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CO3 0PL

Stanway · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Colchester
Ward
Stanway
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Witham
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO3 0PW 60 m
CO3 0PE 61 m
CO3 0PR 82 m
CO3 0PJ 116 m
CO3 0PN 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO3 0PL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 0
Latitude
51.888878
Longitude
0.830588
British National Grid easting
594,884
British National Grid northing
224,932

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Stanway · E05010841
Parish or community
E04004004
Westminster constituency
Witham · E14001590
Output area
E00110310
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 012A · E01021718
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 012 · E02004517

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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57 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
22, Meadow Grass Close, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0PL 17 April 2026 £445,000
24, Meadow Grass Close, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0PL 25 October 2024 £315,000
20, Meadow Grass Close, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0PL 15 December 2023 £335,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
21
Secondary
7

  1. Stanway Primary School

    Community school

    697 m

  2. Doucecroft School

    Other independent special school

    707 m

  3. Lakelands Primary School

    Free schools

    854 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,283
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 523
  • Shoplifting 178
  • Anti social behaviour 118
  • Criminal damage and arson 96
  • Public order 82

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
80

40 female, 40 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
2.6
CO3 0 residents
8,599

Age bands in CO3 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

1,480 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

817 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.2%

2,158 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

2,120 residents

Age 65 and over
23.2%

1,987 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO3 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    330 m

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    942 m

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    2.4 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    4.3 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    4.4 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sainsburys Store

    BCT · Stanway

    0.2 miles

  • Sainsburys Store

    BCT · Stanway

    0.2 miles

  • Stane Retail Park

    BCT · Stanway

    0.2 miles

  • Stane Retail Park

    BCT · Stanway

    0.2 miles

  • Tollgate Rbt

    BCT · Stanway

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 012A, 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

20,161 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 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.

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
7
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £315,000 from 7 recorded sales in CO3 0PL. 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

Published establishments

36 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 7 secondary schools. Stanway Primary School is the nearest published school at 697 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,283 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 523 events.

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