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CO3 4QZ

Prettygate · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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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 0SH 37 m
CO3 4RN 291 m
CO3 4RL 371 m
CO2 9SA 393 m
CO2 9SD 394 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO3 4QZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1982
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 4
Latitude
51.870028
Longitude
0.854335
British National Grid easting
596,600
British National Grid northing
222,900

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
E00110187
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 014B · E01021690
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
44
Primary
28
Secondary
8

  1. Gosbecks Primary School

    Community school

    713 m

  2. Paxman Academy

    Free schools

    1.1 km

  3. Prettygate Infant School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,048
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 439
  • Shoplifting 119
  • Vehicle crime 105
  • Public order 78
  • Other theft 66

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    1.3 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    1.8 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    2.4 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    2.9 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    3.2 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    3.4 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    4.4 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Ash Way

    BCT · Colchester

    0.3 miles

  • Baden Powell Drive

    BCT · Colchester

    0.3 miles

  • Shillito Close

    BCT · Colchester

    0.3 miles

  • The Brambles

    BCT · Colchester

    0.4 miles

  • Leather Bottle

    BCT · Shrub End

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 014B, 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

27,570 of 33,755

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

44 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 8 secondary schools. Gosbecks Primary School is the nearest published school at 713 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,048 published events cover 12 months, averaging 87.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 439 events.

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