CO16 8TU

Bluehouse · 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 8TZ 10 m
CO16 8BZ 105 m
CO16 8TX 119 m
CO16 7LS 139 m
CO16 7PF 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO16 8TU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO16
Postcode sector
CO16 8
Latitude
51.798807
Longitude
1.126172
British National Grid easting
615,650
British National Grid northing
215,750

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Tendring · E07000076
Electoral ward
Bluehouse · E05011934
Parish or community
E43000258
Westminster constituency
Clacton · E14001174
Output area
E00111927
Lower layer super output area
Tendring 015C · E01022030
Middle layer super output area
Tendring 015 · E02004587

Postcode source versions

Explore CO16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. Ravens Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    98 m
  2. St Clare's Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    296 m
  3. Minerva Independent School

    Other independent special school

    879 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,942
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,007
  • Criminal damage and arson 195
  • Other theft 129
  • Anti social behaviour 123
  • Vehicle crime 117

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • OLD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81212

    1.6 km

  • RANWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81156

    1.8 km

  • EAST LYNNE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81037

    1.9 km

  • ST. JAMES SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81052

    1.9 km

  • RANWORTH PARTNERSHIP SURGERY (CLACTON)

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

    ODS code F81681

    2.1 km

  • NORTH CLACTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81741

    3.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Ongar Close

    BCT · Bockings Elm

    0.1 miles
  • Flatford Drive

    BCT · Bockings Elm

    0.1 miles
  • Cavendish Drive

    BCT · Bockings Elm

    0.1 miles
  • Nien Oord

    BCT · Bockings Elm

    0.2 miles
  • Shotley Close

    BCT · Bockings Elm

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tendring 015C, 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

670 of 33,755

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

17 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Ravens Academy is the nearest published school at 98 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,942 published events cover 12 months, averaging 161.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,007 events.

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