
  • Colchester Road

    BCT · St Osyth

    0.1 miles
  • The Priory

    BCT · St Osyth

    0.1 miles
  • The Red Lion

    BCT · St Osyth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tendring 018E, 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

9,942 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Osyth 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

219 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 110 events.

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