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CO2 8FX

Greenstead · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Colchester
Ward
Greenstead
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester
Postcode district
CO2
Postcode sector
CO2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO2 8GN 36 m
CO2 8GE 48 m
CO2 8GT 62 m
CO2 8GQ 72 m
CO2 8FR 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO2 8FX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO2
Postcode sector
CO2 8
Latitude
51.879573
Longitude
0.930650
British National Grid easting
601,810
British National Grid northing
224,170

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Greenstead · E05010829
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Colchester · E14001176
Output area
E00176432
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 008G · E01033719
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 008 · E02004513

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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130 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Marine House, 65, Quayside Drive, Colchester, CO2 8FX 29 May 2025 £98,000
Marine House, 19, Quayside Drive, Colchester, CO2 8FX 12 December 2024 £130,000
Marine House, 2, Quayside Drive, Colchester, CO2 8FX 5 October 2022 £147,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
38
Secondary
10

  1. Kendall Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    659 m

  2. University of Essex

    Higher education institutions

    1.0 km

  3. Unity Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,754
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,706
  • Anti social behaviour 289
  • Shoplifting 282
  • Criminal damage and arson 270
  • Vehicle crime 259

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
71

35 female, 36 male

Postcode households
50
Residents per household
1.4
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 0.5% 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

  • 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

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    2.2 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    2.6 km

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    2.6 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    2.6 km

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81028

    3.4 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    3.6 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    3.6 km

  • BLUEBELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81746

    4.2 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    4.4 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    4.7 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

  • Albany Gardens

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Albany Gardens

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • University Quays

    BCT · Colchester

    0.2 miles

  • Commerce Way

    BCT · Old Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Commerce Way

    BCT · Old Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 008G, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,353 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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 £135,000 from 9 recorded sales in CO2 8FX. 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

56 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 10 secondary schools. Kendall Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 659 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,754 published events cover 12 months, averaging 312.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,706 events.

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