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CO4 3SW

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 3LU 72 m
CO4 3JH 76 m
CO4 3LS 83 m
CO4 3TT 104 m
CO4 3SZ 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO4 3SW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 3
Latitude
51.890331
Longitude
0.942833
British National Grid easting
602,600
British National Grid northing
225,400

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
E00110207
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
50
Primary
32
Secondary
9

  1. Colchester Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    543 m

  2. Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    624 m

  3. Hazelmere Junior School

    Community school

    624 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,110
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,415
  • Criminal damage and arson 225
  • Anti social behaviour 221
  • Vehicle crime 219
  • Shoplifting 210

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

    2.3 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    2.3 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    2.9 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    3.3 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    3.3 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    3.4 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    3.6 km

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    3.6 km

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81028

    4.0 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81636

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Hamlet Drive

    BCT · Greenstead

    0.0 miles

  • Hamlet Drive

    BCT · Greenstead

    0.0 miles

  • MacBeth Close

    BCT · Greenstead

    0.1 miles

  • Titania Close

    BCT · Greenstead

    0.2 miles

  • Titania Close

    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

50 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 9 secondary schools. Colchester Academy is the nearest published school at 543 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,110 published events cover 12 months, averaging 259.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,415 events.

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