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CO3 5SP

Marks Tey and Layer · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Marks Tey and Layer
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Witham
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO3 0SP 31 m
CO3 0SW 115 m
CO3 0SR 140 m
CO3 0SN 169 m
CO3 0NN 581 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO3 5SP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2001
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 5
Latitude
51.860272
Longitude
0.824463
British National Grid easting
594,586
British National Grid northing
221,735

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Marks Tey and Layer · E05010832
Parish or community
E04003980
Westminster constituency
Witham · E14001590
Output area
E00109934
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 019B · E01021644
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 019 · E02004524

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
19
Secondary
5

  1. Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.8 km

  2. Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.3 km

  3. Lakelands Primary School

    Free schools

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
29
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Other theft 4
  • Public order 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Burglary 2

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    2.9 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    2.9 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • The Angel

    BCT · Heckfordbridge

    0.0 miles

  • The Angel

    BCT · Heckfordbridge

    0.0 miles

  • Garage

    BCT · Birch

    0.3 miles

  • Garage

    BCT · Birch

    0.4 miles

  • Colchester Zoo

    BCT · Stanway

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 019B, 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

14,266 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

29 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 15 events.

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