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CO3 9TS

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO3 9TT 64 m
CO3 9TP 83 m
CO3 9TX 115 m
CO3 9TW 131 m
CO3 9TY 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO3 9TS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 9
Latitude
51.902845
Longitude
0.812595
British National Grid easting
593,586
British National Grid northing
226,437

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
E00110361
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
26
Primary
17
Secondary
4

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

    Academy converter

    76 m

  2. Doucecroft School

    Other independent special school

    1.3 km

  3. Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
102
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 47
  • Other theft 17
  • Vehicle crime 10
  • Drugs 5
  • Shoplifting 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

4 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
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 0.1% 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

3

within 5 km

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    2.2 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    2.9 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    4.3 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

  • Fiddlers Folly

    BCT · Fordham Heath

    0.0 miles

  • Beech Grove

    BCT · Fordham Heath

    0.0 miles

  • Fiddlers Folly

    BCT · Fordham Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Wood Lane

    BCT · Fordham Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Wood Lane

    BCT · Fordham Heath

    0.1 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

26 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham is the nearest published school at 76 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

102 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 47 events.

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