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CO3 0SP

Marks Tey and Layer · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Colchester
Ward
Marks Tey and Layer
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Witham
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO3 0SW 117 m
CO3 0SR 164 m
CO3 0SN 177 m
CO3 0NN 595 m
CO2 0LT 668 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO3 0SP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 0
Latitude
51.860102
Longitude
0.824815
British National Grid easting
594,611
British National Grid northing
221,717

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Marks Tey and Layer · E05010832
Parish or community
E04003980
Westminster constituency
Witham · E14001590
Output area
E00109934
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 019B · E01021644
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 019 · E02004524

Postcode source versions

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Property

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Heckford Bridge Cottage, Maldon Road, Heckfordbridge, Colchester, CO3 0SP 21 December 2023 £360,000
The Angel Inn, Maldon Road, Heckfordbridge, Colchester, CO3 0SP 12 December 2016 £354,000
Wishing Well Cottage, Maldon Road, Heckfordbridge, Colchester, CO3 0SP 3 November 2014 £360,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
19
Secondary
5

  1. Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.8 km

  2. Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.3 km

  3. Lakelands Primary School

    Free schools

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
29
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Other theft 4
  • Public order 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Burglary 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.7
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO3 0 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

3

within 5 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    2.9 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    2.9 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    3.5 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Angel

    BCT · Heckfordbridge

    0.0 miles

  • The Angel

    BCT · Heckfordbridge

    0.0 miles

  • Garage

    BCT · Birch

    0.3 miles

  • Garage

    BCT · Birch

    0.4 miles

  • Colchester Zoo

    BCT · Stanway

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 019B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,266 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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 £360,000 from 1 recorded sale in CO3 0SP. 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

29 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 15 events.

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