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CO3 4PF

Prettygate · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO3 4PQ 14 m
CO3 4PA 87 m
CO3 4NZ 102 m
CO3 4PD 121 m
CO3 4PH 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO3 4PF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 4
Latitude
51.877828
Longitude
0.866454
British National Grid easting
597,400
British National Grid northing
223,800

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
E00110176
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 014A · E01021689
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 014 · E02004519

Postcode source versions

Explore CO3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
35
Secondary
8

  1. Prettygate Infant School

    Community school

    73 m

  2. Prettygate Junior School

    Community school

    73 m

  3. Philip Morant School and College

    Academy converter

    547 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,637
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 683
  • Shoplifting 176
  • Vehicle crime 170
  • Public order 117
  • Other theft 101

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    401 m

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    1.8 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    1.9 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    2.2 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    2.3 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    2.7 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    3.3 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    3.3 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    4.1 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Hastings Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • All Saints Avenue

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Hastings Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • All Saints Avenue

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

  • Wilkin Court

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 014A, 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

16,431 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
9 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

52 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 8 secondary schools. Prettygate Infant School is the nearest published school at 73 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,637 published events cover 12 months, averaging 136.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 683 events.

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