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CO2 7BQ

Castle · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Castle
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester
Postcode district
CO2
Postcode sector
CO2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO3 3BU 61 m
CO3 3ES 68 m
CO3 3BT 77 m
CO3 3EN 86 m
CO3 3AA 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO2 7BQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO2
Postcode sector
CO2 7
Latitude
51.887030
Longitude
0.894655
British National Grid easting
599,300
British National Grid northing
224,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Castle · E05010828
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Colchester · E14001176
Output area
E00188168
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 007G · E01035158
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 007 · E02004512

Postcode source versions

Explore CO2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
65
Primary
43
Secondary
11

  1. Colchester Prep & High School

    Other independent school

    299 m

  2. St John's Green Primary School

    Community school

    309 m

  3. The Sixth Form College Colchester

    Academy 16-19 converter

    435 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,423
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,336
  • Shoplifting 699
  • Anti social behaviour 437
  • Public order 399
  • Criminal damage and arson 327

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CO2 7 residents
11,716

Age bands in CO2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.6%

2,609 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

1,436 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.3%

4,473 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.9%

2,771 residents

Age 65 and over
10.8%

1,368 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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    68 m

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    CREFFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE, 15 CAVALRY ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7GH

    ODS code F81115

    597 m

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    1.1 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    1.1 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    1.1 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

    THE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, TURNER ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO4 5JR

    ODS code Y02646

    2.3 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    2.3 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    47 MILL ROAD, MILE END, COLCHESTER, CO4 5LE

    ODS code F81636

    2.8 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    3.1 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    3.7 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    4.4 km

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Crouch Street

    BCT · Colchester City Centre

    0.0 miles

  • Crouch Street

    BCT · Colchester City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Police Station

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Maldon Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Head Street

    BCT · Colchester City Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 007G, 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

8,713 of 33,755

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

65 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 11 secondary schools. Colchester Prep & High School is the nearest published school at 299 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,423 published events cover 12 months, averaging 451.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,336 events.

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