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CO4 3JQ

Greenstead · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO4 3GW 21 m
CO4 3QE 43 m
CO4 3LW 59 m
CO4 3PX 63 m
CO4 3LH 64 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO4 3JQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 3
Latitude
51.891711
Longitude
0.936571
British National Grid easting
602,163
British National Grid northing
225,536

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
E00110231
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 008A · E01021696
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 008 · E02004513

Postcode source versions

Explore CO4

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

    362 m

  2. Unity Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    399 m

  3. Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    455 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,523
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,615
  • Anti social behaviour 261
  • Criminal damage and arson 250
  • Vehicle crime 247
  • Shoplifting 240

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

    2.5 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    2.9 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

    3.1 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    3.2 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    3.6 km

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    3.8 km

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81028

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Library

    BCT · Greenstead

    0.0 miles

  • Library

    BCT · Greenstead

    0.0 miles

  • Azalea Court

    BCT · Greenstead

    0.1 miles

  • Berberis Walk

    BCT · Greenstead

    0.1 miles

  • Acacia Avenue

    BCT · Greenstead

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 008A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

955 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
10 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

52 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 9 secondary schools. Colchester Academy is the nearest published school at 362 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,523 published events cover 12 months, averaging 293.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,615 events.

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