CO3 5NJ

Stanway · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Stanway
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Witham
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO3 0NJ 0 m
CO3 0NP 81 m
CO3 0US 85 m
CO3 0UT 100 m
CO3 0BB 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO3 5NJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2001
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 5
Latitude
51.876853
Longitude
0.837694
British National Grid easting
595,425
British National Grid northing
223,614

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Stanway · E05010841
Parish or community
E04004004
Westminster constituency
Witham · E14001590
Output area
E00188101
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 012E · E01021722
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 012 · E02004517

Postcode source versions

Explore CO3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
25
Secondary
8
  1. Stanway Fiveways Primary School

    Community school

    515 m
  2. Lakelands Primary School

    Free schools

    616 m
  3. The Stanway School

    Academy converter

    717 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,116
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 473
  • Shoplifting 131
  • Anti social behaviour 98
  • Criminal damage and arson 97
  • Public order 75

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    848 m

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    1.1 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    1.8 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    3.8 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    4.1 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Stanway

    0.1 miles
  • Fiveways

    BCT · Stanway

    0.1 miles
  • Fiveways

    BCT · Stanway

    0.2 miles
  • Harvey Crescent

    BCT · Stanway

    0.2 miles
  • Winstree Court

    BCT · Stanway

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 012E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,020 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

41 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 8 secondary schools. Stanway Fiveways Primary School is the nearest published school at 515 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,116 published events cover 12 months, averaging 93 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 473 events.

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