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CO3 4RB

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 4PG 63 m
CO3 4RY 67 m
CO2 9AG 111 m
CO3 4RD 118 m
CO3 4NG 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO3 4RB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 4
Latitude
51.876587
Longitude
0.869397
British National Grid easting
597,608
British National Grid northing
223,670

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
E00110180
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 014A · E01021689
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 014 · E02004519

Postcode source versions

Explore CO3

Property

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
107, Shrub End Road, Colchester, CO3 4RB 14 March 2022 £390,000
103, Shrub End Road, Colchester, CO3 4RB 10 June 2021 £538,500
105, Shrub End Road, Colchester, CO3 4RB 4 March 2011 £240,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
34
Secondary
8

  1. Prettygate Infant School

    Community school

    233 m

  2. Prettygate Junior School

    Community school

    233 m

  3. Paxman Academy

    Free schools

    452 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,581
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 672
  • Vehicle crime 173
  • Shoplifting 148
  • Public order 112
  • Other theft 103

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

10 female, 12 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
3.1
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

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    639 m

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    1.7 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    2.0 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    2.1 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    2.2 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    2.9 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    3.1 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    3.1 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

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

  • Winston Avenue

    BCT · Shrub End

    0.0 miles

  • Winston Avenue

    BCT · Shrub End

    0.1 miles

  • Walnut Tree Way

    BCT · Shrub End

    0.1 miles

  • Walnut Tree Way

    BCT · Shrub End

    0.1 miles

  • Wilkin Court

    BCT · Colchester

    0.2 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.

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 £390,000 from 1 recorded sale in CO3 4RB. 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

51 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 8 secondary schools. Prettygate Infant School is the nearest published school at 233 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,581 published events cover 12 months, averaging 131.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 672 events.

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