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CO3 9AR

Prettygate · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Colchester
Ward
Prettygate
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO3 9AL 42 m
CO3 9FH 70 m
CO3 9AT 89 m
CO3 9AJ 107 m
CO3 9AE 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO3 9AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 9
Latitude
51.889436
Longitude
0.850289
British National Grid easting
596,237
British National Grid northing
225,047

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Prettygate · E05010837
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Colchester · E14001176
Output area
E00110093
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 009C · E01021675
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 009 · E02004514

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
90, London Road, Colchester, CO3 9AR 5 February 2016 £226,000
92, London Road, Colchester, CO3 9AR 22 September 2006 £178,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
31
Secondary
8

  1. Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils

    Community school

    208 m

  2. Home Farm Primary School

    Academy converter

    490 m

  3. Holmwood House School

    Other independent school

    593 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,207
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 497
  • Shoplifting 130
  • Anti social behaviour 105
  • Public order 98
  • Criminal damage and arson 92

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

7 female, 7 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.5
CO3 9 residents
5,497

Age bands in CO3 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.1%

909 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

569 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.2%

1,219 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

1,355 residents

Age 65 and over
19.5%

981 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO3 9 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

10

within 5 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    838 m

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    1.3 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    1.4 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    3.0 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    3.1 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    3.6 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    4.1 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    4.1 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    4.1 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    4.1 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

  • Nelson Road

    BCT · Lexden

    0.0 miles

  • Mellor Chase

    BCT · Lexden

    0.1 miles

  • Mellor Chase

    BCT · Lexden

    0.1 miles

  • Straight Road North

    BCT · Lexden

    0.1 miles

  • Halstead Road Corner

    BCT · Lexden

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 009C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,240 of 33,755

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

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

Schools

Published establishments

49 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 8 secondary schools. Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils is the nearest published school at 208 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,207 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 497 events.

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