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CO3 4DF

Prettygate · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Colchester
Ward
Prettygate
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO3 4DG 61 m
CO3 4DQ 87 m
CO3 9AA 98 m
CO3 9DW 115 m
CO3 4HD 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO3 4DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 4
Latitude
51.889631
Longitude
0.853746
British National Grid easting
596,474
British National Grid northing
225,078

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Prettygate · E05010837
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Colchester · E14001176
Output area
E00110099
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 009C · E01021675
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 009 · E02004514

Postcode source versions

Explore CO3

Property

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
52, London Road, Colchester, CO3 4DF 4 June 2024 £195,000
52, London Road, Colchester, CO3 4DF 24 June 2019 £128,500
66a, London Road, Colchester, CO3 4DF 1 September 2009 £99,400

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
34
Secondary
8

  1. Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils

    Community school

    320 m

  2. Home Farm Primary School

    Academy converter

    417 m

  3. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester

    Academy converter

    717 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,105
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 455
  • Anti social behaviour 101
  • Shoplifting 92
  • Public order 92
  • Criminal damage and arson 90

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

11 female, 11 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.7
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO3 4 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+
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%

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

10

within 5 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    1.0 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    1.2 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    1.7 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    2.8 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    2.9 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    3.4 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    3.8 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    3.8 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    3.9 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    3.9 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

  • Halstead Road Corner

    BCT · Lexden

    0.0 miles

  • Halstead Road Corner

    BCT · Lexden

    0.0 miles

  • Straight Road North

    BCT · Lexden

    0.1 miles

  • Evangelical Church

    BCT · Lexden

    0.1 miles

  • Mellor Chase

    BCT · Lexden

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 009C, 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

27,240 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 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.

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
1
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 £195,000 from 1 recorded sale in CO3 4DF. 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

52 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 8 secondary schools. Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils is the nearest published school at 320 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,105 published events cover 12 months, averaging 92.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 455 events.

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