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CO2 8LN

Berechurch · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO2 8LW 67 m
CO2 8LS 75 m
CO2 8LR 77 m
CO2 8LP 83 m
CO2 8LL 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO2 8LN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO2
Postcode sector
CO2 8
Latitude
51.861769
Longitude
0.905132
British National Grid easting
600,133
British National Grid northing
222,120

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Berechurch · E05010827
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Colchester · E14001176
Output area
E00109921
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 018E · E01021641
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 018 · E02004523

Postcode source versions

Explore CO2

Property

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19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
206, Monkwick Avenue, Colchester, CO2 8LN 22 November 2024 £290,000
212, Monkwick Avenue, Colchester, CO2 8LN 26 January 2024 £263,000
224, Monkwick Avenue, Colchester, CO2 8LN 17 August 2022 £275,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
36
Secondary
8

  1. Cherry Tree Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    666 m

  2. Monkwick Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    721 m

  3. Monkwick Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    733 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,280
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 656
  • Anti social behaviour 113
  • Criminal damage and arson 105
  • Vehicle crime 89
  • Public order 83

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
36

15 female, 21 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
1.7
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO2 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
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%

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

8

within 5 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    1.8 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    2.4 km

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    2.8 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    3.0 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    3.2 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    3.2 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    3.6 km

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81028

    3.9 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

  • Bardfield Road

    BCT · Monkwick

    0.0 miles

  • Bardfield Road

    BCT · Monkwick

    0.0 miles

  • Berechurch Hall Road

    BCT · Blackheath

    0.1 miles

  • Wethersfield Road

    BCT · Monkwick

    0.1 miles

  • Wethersfield Rd

    BCT · Monkwick

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 018E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,638 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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

Property market

The five-year median is £275,000 from 3 recorded sales in CO2 8LN. 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

50 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 8 secondary schools. Cherry Tree Academy is the nearest published school at 666 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,280 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 656 events.

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