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CO3 5TU

Lexden and Braiswick · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Lexden and Braiswick
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO3 9TU 23 m
CO3 9FW 176 m
CO3 9FY 219 m
CO3 9FZ 239 m
CO3 9GB 256 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO3 5TU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2001
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 5
Latitude
51.904571
Longitude
0.806960
British National Grid easting
593,191
British National Grid northing
226,614

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Lexden and Braiswick · E05010831
Parish or community
E04003987
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00110363
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 003D · E01021730
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 003 · E02004508

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
14
Secondary
1

  1. Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham

    Academy converter

    415 m

  2. Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

  3. Doucecroft School

    Other independent special school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
100
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 45
  • Other theft 17
  • Vehicle crime 7
  • Shoplifting 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6

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

    2.6 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    3.3 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Fiddlers Folly

    BCT · Fordham Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Fiddlers Folly

    BCT · Fordham Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Beech Grove

    BCT · Fordham Heath

    0.3 miles

  • Wood Lane

    BCT · Fordham Heath

    0.3 miles

  • Wood Lane

    BCT · Fordham Heath

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 003D, 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

21,358 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 1 secondary schools. Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham is the nearest published school at 415 m.

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

Recorded crime

100 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 45 events.

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