CO2 7QH

Berechurch · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO2 7TJ 3 m
CO2 7QB 33 m
CO2 7RF 66 m
CO2 7RS 81 m
CO2 7FD 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO2 7QH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2009
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO2
Postcode sector
CO2 7
Latitude
51.877798
Longitude
0.901777
British National Grid easting
599,831
British National Grid northing
223,893

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Colchester · E14001176
Output area
E00109930
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 018F · E01021642
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 018 · E02004523

Postcode source versions

Explore CO2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
43
Secondary
11
  1. St. George's School

    Community school

    519 m
  2. St John's Green Primary School

    Community school

    975 m
  3. The Thomas Lord Audley School

    Academy converter

    998 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,471
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,388
  • Shoplifting 711
  • Anti social behaviour 427
  • Public order 418
  • Criminal damage and arson 326

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

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    221 m

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    778 m

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    1.2 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    1.5 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    1.5 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    2.7 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    3.2 km

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    3.7 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    3.9 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    3.9 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    4.2 km

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81028

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • The Britannia

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles
  • The Britannia

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles
  • Queen Mary Avenue

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles
  • Ypres Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles
  • Queen Mary Avenue

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

64 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 11 secondary schools. St. George's School is the nearest published school at 519 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,471 published events cover 12 months, averaging 455.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,388 events.

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