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CO2 8DQ

Old Heath and The Hythe · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8EA 50 m
CO2 8DG 56 m
CO2 8DH 61 m
CO2 8DX 61 m
CO2 8DL 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO2 8DQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO2
Postcode sector
CO2 8
Latitude
51.868245
Longitude
0.926862
British National Grid easting
601,600
British National Grid northing
222,900

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
E00110056
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 016F · E01021667
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 016 · E02004521

Postcode source versions

Explore CO2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
35
Secondary
8

  1. Old Heath Community Primary School

    Community school

    224 m

  2. Kendall Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km

  3. University of Essex

    Higher education institutions

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,450
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 655
  • Anti social behaviour 114
  • Other theft 111
  • Criminal damage and arson 101
  • Vehicle crime 98

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    1.7 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    2.2 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    2.7 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    2.7 km

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81028

    2.7 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    2.8 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    3.1 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    4.6 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    4.6 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • The Bell

    BCT · Old Heath

    0.0 miles

  • The Bell

    BCT · Old Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Fingringhoe Road

    BCT · Old Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Wick Road

    BCT · Old Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Rowhedge Road

    BCT · Old Heath

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 016F, 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

5,988 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

50 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 8 secondary schools. Old Heath Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 224 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,450 published events cover 12 months, averaging 120.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 655 events.

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