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CO2 8XN

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 8DA 233 m
CO2 8AN 234 m
CO2 8BE 238 m
CO2 8DU 255 m
CO2 8BG 272 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO2 8XN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO2
Postcode sector
CO2 8
Latitude
51.869288
Longitude
0.921118
British National Grid easting
601,200
British National Grid northing
223,000

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
E00110043
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
36
Secondary
8

  1. Old Heath Community Primary School

    Community school

    434 m

  2. Kendall Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    983 m

  3. Monkwick Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,033
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 953
  • Anti social behaviour 164
  • Shoplifting 147
  • Criminal damage and arson 143
  • Public order 136

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

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    1.8 km

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    2.1 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    2.4 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    2.4 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    2.4 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    2.7 km

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81028

    3.1 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    4.2 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    4.4 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Abbot's Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Abbot's Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • School

    BCT · Old Heath

    0.2 miles

  • School

    BCT · Old Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Abbot's Rd

    BCT · Old Heath

    0.3 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 36 primary and 8 secondary schools. Old Heath Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 434 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,033 published events cover 12 months, averaging 169.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 953 events.

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