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CO3 8NQ

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO3 8NG 430 m
CO6 3RW 667 m
CO6 3RN 693 m
CO6 3RL 727 m
CO6 3SA 740 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO3 8NQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 8
Latitude
51.893011
Longitude
0.794654
British National Grid easting
592,394
British National Grid northing
225,296

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

Explore CO3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
13
Secondary
1

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

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

  2. Doucecroft School

    Other independent special school

    1.9 km

  3. Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
118
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 49
  • Other theft 18
  • Vehicle crime 16
  • Burglary 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO3 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

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

    3.4 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Aldham

    0.5 miles

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Aldham

    0.5 miles

  • Copford Lane

    BCT · Copford

    0.9 miles

  • Copford Lane

    BCT · Copford

    0.9 miles

  • Motel

    BCT · Marks Tey

    0.9 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.

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
0
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

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 1 secondary schools. Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

118 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 49 events.

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