CO2 8XX

Berechurch · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester
Postcode district
CO2
Postcode sector
CO2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO2 8UF 43 m
CO2 8UG 66 m
CO2 8UU 83 m
CO2 8UE 94 m
CO2 8UD 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO2 8XX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2007
Terminated
1 July 2007
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO2
Postcode sector
CO2 8
Latitude
51.864152
Longitude
0.910617
British National Grid easting
600,500
British National Grid northing
222,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Colchester · E14001176
Output area
E00109918
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 018D · E01021640
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 018 · E02004523

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. Monkwick Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    607 m
  2. Monkwick Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    647 m
  3. The Thomas Lord Audley School

    Academy converter

    744 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,454
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 731
  • Anti social behaviour 123
  • Criminal damage and arson 105
  • Public order 102
  • Other theft 89

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    1.7 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    2.3 km

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    2.5 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    2.8 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    2.9 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    2.9 km

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81028

    3.6 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    3.8 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Stansted Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles
  • Stansted Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles
  • The Silver Oyster

    BCT · Monkwick

    0.2 miles
  • The Silver Oyster

    BCT · Monkwick

    0.2 miles
  • Buckley Place

    BCT · Colchester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 018D, 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

12,669 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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. Monkwick Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 607 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,454 published events cover 12 months, averaging 121.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 731 events.

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