CO3 5SY

Lexden and Braiswick · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Colchester
Local authority
Colchester
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO3 9SY 0 m
CO3 9FR 328 m
CO3 9FS 415 m
CO3 9FU 454 m
CO3 9FQ 470 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO3 5SY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2001
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 5
Latitude
51.898487
Longitude
0.844597
British National Grid easting
595,806
British National Grid northing
226,038

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Parish or community
E04004008
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00110370
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 003C · E01021729
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 003 · E02004508

Postcode source versions

Explore CO3

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Rutlands, Chitts Hill, Colchester, CO3 5SY 6 March 2009 £402,000
Rutlands, Chitts Hill, Colchester, CO3 5SY 21 December 1995 £165,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
28
Secondary
7
  1. Holmwood House School

    Other independent school

    534 m
  2. Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils

    Community school

    1.3 km
  3. Stanway Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
632
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 300
  • Anti social behaviour 50
  • Criminal damage and arson 43
  • Shoplifting 42
  • Public order 42

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    1.6 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    1.7 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    2.3 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    3.7 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    3.8 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    3.9 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    4.1 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    4.4 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    4.6 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Tudor Rose Close

    BCT · Lexden

    0.5 miles
  • Tudor Rose Close

    BCT · Lexden

    0.5 miles
  • King Coel Road North

    BCT · Lexden

    0.5 miles
  • Peace Road

    BCT · Lexden

    0.5 miles
  • Cornflower Close

    BCT · Lexden

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 003C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,152 of 33,755

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

45 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 7 secondary schools. Holmwood House School is the nearest published school at 534 m.

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

Recorded crime

632 published events cover 12 months, averaging 52.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 300 events.

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