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CO2 7PY

Berechurch · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO2 7QW 60 m
CO2 7TF 92 m
CO2 7QE 101 m
CO2 7PP 135 m
CO2 7QQ 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO2 7PY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO2
Postcode sector
CO2 7
Latitude
51.872483
Longitude
0.899560
British National Grid easting
599,702
British National Grid northing
223,296

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Berechurch · E05010827
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Colchester · E14001176
Output area
E00176430
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 018F · E01021642
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 018 · E02004523

Postcode source versions

Explore CO2

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
42
Secondary
11

  1. The Thomas Lord Audley School

    Academy converter

    466 m

  2. Monkwick Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    561 m

  3. Monkwick Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    593 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,082
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,439
  • Public order 234
  • Criminal damage and arson 225
  • Anti social behaviour 221
  • Shoplifting 217

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
40

25 female, 15 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
3.1
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO2 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
57.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
57.1%
Gigabit-capable
57.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    562 m

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    1.1 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    1.7 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    2.1 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    2.1 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    2.7 km

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    3.5 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    3.8 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    4.2 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    4.5 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    4.5 km

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

    WIVENHOE MEDICAL CENTRE, PHILLIP ROAD, WIVENHOE, COLCHESTER, CO7 9BA

    ODS code F81028

    4.6 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

  • Lord Holland Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Lord Holland Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Chariot Drive

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Chariot Drive

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Harrison Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 018F, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,806 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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

62 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 11 secondary schools. The Thomas Lord Audley School is the nearest published school at 466 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,082 published events cover 12 months, averaging 256.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,439 events.

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