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CO2 8BL

Old Heath and The Hythe · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Colchester
Ward
Old Heath and The Hythe
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex
Postcode district
CO2
Postcode sector
CO2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO2 8AZ 28 m
CO2 8BZ 37 m
CO2 8BU 58 m
CO2 8XA 59 m
CO2 8YB 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO2 8BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO2
Postcode sector
CO2 8
Latitude
51.873325
Longitude
0.913520
British National Grid easting
600,659
British National Grid northing
223,428

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Old Heath and The Hythe · E05010836
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00110053
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 016D · E01021665
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 016 · E02004521

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
176, Mountbatten Drive, Colchester, CO2 8BL 11 May 2026 £280,000
172, Mountbatten Drive, Colchester, CO2 8BL 16 January 2026 £220,000
178, Mountbatten Drive, Colchester, CO2 8BL 28 November 2012 £152,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
41
Secondary
10

  1. Kendall Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    760 m

  2. St. George's School

    Community school

    785 m

  3. Monkwick Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    806 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,079
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,416
  • Shoplifting 276
  • Anti social behaviour 249
  • Criminal damage and arson 216
  • Vehicle crime 208

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

1 female, 4 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
0.7
CO2 8 residents
14,377

Age bands in CO2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

2,504 residents

Age 15 to 24
23.3%

3,426 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.4%

3,880 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.9%

3,060 residents

Age 65 and over
12.3%

1,804 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO2 8 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

    1.1 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    1.7 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

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    2.0 km

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    2.8 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    3.6 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    3.8 km

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81028

    3.8 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    4.2 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    4.5 km

  • BLUEBELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81746

    4.8 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

  • Brittany Way

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Ladbrook Drive

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Stalin Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Ladbrook Drive

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Normandy Avenue

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 016D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,961 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
9 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £250,000 from 2 recorded sales in CO2 8BL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Colchester is £298,003 in June 2026, down 0.3% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

58 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 10 secondary schools. Kendall Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 760 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,079 published events cover 12 months, averaging 256.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,416 events.

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