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CO2 7HF

New Town and Christ Church · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
New Town and Christ Church
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester
Postcode district
CO2
Postcode sector
CO2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO2 7GD 15 m
CO2 7GF 53 m
CO2 7GE 55 m
CO2 7GN 64 m
CO3 3DL 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO2 7HF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO2
Postcode sector
CO2 7
Latitude
51.883474
Longitude
0.892973
British National Grid easting
599,200
British National Grid northing
224,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
New Town and Christ Church · E05010835
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Colchester · E14001176
Output area
E00188056
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 013A · E01021651
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 013 · E02004518

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
42
Secondary
11

  1. Colchester Prep & High School

    Other independent school

    393 m

  2. Hamilton Primary School

    Community school

    475 m

  3. St John's Green Primary School

    Community school

    528 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,172
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,251
  • Shoplifting 668
  • Anti social behaviour 416
  • Public order 379
  • Criminal damage and arson 314

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

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    185 m

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    479 m

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    770 m

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    1.3 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    1.3 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    2.1 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    2.7 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    3.2 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    3.5 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    3.5 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    4.3 km

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Salisbury Avenue

    BCT · Colchester

    0.0 miles

  • Salisbury Avenue

    BCT · Colchester

    0.0 miles

  • Maldon Court

    BCT · Colchester

    0.2 miles

  • Creffield Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.2 miles

  • Creffield Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 013A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,402 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 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

64 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 11 secondary schools. Colchester Prep & High School is the nearest published school at 393 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,172 published events cover 12 months, averaging 431 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,251 events.

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