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CO3 4AP

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO3 4AN 85 m
CO3 3TF 119 m
CO3 3TJ 146 m
CO3 3TE 163 m
CO3 4BH 166 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO3 4AP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2005
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 4
Latitude
51.891688
Longitude
0.863485
British National Grid easting
597,135
British National Grid northing
225,333

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
E00110091
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 009A · E01021673
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
56
Primary
36
Secondary
10

  1. Home Farm Primary School

    Academy converter

    889 m

  2. Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils

    Community school

    1.0 km

  3. Colchester County High School for Girls

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
705
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 326
  • Vehicle crime 70
  • Anti social behaviour 58
  • Public order 54
  • Other theft 46

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CO3 4 residents
6,810

Age bands in CO3 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

1,063 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

653 residents

Age 25 to 44
20%

1,352 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

1,850 residents

Age 65 and over
27.3%

1,848 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

    1.2 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    1.7 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    2.2 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    2.3 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    2.4 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    2.9 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    3.2 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    3.2 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    3.2 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    3.2 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Church

    BCT · Lexden

    0.1 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Lexden

    0.1 miles

  • The Crown

    BCT · Lexden

    0.2 miles

  • Glen Avenue

    BCT · Colchester

    0.3 miles

  • Glen Avenue

    BCT · Colchester

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 009A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,154 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

56 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 10 secondary schools. Home Farm Primary School is the nearest published school at 889 m.

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

Recorded crime

705 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 326 events.

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