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CO4 3JP

Greenstead · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO4 3NE 77 m
CO4 3LL 89 m
CO4 3NX 103 m
CO4 3NF 107 m
CO4 3JL 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO4 3JP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 3
Latitude
51.893810
Longitude
0.936446
British National Grid easting
602,145
British National Grid northing
225,769

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Greenstead · E05010829
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Colchester · E14001176
Output area
E00110228
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 008B · E01021697
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 008 · E02004513

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3JP 22 October 2025 £246,000
27, Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3JP 26 August 2025 £280,000
76, Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3JP 29 May 2025 £240,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
34
Secondary
9

  1. Colchester Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    196 m

  2. Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    265 m

  3. Hazelmere Junior School

    Community school

    265 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,367
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,551
  • Anti social behaviour 249
  • Criminal damage and arson 243
  • Shoplifting 235
  • Vehicle crime 226

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
94

45 female, 49 male

Postcode households
35
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.6% 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+
94.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
94.9%
Gigabit-capable
94.9%
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

12

within 5 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    1.9 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    1.9 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    2.3 km

  • BLUEBELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81746

    2.7 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    2.7 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    2.9 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    3.2 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    3.3 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    3.5 km

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    4.1 km

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

    WIVENHOE MEDICAL CENTRE, PHILLIP ROAD, WIVENHOE, COLCHESTER, CO7 9BA

    ODS code F81028

    4.5 km

  • THE ARDLEIGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81044

    5.0 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

  • Sir Charles Lucas School

    BCT · Greenstead

    0.0 miles

  • Sir Charles Lucas School

    BCT · Greenstead

    0.1 miles

  • Azalea Court

    BCT · Greenstead

    0.1 miles

  • Azalea Court

    BCT · Greenstead

    0.2 miles

  • Library

    BCT · Greenstead

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 008B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,850 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
9 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £246,000 from 5 recorded sales in CO4 3JP. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Colchester is £298,003 in June 2026, down 0.3% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

52 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 9 secondary schools. Colchester Academy is the nearest published school at 196 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,367 published events cover 12 months, averaging 280.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,551 events.

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