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CO3 3SB

Lexden and Braiswick · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Lexden and Braiswick
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO3 3SA 80 m
CO3 3SD 113 m
CO3 3RZ 137 m
CO3 3RX 161 m
CO3 3RU 182 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO3 3SB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 3
Latitude
51.892987
Longitude
0.871780
British National Grid easting
597,700
British National Grid northing
225,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Lexden and Braiswick · E05010831
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Colchester · E14001176
Output area
E00110090
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 009D · E01021676
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 009 · E02004514

Postcode source versions

Explore CO3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
41
Secondary
11

  1. St Mary's School for Girls

    Other independent school

    699 m

  2. Kingswode Hoe School

    Academy special converter

    701 m

  3. Colchester County High School for Girls

    Academy converter

    902 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
914
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 419
  • Anti social behaviour 80
  • Vehicle crime 74
  • Other theft 72
  • Public order 61

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CO3 3 residents
8,171

Age bands in CO3 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,255 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

901 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.8%

1,993 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

2,270 residents

Age 65 and over
20%

1,608 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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    1.5 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    1.7 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    1.9 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    2.3 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    2.5 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    2.6 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    2.6 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    2.6 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    2.7 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    3.0 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Glen Avenue

    BCT · Colchester

    0.2 miles

  • Glen Avenue

    BCT · Colchester

    0.2 miles

  • Fitzwalter Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.3 miles

  • Fitzwalter Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.3 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Lexden

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 009D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,882 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

62 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 11 secondary schools. St Mary's School for Girls is the nearest published school at 699 m.

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

Recorded crime

914 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 419 events.

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