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CO3 9UB

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 9UA 0 m
CO3 9TR 77 m
CO6 3PU 77 m
CO3 9UE 99 m
CO3 9UF 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO3 9UB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 2011
Terminated
1 September 2011
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO3
Postcode sector
CO3 9
Latitude
51.901049
Longitude
0.812120
British National Grid easting
593,561
British National Grid northing
226,236

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

    147 m

  2. Doucecroft School

    Other independent special school

    1.2 km

  3. Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
137
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 61
  • Other theft 19
  • Vehicle crime 19
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Burglary 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    145 LONDON ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 8NZ

    ODS code F81716

    2.1 km

  • WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    84 WINSTREE ROAD, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ

    ODS code F81069

    2.8 km

  • AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    76 AMBROSE AVENUE, COLCHESTER, CO3 4LN

    ODS code F81067

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Wood Corner

    BCT · Fordham Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Wood Corner

    BCT · Fordham Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Beech Grove

    BCT · Fordham Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Beech Grove

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

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 147 m.

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

Recorded crime

137 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 61 events.

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