CO4 3EB

St Anne's and St John's · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Colchester
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO4 3HF 82 m
CO4 3ED 83 m
CO4 3HB 96 m
CO4 3DR 99 m
CO4 3DZ 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO4 3EB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 3
Latitude
51.899765
Longitude
0.934218
British National Grid easting
601,965
British National Grid northing
226,425

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Colchester · E14001176
Output area
E00110237
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 022I · E01021707
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 022 · E02006922

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
112, Hazelton Road, Colchester, CO4 3EB 24 March 2016 £255,000
106, Hazelton Road, Colchester, CO4 3EB 21 August 2013 £170,000
112, Hazelton Road, Colchester, CO4 3EB 28 June 2013 £207,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
29
Secondary
9
  1. Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    127 m
  2. Roach Vale Primary School

    Community school

    377 m
  3. Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    588 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,803
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,262
  • Shoplifting 295
  • Anti social behaviour 197
  • Public order 194
  • Vehicle crime 194

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

18 female, 11 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
3.2
CO4 3 residents
16,753

Age bands in CO4 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

2,466 residents

Age 15 to 24
27.5%

4,587 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.7%

3,618 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.5%

3,419 residents

Age 65 and over
15.4%

2,566 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO4 3 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

11

within 5 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    1.7 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    2.0 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    2.0 km

  • BLUEBELL SURGERY

    BLUEBELL RESOURCE CENTRE, JACK ANDREWS DRIVE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9YN

    ODS code F81746

    2.0 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    2.3 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    3.0 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    3.0 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    3.5 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    3.5 km

  • THE ARDLEIGH SURGERY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, DEDHAM ROAD, ARDLEIGH, COLCHESTER, CO7 7LD

    ODS code F81044

    4.6 km

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    4.7 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

  • Brinkley Crescent

    BCT · Colchester

    0.0 miles
  • Brinkley Crescent

    BCT · Colchester

    0.0 miles
  • Broadmead Road

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles
  • Parson's Heath

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles
  • Bridgebrook Green

    BCT · Colchester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 022I, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,619 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

47 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 9 secondary schools. Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 127 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,803 published events cover 12 months, averaging 233.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,262 events.

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