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CO2 8HL

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 8HY 45 m
CO2 8HR 48 m
CO2 8HX 51 m
CO2 8HS 70 m
CO2 8HH 88 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO2 8HL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO2
Postcode sector
CO2 8
Latitude
51.875059
Longitude
0.931329
British National Grid easting
601,877
British National Grid northing
223,670

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
E00176447
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 016C · E01021664
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
54
Primary
36
Secondary
10

  1. Old Heath Community Primary School

    Community school

    606 m

  2. Kendall Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    766 m

  3. University of Essex

    Higher education institutions

    903 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,794
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,286
  • Anti social behaviour 214
  • Criminal damage and arson 204
  • Other theft 202
  • Vehicle crime 183

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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    2.2 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    2.3 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    2.3 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    2.3 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

    2.9 km

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81028

    3.0 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    4.0 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    4.1 km

  • BLUEBELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81746

    4.7 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    4.8 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Commerce Way

    BCT · Old Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Commerce Way

    BCT · Old Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Grange Way

    BCT · Old Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Grange Way

    BCT · Old Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Albany Gardens

    BCT · Colchester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 016C, 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

16,981 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

Schools

54 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 10 secondary schools. Old Heath Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 606 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,794 published events cover 12 months, averaging 232.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,286 events.

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