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CO4 3WA

Wivenhoe · Colchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wivenhoe
Local authority
Colchester
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO4 3SQ 12 m
CO4 3ZQ 366 m
CO4 3SG 427 m
CO4 3FA 463 m
CO7 9HU 472 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO4 3WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
1 February 2018
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO4
Postcode sector
CO4 3
Latitude
51.876726
Longitude
0.946695
British National Grid easting
602,927
British National Grid northing
223,898

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Colchester · E07000071
Electoral ward
Wivenhoe · E05010843
Parish or community
E43000228
Westminster constituency
Harwich and North Essex · E14001273
Output area
E00188018
Lower layer super output area
Colchester 017A · E01021736
Middle layer super output area
Colchester 017 · E02004522

Postcode source versions

Explore CO4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
32
Secondary
6

  1. University of Essex

    Higher education institutions

    175 m

  2. Broomgrove Infant School

    Community school

    1.2 km

  3. Broomgrove Junior School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,762
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 796
  • Criminal damage and arson 144
  • Other theft 138
  • Anti social behaviour 132
  • Vehicle crime 124

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROWHEDGE SURGERY

    7 RECTORY ROAD, ROWHEDGE, COLCHESTER, CO5 7HP

    ODS code F81141

    2.1 km

  • WIVENHOE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81028

    2.5 km

  • COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2QS

    ODS code F81042

    3.0 km

  • EAST HILL SURGERY

    78 EAST HILL, COLCHESTER, CO1 2RW

    ODS code F81091

    3.0 km

  • ABBEY FIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    YPRES ROAD, COLCHESTER, CO2 7UW

    ODS code F81095

    3.3 km

  • BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES

    24 CROUCH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO3 3ES

    ODS code Y01297

    3.8 km

  • CREFFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code F81115

    3.8 km

  • HIGHWOODS SURGERY

    HIGHWOODS SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR

    ODS code F81679

    4.3 km

  • TURNER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02646

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Valley Road

    BCT · University of Essex

    0.2 miles

  • Valley Road

    BCT · University of Essex

    0.2 miles

  • South Courts

    BCT · University of Essex

    0.2 miles

  • South Courts

    BCT · University of Essex

    0.2 miles

  • Subway

    BCT · University of Essex

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Colchester 017A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,435 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

45 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 6 secondary schools. University of Essex is the nearest published school at 175 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,762 published events cover 12 months, averaging 146.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 796 events.

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