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CO3 8BU

Marks Tey and Layer · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Colchester
Ward
Marks Tey and Layer
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Witham
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO3 8DT 64 m
CO3 8DB 73 m
CO3 8DU 73 m
CO3 8DE 90 m
CO3 8DS 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO3 8BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 8
Latitude
51.888462
Longitude
0.820955
British National Grid easting
594,223
British National Grid northing
224,860

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
E04004004
Westminster constituency
Witham · E14001590
Output area
E00188025
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 010F · E01035159
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 010 · E02004515

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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84 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Penguin Parade, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8BU 15 July 2026 £310,000
21, Penguin Parade, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8BU 14 July 2026 £310,000
17, Penguin Parade, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8BU 18 May 2026 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
21
Secondary
7

  1. Doucecroft School

    Other independent special school

    523 m

  2. Lakelands Primary School

    Free schools

    1.1 km

  3. Stanway Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
934
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 358
  • Shoplifting 155
  • Anti social behaviour 84
  • Criminal damage and arson 73
  • Other theft 56

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
78

42 female, 36 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
2.6
CO3 8 residents
3,763

Age bands in CO3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
27.7%

1,036 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

388 residents

Age 25 to 44
40.2%

1,504 residents

Age 45 to 64
17.3%

646 residents

Age 65 and over
4.4%

163 residents

This postcode contained 2.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO3 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
98.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
98.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
98.5%
Gigabit-capable
98.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    691 m

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    1.5 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    3.0 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Stane Retail Park

    BCT · Stanway

    0.2 miles

  • Stane Retail Park

    BCT · Stanway

    0.2 miles

  • Sealion Approach

    BCT · Stanway

    0.3 miles

  • St Albright's Church

    BCT · Stanway

    0.3 miles

  • Wyvern Farm

    BCT · Stanway

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 010F, 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

21,536 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
2
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £309,750 from 42 recorded sales in CO3 8BU. 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

Published establishments

35 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 7 secondary schools. Doucecroft School is the nearest published school at 523 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

934 published events cover 12 months, averaging 77.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 358 events.

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