CheckNear.me

CO2 7TR

Shrub End · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Ward
Shrub End
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester
Postcode district
CO2
Postcode sector
CO2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO2 7FJ 56 m
CO2 7FR 78 m
CO2 7FP 108 m
CO2 7FL 122 m
CO2 7FF 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO2 7TR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO2
Postcode sector
CO2 7
Latitude
51.877872
Longitude
0.890753
British National Grid easting
599,072
British National Grid northing
223,871

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Shrub End · E05010840
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Colchester · E14001176
Output area
E00188164
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 013D · E01021717
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 013 · E02004518

Postcode source versions

Explore CO2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
64
Primary
42
Secondary
11

  1. Hamilton Primary School

    Community school

    524 m

  2. Colchester Prep & High School

    Other independent school

    973 m

  3. Colchester Royal Grammar School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
4,993
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,136
  • Shoplifting 654
  • Public order 389
  • Anti social behaviour 357
  • Other theft 292

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

13

within 5 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    457 m

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    542 m

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    1.1 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    1.9 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    1.9 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    1.9 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    3.3 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    3.4 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    3.9 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    4.2 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

    4.4 km

  • BLUEBELL SURGERY

    BLUEBELL RESOURCE CENTRE, JACK ANDREWS DRIVE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9YN

    ODS code F81746

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Goojerat Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Goojerat Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Abbey Field

    BCT · Colchester

    0.2 miles

  • Abbey Field

    BCT · Colchester

    0.2 miles

  • Dragoon Rd

    BCT · Colchester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 013D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,492 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

64 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 11 secondary schools. Hamilton Primary School is the nearest published school at 524 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,993 published events cover 12 months, averaging 416.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,136 events.

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