CO3 0UU

Stanway · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO3 0WB 0 m
CO3 9WF 0 m
CO3 0HA 50 m
CO3 0NT 63 m
CO3 0NH 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO3 0UU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 0
Latitude
51.889135
Longitude
0.844165
British National Grid easting
595,817
British National Grid northing
224,997

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
E00110317
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 012B · E01021719
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 012 · E02004517

Postcode source versions

Explore CO3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
30
Secondary
8
  1. Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils

    Community school

    470 m
  2. Holmwood House School

    Other independent school

    512 m
  3. Stanway Primary School

    Community school

    544 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,343
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 540
  • Shoplifting 179
  • Anti social behaviour 120
  • Criminal damage and arson 103
  • Public order 93

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    590 m

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    1.0 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    1.6 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    3.4 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    3.5 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    4.0 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    47 MILL ROAD, MILE END, COLCHESTER, CO4 5LE

    ODS code F81636

    4.4 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    4.5 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    4.5 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    4.5 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Garage

    BCT · Stanway

    0.1 miles
  • King Coel Road South

    BCT · Stanway

    0.1 miles
  • Garage

    BCT · Stanway

    0.1 miles
  • Peace Road

    BCT · Lexden

    0.1 miles
  • King Coel Road South

    BCT · Stanway

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 012B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,199 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 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

Schools

47 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 8 secondary schools. Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils is the nearest published school at 470 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,343 published events cover 12 months, averaging 111.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 540 events.

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