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CO2 9GA

Shrub End · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Shrub End
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester
Postcode district
CO2
Postcode sector
CO2 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO2 9EZ 0 m
CO2 9EY 60 m
CO2 9EX 67 m
CO2 9HA 76 m
CO2 9EU 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO2 9GA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
1 April 2001
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO2
Postcode sector
CO2 9
Latitude
51.869958
Longitude
0.871256
British National Grid easting
597,765
British National Grid northing
222,938

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Shrub End · E05010840
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Colchester · E14001176
Output area
E00110291
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 015E · E01021715
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 015 · E02004520

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
30
Secondary
8

  1. Paxman Academy

    Free schools

    324 m

  2. Kings Ford Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    416 m

  3. King's Ford Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    416 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,424
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 598
  • Vehicle crime 160
  • Shoplifting 147
  • Public order 96
  • Other theft 87

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CO2 9 residents
10,204

Age bands in CO2 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
25%

2,513 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.3%

1,235 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.6%

3,476 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.3%

1,943 residents

Age 65 and over
8.8%

890 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

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    1.3 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    2.0 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    2.1 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    2.6 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    2.6 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    3.3 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    3.4 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    3.4 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • John Kent Avenue

    BCT · Shrub End

    0.1 miles

  • John Kent Avenue

    BCT · Shrub End

    0.1 miles

  • Iceni Way

    BCT · Shrub End

    0.1 miles

  • Iceni Way

    BCT · Shrub End

    0.1 miles

  • Alderman Blaxhill School

    BCT · Shrub End

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 015E, 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

16,956 of 33,755

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

46 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 8 secondary schools. Paxman Academy is the nearest published school at 324 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,424 published events cover 12 months, averaging 118.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 598 events.

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